About Us

WHAT IS THE FLORIDA ENGINEERING FOUNDATION?

The mission of the Florida Engineering Foundation (FEF) is to promote and enhance engineering education in Florida to position our state as a technological leader in the global economy.

The Foundation was established in 1986, and is able to receive and distribute funds for charitable and educational purposes under Section 501(c)(3) of the IRS code. The Foundation partners with FES chapters statewide, ACEC Florida, the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), and the Society of Women Engineers (SWE), assisting students pursuing engineering careers.

OUTLOOK FOR 2024-2025

This year the Board of Trustees has established a budget of over $100,000 to support the Foundation‘s established programs. We also want to support new programs that might be proposed.

To learn more regarding FEF membership, visit our website at myfef.com.

To those who have contributed in the past, we THANK YOU and trust that you will continue your membership in the Foundation. Our long-term goal is to increase our unrestricted funds to allow the Foundation to expand its support of engineering education.

WHAT ARE THE FOUNDATION’S ACTIVITIES?

In FY 2025, The Foundation provided college scholarships, supported the MATHCOUNTS® program, provided educational STEM grants for local K-12 programs, supported student chapter programs at Florida’s public universities and state colleges, teamed with ASCE to help their Engineering Encounters Bridge Design contest, supported the ACE Mentoring program, Student Astronaut Challenge, and First Robotics competition. FEF is the custodian of seven named scholarships and ten endowment programs.

Thanks to the generous support of engineers and engineering-related organizations throughout Florida, the Florida Engineering Foundation (FEF) was proud to increase its support for engineering educational programs in FY 2025.

 IN FISCAL YEAR 2025 FEF PROVIDED THE FOLLOWING FINANCIAL SUPPORT:

  • Scholarships: $36,000 to recipients in FES.
  • MATHCOUNTS®: $48,000 in tax-advantaged pass-through contributions, plus $15,750 of direct support to competition and awards.
  • Supporting the awards program of the Florida Science and Engineering Fair.
  • Supporting the Student Astronaut Challenge Competition.
  • Continued $5,000 support of ASCE SE Regional Student Symposium.
  • FELI: Supported by funding two $5,000 scholarships for public sector employees.
  • Engineering college student chapters: Provided $2,000 grants to nine public universities & $1,000 grants to two state colleges to support student chapter engineering competitions/activities
  • 2021: Renewed a 10 year agreement with the Florida Section of the ASCE to jointly provide $10,000 annually to support an engineering education program, resulting funding of $50,000 in earnings for ongoing support of similar programs.
  • Over 10 years of partnering with SWE to fund one or more scholarships annually.
  • Continued support and funding to the FEE Program.

FES Chapters submitted $48,000 for the Florida MATHCOUNTS® through FEF! The Foundation sponsors this program every year!

The FEF Board of Trustees is very grateful and thanks all of our supporters. Their financial support is the cornerstone of FEF’s programs supporting engineering education and the enhancement of the engineering profession in Florida.