Michigan Education Budget Awards $6 Million to SME PRIME Schools Initiative The SME Education Foundation will receive $6 million from the state of Michigan as part of the approved School Aid Fund Budget (PA 48 of 2021) crafted with bipartisan support from the Michigan Legislature. The award will double the number of schools participating in the unique manufacturer/educator partnership-driven SME PRIME initiative, which offers education and career-readiness opportunities to high school students.
SME Education Foundation Awards Record Number of Manufacturing and Engineering Scholarships to Underrepresented Students The SME Education Foundation awarded a record number of scholarships to women and/or minorities: Scholarship awards to female students nearly doubled, and scholarships to minority students and minority female students nearly tripled and quadrupled.
BorgWarner Joins SME Education Foundation, Proviso West High School to Create STEM Opportunities for Students The SME Education Foundation and Proviso West High School welcome BorgWarner as a significant corporate contributor enabling preparation for students pursuing careers in manufacturing and engineering.
SME Education Foundation Scholarship Application Rates See Unprecedented Growth; Underrepresented Students Apply at Record Rates The SME Education Foundation, which has awarded more than $8 million to nearly 3,500 students since 2005, has recorded a 95% increase in completed scholarship applications over its historical average.
2021 SME Education Foundation Board Officers and Directors Take Office The governing body of the Foundation, the board is comprised of leaders from industry, academia as well as community leaders.
SME Education Foundation Announces New Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Scholarships The SME Education Foundation today announced a new $2 million diversity, equity and inclusion scholarship to increase awards to underrepresented students.
SME Education Foundation Seeks Industry Involvement for Unadilla Valley High School Initiative to Create STEM Opportunities for Students Unadilla Valley Central Schools have partnered with the SME Education Foundation to make manufacturing and engineering education and career opportunities available for students of Unadilla Valley High School in New Berlin, New York.
SME Education Foundation to Make Online Education Opportunities Available to High School Students with Investment from Arconic Foundation Arconic Foundation has announced a $25,000 investment toward the SME Education Foundation’s effort to ensure that distance-learning opportunities become available for thousands of career and technical education students across the country.
2020 SME Education Foundation Board Officers and Directors Take Office The 2020 SME Education Foundation Board of Directors have taken office. The governing body of the Foundation, the board is comprised of leaders from industry and academia.
Apply for SME Education Foundation Scholarships Through February 1 The application process for SME Education Foundation Scholarships remains open through Feb. 1, 2020.
