Broadening Participation in Engineering

Number: 
19-7680
Sponsor: 
NSF
Posted Date: 
March 22, 2019
Due Date: Letter of Intent: 
January 1, 2020
Due Date: Full Proposal: 
January 1, 2020

NSF seeks to strengthen the future U.S. Engineering workforce by enabling the participation of all citizens through the support of research in the science of Broadening Participation in Engineering (BPE). The BPE program is a dedicated to supporting the development of a diverse and well-prepared engineering workforce. BPE focuses on enhancing the diversity and inclusion of all underrepresented populations in engineering, including gender identity and expression, race and ethnicity (African Americans/Blacks, Hispanic Americans, American Indians, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, and Native Pacific Islanders), disability, LGBTQ+, first generation college and socio-economic status. Proposals accepted anytime.