ENGINEER:OC Grant Supports Professional Formation of Engineers Research
Summary
The National Science Foundation posted a funding opportunity (PD-26-1342) for the Organizational Change in the Professional Formation of Engineers (ENGINEER:OC) program. The grant supports research and activities that expand access to high-quality engineering education and workforce development pathways. Proposals are accepted on a rolling basis with no cost-sharing requirement.
What changed
The National Science Foundation published a grant funding opportunity for the Organizational Change in the Professional Formation of Engineers (ENGINEER:OC) program under Assistance Listing 47.041 (Engineering). The program funds two types of projects: innovation projects that develop and apply new cultural or curricular innovations, and adaptation/implementation projects that adapt existing models to new contexts.
Affected parties include higher education institutions, academic programs, informal education providers, center-based programs, and workplace-based engineering or engineering technology programs. Investigators may submit proposals at any time as the opportunity accepts applications on a rolling basis. No cost sharing or matching is required, though award minimum and maximum amounts are not specified in the posting.
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Organizational Change in the Professional Formation of Engineers
Agency: U.S. National Science Foundation
Assistance Listings: 47.041 -- Engineering
Last Updated: April 18, 2026 View version history on Grants.gov
Description
The Organizational Changein the Professional Formation of Engineers (ENGINEER:OC) area supports research and activitiesthat revolutionize the professional formation of engineers at scale. This effort helps NSF expand access to high-quality engineering education and workforce development pathways for all. Projects should take place at organizations that support the professional formation of engineers. These include all eligible types of higher education institutions. These also include other academic, informal, center-based, or workplace-based engineering or engineering technology programs.
align="left">Investigators should propose projects along one of two types:innovationprojects, andadaptation/implementationprojects. Innovation projects develop and apply new cultural or curricular innovations at a particular setting. These innovations can represent the first practical implementation of established theory. In contrast,Adaptation/Implementationprojects build on past work to adapt existing models to new contexts. Show full description
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NSF Program Desccription PD-26-1342
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Funding opportunity number:
PD-26-1342
Cost sharing or matching requirement:
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Opportunity Category:
Discretionary
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Science technology and other research and development
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April 17, 2026
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