Forty SPE student chapters across the world have won the 2018 Outstanding Student Chapter Award. The award recognizes chapters whose programs, activities, and levels of participation distinguish them from other chapters. Scoring assigns weightages of 30% each for industry engagement and operations planning, 15% each for community involvement and innovation, and 10% for professional development.
| African University of Science & Technology | Moscow State University |
| Al Azhar University | New Mexico Tech |
| Anambra State University | Northern Arctic Federal University |
| Bandung Institute of Technology | Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University |
| British University | Peking University |
| Escuela Militar de Ingeniería Santa Cruz | Rivers State University of Science & Technology |
| Federal University of Technology Owerri | South Dakota School of Mines |
| Florida State University | Texas A&M University |
| Gadjah Mada University | Texas A&M-Qatar |
| Gubkin University | The American University in Cairo |
| Hasanuddin University | Ufa State Petroleum Technological University |
| Heriot-Watt University Malaysia | Universidade de São Paulo |
| Igbinedion University Okada | Universidade Estadual de Campinas |
| Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember (ITS) | Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense- Darcy Rib |
| International University of East Africa | Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte |
| Ivano-Frankivsk National Technical University | University of Ibadan |
| Kazakh National Technical University | University of Miskolc |
| Kazan Federal University | University of Petroleum & Energy Studies |
| Kazan National Research Technological University | University of Southern California |
| Louisiana State University | Vellore Institute of Technology |
In addition, 43 student chapters were awarded the Gold Standard Designations for accomplishing an admirable level of activity.
The Outstanding Student Chapter award will be presented to the winning chapters during the Student Awards Luncheon at the 2018 SPE ATCE to be held 24–26 September in Dallas, Texas. The Gold Standard certificate will be emailed to the designated chapters.
According to the 2018 SPE Fact Sheet, SPE student membership includes more than 73,000 students and 382 student chapters. Each chapter is sponsored by an SPE section. To learn more about SPE student chapters and the awards, click here.