INCE Student Scholarship

Student Award Winners at NOISE-CON 2025

The INCE Student Scholarship of $6,000 is granted to a college student studying noise control or architectural acoustics in the United States of America who, through personal qualifications and proposed research experience, is judged to exhibit the highest potential for performing research benefiting some aspect of noise control and promoting its usefulness to society.

The Martin Hirschorn IAC Prize

Martin Hirschorn

• In odd-numbered years, the $4000 Martin Hirschorn IAC Prize is awarded "...as a contribution to the education of a graduate student studying noise control engineering in the USA who proposes a project related to an application of noise control engineering and/or acoustical conditioning of architectural spaces."
• In even-numbered years, the $4000 Martin Hirschorn IAC Prize is given for "The best paper on new and/or improved cost-effective noise control and/or acoustical conditioning products as published in the two years preceding the award."

Hallberg Foundation Student Travel Awards

This award for student conference-travel expenses from generous contributions from The Elizabeth L. and Russell F. Hallberg Foundation facilitated by INCE-USA member Douglas F. Winker. This award is given annually. Typically, there are multiple awards.

Leo Beranek Student Medals

Beranek Medal Award

This special Medal was established by the Board of Directors of INCE-USA on October 24, 2010, to recognize excellence in the study of noise-control by undergraduate and graduate students at academic institutions in North America that have courses in, or related to, noise-control engineering including practical applications. A personalized medallion is included with this award.

"Student contributions to the betterment of techniques for the control of noise in buildings, vehicles and outdoors, and of means for reducing noise produced by any loud source is readily sought and will now be recognized by this Student Medal. I am proud to be namesake for this important student award."  Leo Beranek

Student Papers Award

Student paper competitions judged on the quality of both the written submission, as well as the oral presentation that take place during INCE-USA-sponsored annual conferences in North America. Student authors of up to five outstanding papers receive awards of $1000 during the annual conferences. Authors of winning papers that are expanded and published in the Noise Control Engineering Journal receive an additional award.

Undergraduate Student Project Award

The objective of this award is to recognize undergraduate students undertaking independent studies project work in noise control engineering and related topics and to provide them with nominal grants to cover expenses that otherwise would not be available from the university resources. This award includes a cash grant of $1000.

Classic Papers in Noise Control Engineering Award

This award is made to students presenting during an INCE-USA conference on seminal noise control papers with a focus on the main thrust of the original paper and additional work and analysis that has been done by the student presenter and how the original paper has influenced subsequent research or noise control practice. This award for $1000 is presented at each conference in North America.

For more information about these awards and to see a history of awards and recipients, go to INCE-USA Awards.