Broadening Participation in Engineering
National Science Foundation
Description
The NSF Broadening Participation in Engineering (BPE) program aims to diversify and strengthen the U.S. engineering workforce by supporting research that encourages underrepresented populations to participate in engineering. This includes focus areas like gender identity, race and ethnicity, disability, LGBTQ+, and socio-economic status. The program funds research to identify systemic barriers and develop innovative methods to improve recruitment and retention of diverse students and faculty…
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…
Source
Grant ID
PD-19-7680
Funding Source
National Science Foundation
Eligibility
The following categories of applicants are invited to apply:
- Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"
Awards & Funding
Total Funding
$1.5M
Funding Amount
Discretionary
Similar opportunities
- NSF's Eddie Bernice Johnson Inclusion across the Nation of Communities of Learners of Underrepresented Discoverers in Engineering and Science (INCLUDES) Initiative
- Centers of Research Excellence in Science and Technology
- Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Directorate for STEM Education
- Hispanic-Serving Institutions: Enriching Learning, Programs, and Student Experiences
- U.S. National Science Foundation Research Traineeship (NRT) Program