The philanthropic arm of SME, an internationally recognized nonprofit organization serving the manufacturing industry, the SME Education Foundation inspires, prepares and supports the next generation of manufacturing and engineering talent. Read highlights from the Foundation’s Student Summits, SME PRIME initiative and Student Scholarship program below.
Program Stories
Recent Program Stories
Rollomatic Scholarship is ‘holiday gift’ to customers
Training employees and customers on its products has always been an important part of the organizational ethos at Rollomatic, a Swiss-based manufacturer of precision grinding machines that was founded more than 30 years ago.
Engineer Champions the Next Generation of Talent
Natalia Esparragoza, a manufacturing engineer at the Jacksonville State University (Jax State) Center for Manufacturing Support in Jacksonville, Alabama, felt it was her calling to review scholarship applications for the SME Education Foundation.
SME PRIME Helps Proviso West Students Excel
Students at Proviso West High School, in Hillside, Illinois, have earned thousands of manufacturing certifications, taken top prizes at industry competitions and been placed into local apprenticeships since their school was awarded an SME PRIME® (Partnership Response in Manufacturing Education) program in early 2022.
2024 was a record year for the SME Education Foundation as Bright Minds Student Summits, SME PRIME, and the Scholarship program delivered impressive results.
Inspire, Prepare, Support: 2024 Annual Report
2024 was a record year for the SME Education Foundation as Student Summits, SME PRIME and the Scholarship program delivered impressive results.