The SME Education Foundation works to inspire, prepare and support an advanced manufacturing workforce through education. Through building awareness of opportunity, enhancing academic opportunity and directly helping students at every level, the SME Education Foundation works to offer students a path to explore, learn and grow in fields associated with manufacturing.
The SME Education Foundation inspires, prepares and supports manufacturing career opportunities for students at every level.
SME PRIME gives your enterprise a direct connection to a generation of qualified and able employees. You can assist, support and influence the development of a trained future workforce tailored to meet your business growth needs.
In 2020, we awarded $600,000 to 244 students across the country, with awards ranging from $1,000 to $40,000.
In 2021, we awarded 306 students across the country, with awards ranging from $1,000 to $40,000.
The SME Education Foundation can administer your organization's scholarship or create your endowed individual scholarship. Learn how we help you support advanced manufacturing education through scholarships.
Endowing a named scholarship through the SME Education Foundation is an important, lasting way to aid students. Your scholarship establishes an important legacy of support for future manufacturing engineers and technicians. It's also a very meaningful way to honor family and friends.
Since 2011, SME PRIME has reached nearly 100,000 students in 60 communities across 22 states.