ATE program

Last year the Micro Nano Technology Education Center kicked off a new era in the world of technician education. They created a new journal. The Journal of Advanced Technological Education (JATE ) provides a place for community college faculty, students, and others, to share their findings from working on grants funded by the Advanced Technological Education (ATE) program at the National Science Foundation (NSF).

For many years, the NSF's ATE program has been investing in technical education programs. One of the requirements for grantees is to write a report every year summarizing their findings. Unfortunately, two year colleges do... Read more

Apply to participate in Cohort 11 We would love to see your college represented!
The goal of Mentor-Connect, supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF) is to develop or strengthen technician education programs in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields.

Apply online at: https://www.mentor-connect.org/get-a-mentor/applications/new-to-ate and send required affidavit to Mentor-Connect@fdtc.edu by 11:59 p.m. EST, October 7, 2022 to be considered for this opportunity! Applications will be considered... Read more

It’s that time of year. The ATE proposal deadline is October 14 th and getting closer every minute. To smooth the path, I compiled a few resources that might be helpful for those of you in the throes of writing.

1. Are you have trouble getting started? This article from Dr. Lisa Seidman should provide plenty of inspiration. Dr. Seidman outlines her process and in doing so, helps you remember why you wanted to write the grant in the first place.
Every grant proposal tells a story

2. Helpful guidance with making a BioSketch.... Read more

I got a chance to read about the exciting new NSF grant Dr. Bryans was awarded at Montgomery County Community College.

Dr. Margaret Bryans wrote the NSF grant that awarded $573,347 to Montgomery County Community College to support MCCC's efforts to build Southeastern Pennsylvania's advanced technical workforce for the cell and gene therapy industry. The NSF grant will help the College accomplish three goals: to develop new curriculum for an associate's degree program and a new certificate in advanced therapies; facilitate other regional colleges and institutions to develop and offer their own cell and gene therapy courses and programs;... Read more

National Science Foundation Advanced Technological Education (ATE) program tidbits.

1. Capitol Hill Biotechnology Briefing - Dr. Fletcher from InnovATE BIO represented the biotech education community in a presentation for congressional staff.

On March 11, OLPA hosted a panel event for congressional staff titled "NSF Powering the Future of Biotechnology." The event was moderated by BIO Assistant Director Joanne Tornow and featured NSF-funded researchers Lydia Contreras, The University of Texas at Austin; John Peters, Washington State University; Krishnendu Roy, lead principal investigator for the NSF Engineering Research Center for Cell Manufacturing Technologies at Georgia Tech; and Linnea Fletcher,... Read more

Never had an ATE grant from NSF? The Mentor Connect program is ready to help!

Apply now to join Cohort 9 and write a proposal in the Oct 2020 - Oct 2021 year.

Learn more and apply

Application Deadline: Friday, Oct. 9th, 2020

Applicants will be notified: Friday, Nov. 6th, 2020

The goal of Mentor-Connect, supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF) is to develop or strengthen technician education programs in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields.

Apply online at: https://www.mentor-connect.org/get-a-mentor/applications/new-to-ate... Read more

Since many community members will be writing ATE proposals this summer, we're going to assemble links to proposal writing tips and tools on this page.

1. Advanced Technological Education Program solicitation - NSF 18-571

2. Proposal Awards Policies and Procedures Guide (PAPPG 2020) : If you're going to write an NSF grant, have a copy of this guide near you at all times.

3. Getting an NSF ID - to use grant preparation tools like Research.gov or Fastlane, you'll need an NSF ID. Follow the directions on pages... Read more