(FOA)- PFE: Research
Initiation in Engineering Formation (PFE: RIEF); November 10,
2020
Agency
National
Science Foundation
Description
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/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=505681).
The
NSF Engineering (ENG) Directorate has launched a multi-year initiative, the
Professional Formation of Engineers, to create and support an innovative and
inclusive engineering profession for the 21st Century. Professional Formation
of Engineers (PFE) refers to the formal and informal education and value
systems by which people become engineers. It also includes the ethical
responsibility of practicing engineers to sustain and grow the profession. The
engineering profession must be responsive to national priorities, grand
challenges, and dynamic workforce needs; it must be equally open and accessible
to all.
Engineering
faculty possess both deep technical expertise in their engineering discipline
and the primary responsibility for the process of professional formation of
future engineers. As such, engineering faculty are in a unique position to help
address critical challenges in engineering formation. The Professional
Formation of Engineers: Research Initiation in Engineering Formation (PFE:
RIEF) program enables engineering faculty who are renowned for teaching,
mentoring, or leading educational reform efforts on their campus to develop
expertise in conducting engineering education research.
Announcement
Number:
NSF
20-558
Closing
Date:
November
10, 2020
Link
to Full Announcement
https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2020/nsf20558/nsf20558.htm#elig
Contact
Information
Edward
J. Berger
(703)
292-7708