The IEEE Fellow Committee recommends nominees to the IEEE Board of Directors, according to the following criteria:
- Significant contributions as Application Engineer/Practitioner, Educator, Research Engineer/Scientist, and Technical Leader.
- Evidence of technical accomplishments and realization of significant impact to society
- Evaluation by the IEEE Society/Technical Council selected by the nominator
- Confidential opinions of references and endorsers
- Service to professional engineering societies
- Total years in the profession