ERC
 ENGINEERING RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS 

The 21 NSF-sponsored Engineering Research Centers (ERCs) offer research and education opportunities through these and other programs to talented students from diverse backgrounds. They would like to meet you! You're invited to contact the ERCs through their websites (linked from the list of ERCs at the bottom of the page) 
LSAMP Program
AGEP Program
CREST Program
TCUP Program
ADVANCE Program
Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation (LSAMP) - for undergraduates ...more info
Current LSAMP partnerships
Bridge to the Doctorate(B-to-D)
Alliances for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP) - for graduate students...more info
Current AGEP Alliance locations
Centers of Research Excellence in Science and Technology (CREST)Program ...more info
Current CREST Centers
Tribal Colleges and Universities Program (TCUP) - for undergraduate and graduate students...more info
Current TCUP project locations
ADVANCE is aimed at women postdoctoral students and junior faculty. NSF encourages women at all academic levels to pursue engineering education and research ...more info
 
arrowCurrent ADVANCE Partnerships

NSF's ERC Program
The National Science Foundation-sponsored Engineering Research Centers (ERCs) are a group of large, interdisciplinary centers located at universities all across the United States, each in close partnership with industry.  ERCs pursue strategic advances in complex engineered systems and systems-level technologies that have the potential to spawn whole new industries or to radically transform current industries.  These centers help fulfill NSF's strategic goal to increase the diversity of the scientific and engineering workforce by including all members of society, regardless of race, ethnicity, or gender, in all aspects of their activities. ...more info
ERC

NSF's education programs are rich with opportunity for students interested in engineering.  See what interests you and make a contact. It's the next step toward your future!

Check out these related non-NSF resources.
ERCs and Fact Sheets
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Engineering Research Centers
ENGINEERING RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS