The joint sponsors of the Applied Power Electronics Conference (APEC) have announced the continuation of the popular Student Attendance Support Programme for APEC 2026, scheduled to take place in San Antonio, Texas, March 22-26, 2026. Chosen recipients of the programme will receive reimbursement to cover qualified expenses for attending APEC 2026. The programme will provide support for up to 60 students. Those eligible to apply for the programme are power electronics students, undergraduate or graduate, who have been accepted to present papers at the upcoming conference in March. Once accepted, student presenters must apply for the Student Attendance Support Program by October 31, 2025

In its 20th year, this popular programme was initiated by the Power Sources Manufacturers Association (PSMA). It is now jointly underwritten by PSMA and the other co-sponsors of the APEC conference: the IEEE Power Electronics Society (PELS) and the IEEE Industry Applications Society (IAS).

The recipients of the Student Attendance Support Programme will be chosen by the APEC 2026 Student Attendance Support Committee. Application forms are available at APEC Attendance Support Application. Criteria for students interested in applying are:

● The recipients must be an author or co-author of a paper that was accepted for presentation at APEC 2026

● Only students who have not received support in the past will be considered

● The applicant must be an undergraduate or graduate student enrolled in a power electronics programme at an accredited institution

● At APEC 2026, the student must submit expense receipts at the PSMA booth for reimbursement.

● Application forms must be filled out and submitted online and received by the Committee by October 31, 2025

● If accepted for the Student Attendance Support Program, recipients will be notified by PSMA by November 21, 2025

As part of the application process, students must provide information about their educational institution, degree program, the name of their faculty advisor, as well as a brief description of their career interest and reasons for attending APEC. The application also requires the title and ID number of their accepted APEC paper, including the name(s) of the co-author(s), if applicable.

Previous recipients have joined the power electronics community and returned to APEC with leadership roles or as contributing sponsor members

About the Applied Power Electronics Conference (APEC)

As a premier event in Applied Power Electronics, APEC focuses on the practical and applied aspects of the power electronics business. This is not just a designer's conference. APEC has something of interest for anyone involved in power electronics:

● Equipment OEMs that use power supplies and dc-dc converters in their equipment

● Designers of power supplies, dc-dc converters, motor drives, uninterruptible power supplies, inverters and any other power electronic circuits, equipment and systems

● Manufacturers and suppliers of components and assemblies used in power electronics

● Manufacturing, quality and test engineers involved with power electronics equipment

● Marketing, sales and anyone involved in the power electronics business

● Compliance engineers testing and qualifying power electronics equipment or equipment that uses power electronics

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