(a)
(A) the enhancement of existing programs in manufacturing engineering education; or
(B) the establishment of new programs in manufacturing engineering education that meet such requirements.
(2) Grants under this section may be made to institutions of higher education or to consortia of such institutions.
(3) The Secretary shall establish the program in consultation with the Secretary of Education, the Director of the National Science Foundation, and the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy.
(b)
(1) within an existing department in a school of engineering of the institution;
(2) within a manufacturing engineering department to be established separately from the existing departments within such school of engineering; or
(3) within a manufacturing engineering school or center to be established separately from an existing school of engineering of such institution.
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
(2) Such a grant may be made for a program of education to be conducted at the undergraduate level, at the graduate level, or at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.
(g)
(1) Multidisciplinary instruction that encompasses the total manufacturing engineering enterprise and that may include—
(A) manufacturing engineering education and training through classroom activities, laboratory activities, thesis projects, individual or team projects, and visits to industrial facilities, consortia, or centers of excellence in the United States and foreign countries;
(B) faculty development programs;
(C) recruitment of educators highly qualified in manufacturing engineering;
(D) presentation of seminars, workshops, and training for the development of specific research or education skills; and
(E) activities involving interaction between the institution of higher education conducting the program and industry, including programs for visiting scholars or industry executives.
(2) Opportunities for students to obtain work experience in manufacturing through such activities as internships, summer job placements, or cooperative work-study programs.
(3) Faculty and student research that is directly related to, and supportive of, the education of undergraduate or graduate students in advanced manufacturing science and technology because of—
(A) the increased understanding of advanced manufacturing science and technology that is derived from such research; and
(B) the enhanced quality and effectiveness of the instruction that result from that increased understanding.
(h)
(i)
(j)
(1) Contains innovative approaches for improving engineering education in manufacturing technology.
(2) Demonstrates a strong commitment by the proponents to apply the resources necessary to achieve the objectives for which the grant is to be made.
(3) Provides for the conduct of research that supports the instruction to be provided in the proposed program and is likely to improve manufacturing engineering and technology.
(4) Demonstrates a significant level of involvement of United States industry in the proposed instructional and research activities.
(5) Is likely to attract superior students.
(6) Proposes to involve fully qualified faculty personnel who are experienced in research and education in areas associated with manufacturing engineering and technology.
(7) Proposes a program that, within three years after the grant is made, is likely to attract from sources other than the Federal Government the financial and other support necessary to sustain such program.
(8) Proposes to achieve a significant level of participation by women, members of minority groups, and individuals with disabilities through active recruitment of students from among such persons.
(k)
(Added Pub. L. 102–190, div. A, title VIII, §825(a)(1), Dec. 5, 1991, 105 Stat. 1438.)
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