stEm PEER Academy
Practitioners Enhancing Engineering Regionally
Are you a professional engaged and driven to improving the preparation, participation, contributions, and workforce development of students in science and engineering? Would you like to join a community of like-minded professionals committed to and with the resources to change our national engineering landscape? If so, we encourage you to apply to the Engineering PLUS Alliance stEm PEER Academy.
stEm PEERs will engage in a 2+ year professional development and research experience to support the design and implementation of an engineering-focused Implementation Project at their home institution.
PEERs will have the opportunity to learn and engage with program experts, researchers and practitioners. Throughout the 2-year engagement, participants will deepen their knowledge and understanding of the challenges and successful strategies guiding the transformation of our national engineering and engineering technology landscape. PEERs will utilize data and assessment to develop an action plan that will inform their specific implementation efforts at their respective institutions and beyond. PEERs will also be guided and supported to submit project outcomes as publications to ASEE and other national networks to inform future collaborations and program efforts. PEERs will launch a growing national community of engineering education leaders.
Each program participant will receive a $1,000 stipend to support their participation and continued engagement in this 2+ year effort.
2025 Institute
Applications Open: Applications are OPEN NOW. >Please apply here<
Application Deadline: April 1, 2025
Notification of Acceptance: April 17, 2025
Orientation: April 29, 2025 [12:00-1:00 ET].
Data Workshop: May 6, 2025 12-1:30pm (ET)
Institute: 6 days in May-June 2025; 11:00AM – 2:00PM ET on May 20, May 21, May 27, May 28, June 3, and June 4
Monthly: Attend virtual 60 minute sessions and complete program updates (July 2025 – May 2026)
Required Documents:
Resume/CV, two (2) Recommendations, and Essay in response to the following question: “What is one evidence-based strategy or program that you believe has the potential to be most beneficial for increasing the recruitment, and/or degree completion of students in engineering and engineering technology? How could you implement this strategy or program in your own institution?”