Technology Awards and Grants

Engineers of the Future Grant

The Engineers of the Future competitive grant program (NY Education Law §§ ) was initiated by NYS to help address the national concern for the diminishing ranks of American students pursuing engineering/technology postsecondary degrees. The State Education Department was authorized to award up to $5 million in discretionary grant contracts for 2 and 4 year institutions of higher education to develop professional development programs for middle and high school teachers with the aim of:

• Developing secondary courses related to engineering/technology;
• Building student awareness and interest in pursuing careers in engineering/technology fields.
• Developing strategies for encouraging diverse populations to take courses in engineering/technology at the secondary and postsecondary levels.

The six professional development programs resulting from this grant took place during the Summer of 2007. The grant award winning institutions of higher education were Buffalo State College, Rochester Institute of Technology, Clarkson University, Polytechnic University (project SUMMIT), Polytechnic University (project WISE), and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Information on these programs can be found here.