New opportunity for engineering technology and advanced semiconductor manufacturing technician education


September 16, 2022

As part of NSF's effort to advance the STEM workforce, NSF and Intel Corporation have begun a new cooperative activity to stimulate transformative approaches to improve and impact advanced manufacturing technician education and workforce development for (a) semiconductor manufacturing and/or (b) semiconductor manufacturing and design.

New award opportunities in two NSF programs -- the Advanced Technological Education (ATE) program and the Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (S-STEM) -- will build on or leverage strong industry-academic partnerships to strengthen the semiconductor manufacturing workforce. Efforts will advance and support the development of a skilled STEM-talented technical workforce in engineering technology, advanced semiconductor manufacturing, and/or semiconductor manufacturing and design. 
 

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