How much funding is available in total?

$5,600,000 across the whole programme. This is the total the funder has allocated, not an amount any single applicant can receive.

Is matching funding required?

No. The source states that no matching funds are required. Labelled field states "Cost sharing: false"

OtherOpenNational Science Foundation

Research in the Formation of Engineers

Per-recipient award not stated for business, individual, nonprofit, other legal entity, public agency, tribal government, unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "additional information on eligibility", closing Not stated.

Official page

Business Individual Nonprofit Other Legal Entity Public Agency Tribal Government Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"Science and Technology and other Research and Development

In one sentence

Research in the Formation of Engineers does not state a per-recipient award amount, open to business, individual, nonprofit, other legal entity, public agency, tribal government, unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "additional…

Record fields

Program pool (total): $5,600,000
Total across all awards in this programme. Not an amount any single applicant can receive.
Award ceiling (per project): Not confirmed
Total estimated funding for the opportunity is $5,600,000. Page does not state per-award maximum or minimum amounts.
Award floor: Not confirmed
Typical award: Not confirmed
Deadline: Not stated
Deadline type: unknown
Opens: Sep 17, 2023
Status: Open
Eligible entities: Business · Individual · Nonprofit · Other Legal Entity · Public Agency · Tribal Government · Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"
Geography: Not stated
Matching funds: No
Disbursement: Not confirmed
Application effort: Not confirmed
Currency: USD

How much money is available?

Two different figures govern a programme and they are not interchangeable. The programme pool is what the funder has allocated across every award it will make this cycle. The award ceiling is the most one applicant can be granted.

Program pool (total)Across all awards this cycle

$5,600,000

Award ceiling (per project)The most one applicant can receive

Not stated

Source wording: “Total estimated funding for the opportunity is $5,600,000. Page does not state per-award maximum or minimum amounts.”

Who can apply?

entity

Business, Individual, Nonprofit, Other Legal Entity, Public Agency, Tribal Government, Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"

Source field: entity types

industry

Science and Technology and other Research and Development

Source field: industries

use

Acculturation to the profession, its standards, and norms, Design and Development of new approaches for transitions between education levels, Design and Development of new approaches in P-12 engineering education, Design and Development of new approaches in graduate education, Design and Development of new approaches in undergraduate education in new engineering technologies and environmental sustainability, Development of deep technical and professional skills, knowledge, and abilities in both formal and informal settings/domains, Development of identity as an engineer and its intersection with other identities, Development of outlooks, perspectives, ways of thinking, knowing, and doing, Introductions to the profession at any age, Research addressing culture change in engineering education, Research addressing engineering formation at the graduate education level, Research addressing engineering formation at the two-year college level, Research addressing lifelong learning by the engineering workforce, Research addressing the relationship between engineering and the public, Research addressing ways in which new technologies are changing engineering education, Research developing or adapting novel methodologies and frameworks for studying professional formation of engineers, Research investigating engineering in P-12 settings, Research on the impact of engineering education research, Research on transitions between education levels, Research to transform engineering education to include environmental and social sustainability principles

Source field: use of funds

size limit

Not stated

Source field: applicant size limit

clause text

Applicant types listed as unrestricted, subject to any additional eligibility clarifications in text field.

We store the structured fields above. Clause-by-clause text from the guidelines is not connected for this record.

When does it close?

Not statedunknown deadline

Posting date is September 17, 2023, but no application deadline is provided on the page.

What can the money be used for?

Introductions to the profession at any ageDevelopment of deep technical and professional skills, knowledge, and abilities in both formal and informal settings/domainsDevelopment of outlooks, perspectives, ways of thinking, knowing, and doingDevelopment of identity as an engineer and its intersection with other identitiesAcculturation to the profession, its standards, and normsResearch addressing lifelong learning by the engineering workforceResearch on the impact of engineering education researchResearch addressing culture change in engineering educationResearch addressing engineering formation at the two-year college levelResearch addressing engineering formation at the graduate education levelResearch investigating engineering in P-12 settingsResearch on transitions between education levelsResearch addressing the relationship between engineering and the publicResearch developing or adapting novel methodologies and frameworks for studying professional formation of engineersResearch addressing ways in which new technologies are changing engineering educationResearch to transform engineering education to include environmental and social sustainability principlesDesign and Development of new approaches in graduate educationDesign and Development of new approaches in undergraduate education in new engineering technologies and environmental sustainabilityDesign and Development of new approaches for transitions between education levelsDesign and Development of new approaches in P-12 engineering education

These categories come from the source's own classification. A line-item cost table, where the programme publishes one, lives in the guidelines and is not parsed for this record.

How hard is the application?

Application effort: Not confirmed
Disbursement: Not confirmed
Matching funds: No
Labelled field states "Cost sharing: false"

Who has received this funding?

No award records yet

We hold no prior awards for this programme. That is a gap in what we have connected, not a finding that the programme has never funded anyone — check the official page, which may list past recipients.

Common questions

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How much funding is available in total?: $5,600,000 across the whole programme. This is the total the funder has allocated, not an amount any single applicant can receive.
Who is eligible to apply?: Business, Individual, Nonprofit, Other Legal Entity, Public Agency, Tribal Government, Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility".
What can the funding be used for?: Introductions to the profession at any age, Development of deep technical and professional skills, knowledge, and abilities in both formal and informal settings/domains, Development of outlooks, perspectives, ways of thinking, knowing, and doing, Development of identity as an engineer and its intersection with other identities, Acculturation to the profession, its standards, and norms, Research addressing lifelong learning by the engineering workforce, Research on the impact of engineering education research, Research addressing culture change in engineering education, Research addressing engineering formation at the two-year college level, Research addressing engineering formation at the graduate education level, Research investigating engineering in P-12 settings, Research on transitions between education levels, Research addressing the relationship between engineering and the public, Research developing or adapting novel methodologies and frameworks for studying professional formation of engineers, Research addressing ways in which new technologies are changing engineering education, Research to transform engineering education to include environmental and social sustainability principles, Design and Development of new approaches in graduate education, Design and Development of new approaches in undergraduate education in new engineering technologies and environmental sustainability, Design and Development of new approaches for transitions between education levels, Design and Development of new approaches in P-12 engineering education, as classified by the source.
Is matching funding required?: No. The source states that no matching funds are required. Labelled field states "Cost sharing: false"

Provenance

Source pagegrants.gov

Retrieved2026-09-01

MethodAutomated check

First seen2026-09-01

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