Ferrous Metallurgy Education Today Initiative [FeMET] Curriculum Development Program

Proposals for 2012-2013 will be accepted 1 Jan 2012 through 28 May 2012

2012 Application

Grant Recipients

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The American Iron and Steel Institute and the Association for Iron and Steel Technology Foundation have joined together to create the Ferrous Metallurgy Education Today (FeMET) Initiative to increase the number of students studying metallurgy and materials science in North America, and to increase the number of such students electing to pursue careers in the iron and steel industry upon graduation. The Curriculum Development Program is one component of the FeMET Initiative.

Call for Proposals: Proposals are being solicited from Professors of ferrous metallurgy or materials science at North American Universities for funding of a curriculum development assistant to enhance or update industry curriculum in ferrous metallurgy programs. The proposal should indicate how the professor would approach the task, including budget and schedule requirements. The maximum allowable time for a curriculum development grant is five years beginning in the fall. The number of awards granted depends on fund availability; the maximum grant per award will be $5,000 per year for five years for a total of $25,000.

Objective and Terms: The program objective is to utilize undergraduate students to assist in the editing and updating of textbooks and/or other course materials for use in ferrous metallurgy education. The Professors selected will have discretion in establishing the student duties as long as the steel industry's role or visibility in the Professor's course curriculum and/or other programs is enhanced. Individual student assistants should be entering their next to last undergraduate year for a maximum of two years and would be selected by the professor (or however the school dictates).

Proposal Content: Please follow the instructions carefully for submitting proposals. The information is also available at www.aistfoundation.org and www.steel.org. Applications should contain the following sections:

1. Schedule for curriculum development including a list of anticipated tasks and milestones.
2. Detailed plan of the work assigned to the Assistant.
3. Curriculum Development Assistant selection process.
4. Estimated distribution of total curriculum development cost by year.

Evaluation Criteria: It is the responsibility of the submitter to assure that sufficient information is contained in the proposal for reviewers to evaluate the proposal according to the following criteria:

1. Direct benefits to the iron and steel industry and the ferrous metallurgy/materials science programs in North America.
2. The potential of the plan to increase the number of students studying metallurgy and materials science in North America.
3. The expertise and capabilities of the Professor to fulfill the program objective.

Questions about the curriculum development program and/or proposal process should be directed to Lori Wharrey at +1.724.814.3044.