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 The
NSF Advanced Technological Education (ATE) Program focuses on
the education of technicians for the high-technology fields
that drive our nation's economy. With an emphasis on two-year
colleges, ATE encourages partnerships between academic
institutions and employers to improve the education of science
and engineering technicians at undergraduate and secondary
school levels. The ATE program supports curriculum
development; professional development of college faculty and
secondary school teachers; career pathways to two-year
colleges from secondary schools and from two-year colleges to
four-year institutions; and other activities. ATE is part of
NSF’s Division of Undergraduate Education (DUE).
NSF ATE Centers undertake broad national or
geographic-specific initiatives in high technology fields that
drive the economy and are of strategic importance to the
nation. All ATE centers serve as leaders in their fields. Each
pursues a distinct vision of technological education it
carries out in cooperation with two-year and four-year
colleges and universities, secondary schools, business,
industry, and government. In addition to the centers, ATE
supports projects that target particular technological
education issues.
MPICT is an NSF ATE Center. Other ATE Centers relevant to ICT
educators include:
• ICT Center and
BATEC in
Massachusetts
•
CTC and
GeoTech in
Texas
• CSEC in
Oklahoma
• CyberWatch
in the DC area
• CSSIA in
Illinois
Click on each for a summary page on each Center with links to
resources relevant to ICT educators. ICT educators would also be interested in
TeachingTechnicians.org, which connects faculty to professional development
opportunities.
Generally, grants for ATE Centers come after a successful
track record with NSF has been established through another NSF
grant. For more information about NSF ATE Center grants, which
are awarded for up to $3 million for 4 years for regional
centers of excellence, up to $5 million for 5 years for
national centers of excellence and for various amounts for
resources centers, see ATE’s Proposal and Award Policies and
Procedures Guide. Pursue an
ATE Project grant
first.
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