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Find similar grantsProfessional Formation of Engineers (PFE) is sponsored by National Science Foundation (NSF) Directorate for Engineering (ENG) and STEM Education (EDU). This program supports the professional formation of engineers, which encompasses the formal and informal processes and experiences that facilitate the development of an engineering identity and expertise.
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Professional Formation of Engineers (PFE) | NSF - U.S. National Science Foundation Professional Formation of Engineers (PFE) Important proposal submission information Proposals for this program currently must be submitted through Research. gov by selecting NSF 24-1 - NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) as the funding opportunity.
Under NSF 24-1, select Directorate for Engineering (ENG); Division of Engineering Education and Centers (EEC); and the program name. Proposals for this program cannot currently be submitted through Grants.
gov. Important information for proposers and award recipients All proposals must be submitted in accordance with the requirements specified in the funding opportunity and in the Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) and its supplements . All NSF grants and cooperative agreements are subject to the applicable set of NSF award terms and conditions . NSF has updated its research security policies for NSF funded projects.
Supports education research to improve how engineers are trained and developed across settings, growing a skilled, adaptable and globally competitive engineering workforce. Supports education research to improve how engineers are trained and developed across settings, growing a skilled, adaptable and globally competitive engineering workforce.
The Professional Formation of Engineers (PFE) initiative integrates engineering research and education to improve and expand the nation’s engineering workforce. PFE is defined as the formal and informal processes and value systems by which people become engineers. The goal of PFE is to create an ethical engineering workforce with a global outlook and the ability to adapt to the rapidly evolving technical environment.
This will help build a future engineering workforce with the skills to compete in the global marketplace, support emerging technologies, and grow U.S. industry. PFE supports projects in the ENGINEER program relating to future and current engineers’ training and education in many contexts, including formal classrooms, informal maker spaces, clubs and co-curricular activities, and workplaces.
Such training encompasses cooperative education and internships, community-based experiences, and research labs. It also involves many scales of analysis, from mentor/mentee relationships to large-scale online learning and professional development experiences. Engineers must develop and maintain these learning opportunities with clear pathways to and through the profession.
Such pathways include formal and informal education, apprenticeships, credentialing, and licensure, and consider relationships with other professionals, technical workers, and community members. Finally, such opportunities include transitions across and within academia and industry. To understand and improve this system requires expertise in both engineering and the social sciences.
June 16, 2026 - NSF CAREER Webinar on Engineering Education Research Proposals… Awards made through this program Browse projects funded by this program Map of recent awards made through this program PFE: Research Initiation in Engineering Formation (PFE: RIEF) IUSE/Professional Formation of Engineers: Revolutionizing Engineering Departments (IUSE/PFE: RED) Broadening Participation in Engineering (BPE) Research in the Formation of Engineers (RFE) Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) Directorate for Engineering (ENG) Division of Engineering Education and Centers (ENG/EEC)
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Professional Formation of Engineers (PFE) is funded by National Science Foundation (NSF) Directorate for Engineering (ENG) and STEM Education (EDU). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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