NCEES Foundation funds projects advancing licensure

The NCEES Foundation is pleased to announce the 13 organizations that received funding for projects that will have a direct impact on advancing licensure for engineers and surveyors. These projects demonstrated a clear connection to advancing engineering and surveying licensure to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the public.

The funded recipients for the 2024–25 cycle are

Boston Society of Civil Engineers
K-12 STEM Outreach Competitions

Chicago Engineers’ Foundation
Student Success Career Development Program

Engineers’ Foundation of Kansas
STEM Programming for Rural K-12 Students

Florida Atlantic University
Integrating Professional Licensure Awareness Through Industry-Academic Partnership

National Society of Black Engineers Professional Chapter Los Angeles
Assistance for Chapter Members to Complete the Licensure Process

NCSEA Foundation
We SEE Above & Beyond

North Carolina Society of Surveyors Education Foundation
Licensure Promotion to Students and Teachers

Pennsylvania Engineering Foundation
Fundamentals of Engineering: The First Step on the Path to Licensure

Professional Land Surveyors of Oregon
Promoting Land Surveying as a Career

University of Alaska Anchorage College of Engineering, Civil Engineering
Civil Engineering Student Recruitment and Retention Initiative

University of Florida, School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences
Library of Surveying and Mapping Hands-On Activities for K-12 Camps and Classrooms

University of Kentucky
Summer Engineering Exploration Kamp

University of Maine Surveying Engineering Technology
Assistance for Working Surveyors to Continue Their Surveying Education

For more information on these projects, please visit ncees.org/foundation/funded-recipients.

2025–26 funding cycle
The NCEES Foundation is now accepting donations for the 2025–26 funding cycle. These donations will allow individuals and other organizations to have a direct impact on protecting the health, safety, and welfare of future generations by ensuring a sustainable workforce of licensed engineers and surveyors.

Donors can choose from four annual giving levels and will be recognized in NCEES publications and at its annual meeting.

Bronze up to $250
Silver $251–$500
Gold $501–$1,000
Platinum over $1,000

Applicants may begin submitting Letters of Inquiry October 1, 2025. Visit ncees.org/foundation for more information and make your donation today.

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