Institute Initiatives
The Foundation collaborates with the ASCE Institutes to support various strategic initiatives across ASCE.
Architectural Engineering Institute (AEI)
AEI PROFESSIONAL PROJECT AWARDS
The AEI Professional Project Awards (PPA) program is conducted annually and is designed to publicly acknowledge outstanding achievement in design and construction. The program seeks to educate students and professionals through examples that illustrate the application of academic studies to practice, with a focus on the art and science of an integrated approach to architectural engineering.
AEI INTERNATIONAL STUDENT DESIGN COMPETITION
The Architectural Engineering Institute (AEI) International Student Design Competition highlights the collaboration of multi-disciplinary architectural engineering student teams, showcases the knowledge and application of design and construction principles to a real-world project scenario, and prepares students for the realities of their chosen industry.
Coasts, Oceans, Ports & Rivers Institute (COPRI)
COPRI RESEARCH FUND
The COPRI Research Fund invests in research and development activities of the Coasts, Oceans, Ports and Rivers Institute to advance civil engineering practice in the coasts, oceans, ports and rivers. Contributions made to the COPRI Research Fund support projects that directly contribute to advancing quality data and content of COPRI standards & practices and develop industry-driven research concepts for new COPRI standards and manuals of practice.
Construction Institute (CI)
CI STUDENT DAYS
The Construction Institute (CI) of the American Society of Civil Engineers developed the CI Student Days conference to bring top engineering students from across the country together with potential employers seeking new talent.
The annual CI Student Days events give students the information and tools they need to stand out in a competitive job market while providing engineering recruiters unique opportunities to get up close and personal with a stellar pool of candidates.
Engineering Mechanics Institute (EMI)
EMI Younger Researchers Participation Fund
The EMI Younger Researchers Participation Fund supports the 13 Student Competitions that the Engineering Mechanics Institute conducts during their annual conference.
Environmental & Water Resources Institute (EWRI)
EWRI PIONEERS IN GROUNDWATER AWARD
Your help is needed to keep cutting edge groundwater science in the forefront for civil engineers. Your gift will help us endow the Pioneers in Groundwater Award, establishing this prestigious recognition in perpetuity. Each year, the recipient will present the plenary lecture at the Annual Groundwater Symposium during the ASCE EWRI World Environmental & Water Resources Congress.
Support the EWRI Pioneers in Groundwater Award
EWRI Urban Water Resources Research Council Founders’ Award
The Urban Water Resources Research Council Founders’ Award (UWRRCF) award was established to honor individuals for notable contributions that have served to advance engineering and science in the field of urban water resources research and to honor the Founders of EWRI's Urban Water Resources Research Council, pioneers in the fields of urban water management and stormwater research.
Geo-Institute (G-I)
GEO-INSTITUTE STUDENT PARTICIPATION FUND
The Student Participation Fund helps geotechnical engineering students attend Geo-Congress, supports regional and national student competitions, and more!
Structural Engineering Institute (SEI)
SEI FUTURES FUND
The SEI Futures Fund, administered through the ASCE Foundation, invests in the future of our profession by supporting a broad range of activities that advance the art, science, and practice of structural engineering.
SE 2050
The SE 2050 Commitment Program (“SE 2050”) is dedicated to supporting our professional community in the goal of achieving net zero embodied carbon structural systems by 2050.
Utility Engineering and Surveying Institute (UESI)
Civil Engineering Student Championships
The Civil Engineering Student Championships draws together the three national finals of the Concrete Canoe Competition, the Sustainable Solutions Competition, and the UESI Surveying Competition.