About the series
Webinar Materials
Research Initiation in Engineering Formation program webinar slides
The U.S. National Science Foundation will hold an informational webinar at 3:00 pm ET on Tuesday, June 3, 2025, about the NSF Professional Formation of Engineers: Research Initiation in Engineering Formation (PFE:RIEF) funding opportunity (NSF 20-558). PFE:RIEF proposals are due November 11, 2025.
About the Program
The NSF Engineering Directorate (ENG) hosts a multi-year initiative on 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, and includes the ethical responsibility of practicing engineers to sustain and grow the profession.
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. PFE:RIEF has two goals: 1) Support research in the Professional Formation of Engineers (PFE), and 2) Increase the community of researchers conducting PFE research.
Join the Webinar
During the webinar, NSF program officers from the Directorate for Engineering Division of Engineering Education and Centers will discuss key goals of the program and solicitation requirements, some best practices, and will host a question-and-answer session. Please review the program solicitation prior to the webinar.
Register for the June 3 PFE:RIEF webinar
Live captions will be available via Zoom. For other reasonable accommodations, please email eer-programs@nsf.gov in advance. The webinar will be recorded and posted online; people who register for the webinar will receive a link to the webinar recording.
