UEF’s 2025 and 2026 support was instrumental in advancing the global influence of the U.S. engineering profession. Through these grants, ASCE and ASME re-established the Engineering Societies of America (ESA), secured national representation within the World Federation of Engineering Organizations (WFEO), and achieved a leadership role that will help shape the future of engineering during a historic period of technological innovation. ASCE and ESA sincerely thank UEF for making these achievements possible.”
Brian Parsons
Managing Director CTA/Water Institute/Global Federations
ASCE Chief Sustainability Officer
Grantee Spotlight: Documentary Film “Lives, Not Grades”
The objectives of project were to create a unique, feature-length documentary file chronicling the leading role of engineers in addressing the greatest humanitarian crisis since 1945.
Re-imagine the role of engineers in the public imagination.
Maximize domestic and global distribution of the final documentary.
This is all part of the Virtual Refugee Exchange International (VREI) at USC – the first university initiative to partner U.S. engineering students with refugee students in camps based in Lesvos, Greece.
“The United Engineering Foundation had the vision to support a project that is all about engineering solving global challenges – a film that is now inspiring young people everywhere to see engineering through a different lens – one that has people at the center of engineering and technological innovation.”
Daniel Druhora
Director, New Initiatives
Lecturer, USC Viterbi School of Engineering
Download the final report summarizing the results of the Grades, Not Lives project.