Professional Formation of Engineers Grant (NSF 47.041)
Summary
NSF announces open grant opportunity for the Professional Formation of Engineers (PFE) initiative under Assistance Listing 47.041. The program supports research and education projects to develop the nation's engineering workforce through formal and informal training contexts including classrooms, maker spaces, workplaces, and online learning environments. Eligible applicants are unrestricted and proposals are accepted on a rolling basis.
What changed
NSF has posted a funding opportunity for the Professional Formation of Engineers (PFE) initiative under program description PD-26-1341. The initiative aims to improve and expand the nation's engineering workforce by supporting projects integrating engineering research and education in various contexts including formal classrooms, maker spaces, workplaces, and online learning environments.
Affected parties including educational institutions, research organizations, and industry partners seeking funding for engineering training and professional development programs may submit proposals on a rolling basis. The grant carries no cost-sharing requirements and eligibility is unrestricted.
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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 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. Show full description
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NSF Program Desccription PD-26-1341
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Funding opportunity number:
PD-26-1341
Cost sharing or matching requirement:
No Funding instrument type:
Grant
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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