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PFE: Research Initiation in Engineering Formation (PFE: RIEF)
The PFE: Research Initiation in Engineering Formation (PFE: RIEF) program has two goals: 1) Support research in the Professional Formation of Engineers (PFE), and 2) Increase the community of researchers conducting PFE research.
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- Funder
- National Science Foundation (listed as U.S. National Science Foundation)
Funder profile and all of its programs - Amount
- From $200,000 per award; $3,000,000 total program funding (estimated) (published on Grants.gov).
- Where
- United States (federal)
- Eligibility
- Eligible applicant types are set out on the official page. No cost sharing is required.
- Sectors
- Education and training, Research and science, Technology, software and R&D
- Deadline
- Closes 10 November 2026
- Source
- Grants.gov XML extract (20-558)
- Last checked
- 2 November 2026
- Funder contacts
- Public organizational contacts on file Unlock full profile / Sign up
From official open data: listed in the official Grants.gov extract on 2026-11-02. The summary is from the official listing; the eligibility line is our plain-language reading of its eligibility codes. Confirm details on the official page.
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