PFE: Research Initiation in Engineering Formation (PFE: RIEF)

U.S. National Science Foundation · 20-558 · Deadline: November 10, 2026

This listing sits under an agency-wide umbrella (CFDA 47.041, Engineering — ~1967 awards/yr across many separate competitions). Program-level statistics would describe the whole umbrella, not this competition, so we don't show them as if they were this opportunity's history. Any tool showing "award history" for this listing at the program level is describing the umbrella.

Listing summary

The PFE: Research Initiation in Engineering Formation (PFE: RIEF) program has two goals: 1) Support research in the Professional Formation of Engineers (PFE), and 2) Increase the community of researchers conducting PFE research. PIs are expected to have little or no experience conducting social science or education research. PFE: RIEF is not intended for established researchers in engineering education or other social science fields to initiate new projects. Those researchers should consider the Research in the Formation of Engineers program (https://www.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/rfe-resea…

Eligibility: Others · Categories: Science and Technology · official listing ↗

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