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Mentor Up Applications Open



The National Science Foundation funded National Center for Next Generation Manufacturing is looking forward to organizing the next 2026 Mentor Up Cohort! We're excited to see how this experience will grow and inspire everyone involved. Find out more and apply at: https://atementorup.org


About the Workshop

Workshop Focus: Participants will learn about the NSF Advanced Technological Education (ATE) program and how to effectively apply for grant funding. Faculty must propose a specific project to enhance an ATE-eligible technical program in a one-page proposal. One-page proposals will be reviewed until April 1st or until all spaces are filled. Proposals will either be accepted or returned for corrections, and the website will remain open until the workshop and waiting list are full. Workshop activities will include presentations; planning and writing sessions with mentors experienced in ATE and NSF; and networking with colleagues from similar institutions nationwide. Two faculty from each college can receive stipend support.

When: June 9-11, 2026

Location: Virtual Zoom

Eligibility: Full-time STEM discipline faculty involved in technician education programs from two-year colleges. Two faculty per college are eligible for stipends. Since this is an online format, colleges may also include a grant writer or additional team members to strengthen their team. Teams of two or three are strongly encouraged.

Stipends and Support: Faculty participants (up to two per team) will be eligible for a $500 stipend upon completing the virtual workshop. An additional $250 stipend will be available for the two faculty upon submission of an ATE proposal in the October 2026 competition.

Ongoing Support: The mentor assigned to each college team will continue throughout the year to support each college’s efforts to write a complete proposal. This includes creating pre- and post-workshop milestones, webinars, suggesting resources, and providing feedback for both proposal writing and the award process.

Testimonials

“We greatly appreciated the support and wealth of knowledge available. It made our experience smoother and helped us craft a better proposal.”

“This was a wonderful workshop that provides immense value. I hope it continues long into the future, as it was greatly beneficial in helping our team design a proposal.”

Advanced Technological Education Grant Proposal Mentoring for Two-Year Colleges


The aim of this project is to enhance the number and quality of proposals submitted annually to NSF ATE for technician education with community colleges in leadership roles. This is achieved through:

~ One-on-one mentoring with experienced Principal Investigators and former NSF Program Officers.

~ A virtual 2.5-day proposal writing workshop

~ Pre-workshop questions

~ Post-workshop webinars

~ Continued support until funded

~ Stipends for workshop completion & proposal submission

~ Draft proposal reviewed by experienced former NSF/ATE Program Officers




 
 
 

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