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Invest in the Future

Your support provides a life-changing opportunity and will shape the next generation of manufacturing and engineering talent. Please consider an investment in manufacturing’s future.

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Scholarships have the ability to change lives. Your support of the SME Education Foundation scholarship program will enable us to award millions of dollars in scholarships annually to undergraduate and graduate students pursing two-year, four-year and advanced degrees in manufacturing or engineering. SME Education Foundation has been administering and awarding scholarships for more than 40 years and we continue to evolve to meet the needs of students and our industry. Our objective is to ensure race and gender parity by providing increased opportunities for underrepresented students through our new dedicated DEI and need-based scholarship programs. 

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Dr Irving P. McPhail DEI Scholarship Fund

Your donation to this fund will help award scholarships to females and minority students pursuing a postsecondary education in manufacturing, engineering or related technologies.
SME PRIME students at Cazenovia High School working on a engineering project with robotics.

General Enrichment Fund

Your donation to the General Enrichment Fund will help us inspire, prepare and support the next generation of manufacturing and engineering talent.
student summit fund

Student Summit Fund

Your donation to the Student Summit Fund will help us deliver student-centric programming that provides students with their first taste of manufacturing.
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SME PRIME Sustainability Fund

Your donation to the SME PRIME Sustainability Fund will help us build tailored manufacturing/engineering programs in high schools across the country.

Scholarship Fund

Your donation to the Scholarship Fund will help us annually award millions of dollars in scholarships to graduating high school seniors, undergraduates and graduate students.

Get Involved with PRIME

Being involved with the SME PRIME program provides you with an opportunity to fulfill your philanthropic goals while helping develop the future of the manufacturing workforce.