Grant Programs
Our Grant Programs
What We Fund
Our grant activity supports developmental projects, instructional projects, and training programs in engineering education and research that fit our fields of interest. These currently include 1) enhancing communication and use of information skills of engineering students, and 2) recruiting and retaining women in engineering. You may want to review our recent grants to give you a better idea of the kinds of projects that interest us. Click here to see how proposals will be selected. We may infrequently sponsor proposals that do not fit strictly within our guidelines.
What We'd Really Like to See
Innovative projects, with measurable results
Projects that promote significant and lasting change
Projects that can be successfully replicated elsewhere
Methodologies that are specific, well-defined and cost-effective
How Much Should You Ask For?
We suggest that you request a grant amount between $5,000 and $25,000. We encourage you to attract a matching grant from another source, if necessary. Requests for multi-year grants are discouraged.
Fields of Interest
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Program: Women in Engineering
EiF provides funding for programs that encourage middle school girls in engineering and programs designed to improve the retention rate of undergraduate women in engineering.
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Program: Enhancing Communication
EiF provides grants to qualified not-for-profit organizations to assist in improving communication skills of engineers by identifying successful approaches for including communication behavior into engineering curricula.