Call for Proposals
2026-2028 ETD Mini-Grant Cycle
The ASEE ETD Executive Committee announces $17,500 in total available funding for the 2026–2028 Mini-Grant Cycle. Mini-grants of up to $3,500 support projects that directly benefit the Engineering Technology Division and the broader ET education community.
- Eligibility: Current ASEE ETD member
- Award: Up to $3,500 per project; requires a 1:1 (100%) institutional match, monetary or in-kind
- Proposal length: Maximum 3 pages, plus budget, CV, and letter of support
- Deadline: December 30, 2026
- Submission: Email the complete package as a single PDF to Dr. Ahmad Fayed, ETD Mini-Grants Coordinator, at ahmad.fayed@selu.edu
Download the 2026–2028 Call for Proposals (PDF)
Guidelines for Mini-Grants Program
Sample Final Reports from Earlier Funded Proposals
- Professional Engineering Licensure Statistics for Engineering and Engineering Technology Faculty
- Robert Weissbach, Associate Professor and Chair
- Indiana University – Purdue University, Indianapolis
- Turning a non-collaborative robot into collaborative robot: an experimental step towards meeting industry 4.0 requirements
- Hadi Alasti
- Purdue University Fort Wayne
- Design, manufacture and testing of optical sensing systems-based spectroscopy for engineering technology curricula
- Maurizio Manzo
- University of North Texas
- Cost-Effective Upgrade to Instrumentation and Controls Laboratory
- Joel Koblich, PE
- LeTourneau University
- Development of Apparatus for Enhanced Experiential Learning in the UNH ET Automation and Control Systems Courses
- T. Sean Tavares, Ph.D.
- University of New Hampshire
- A National Survey of Engineering Technology Programs
- Mohammad Moin Uddin, Ph.D., P.E., Keith Johnson, Ph.D.
- East Tennessee State University
- Proof of Concept: A Novel On-line Learning Approach for Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology
- By: Mohammed Abdullah
- State University of New York Institute of Technology
- Off-Grid Renewable Energy Student Design Project as Means of Hands-On Renewable Energy Education
- By: Elena V. Brewer, Anthony P. Dalessio and Richard J. Hill
- Erie Community College
- Design of Simulation-Based Wireless Communication Laboratories
- By: Te-Shun Chou
- East Carolina University