1. Society of Manufacturing Engineers Grant Making – Grant Seeking
Education Foundation
Grant Making – Grant Seeking
Presented by Juliana Brown
Director, SME Education Foundation
September 17, 2003

2. SME Education Foundation
Founded in 1979 as a means to transform, shape and enhance the future of manufacturing education and technology curricula in North American colleges and universities

3. Focus in three areas: * some programs funded by donor endowed funds
Grants to colleges and universities for curricula development –funded by SME and donor endowed funds
Scholarships – funded by donor endowed funds and some annual gifts
Youth Programs
* some programs funded by donor endowed funds
* STEPS camps – funded by corporate and foundation grants

4. 1996 initiated Manufacturing Education Plan (MEP)
Base grant making on addressing industry identified competency gaps
Since 1998 awarded over $8M in grants to 34 institutions
Annual cycle with volunteer review committee
Require industry partners and regional coordination

5. Science Technology and Engineering Preview Summer camps (STEPS)
Technology based youth camp aimed at middle and high school students
Grants from corporations and foundations allow SME-EF to work with an academic institution to develop a program for that region
Since 1998 SME-EF has received over $1.3M in grants to fund camp programs in 4 states.
Over 3000 students have participated.
Annual cycle – need advance commitment of one year to develop a new camp program

6. Relationship building is critical
Matching funder’s objectives with organization’s objectives
Continuous communication
Stewardship and Recognition