Technical Standards

Examples provided by the IEEE Standards University.

ANSI provided links to case studies, crossing a variety of disciplines, where standardization - either the concept or actual practice - helped in the resolution of real-world problems. With these examples, instructors can incorporate the case studies as a vehicle to stimulate class discussion of standardization in their discipline, along with the economic and/or operational consequences of addressing or not addressing the issues or needs. Also explored will be advantages and disadvantages of courses of action taken, along with alternatives.

ASTM International is now offering a limited number of $500 grants to university students to help with student design projects that contain an ASTM International standards component.

IEEE offers grants to undergraduate and graduate students and to faculty mentors to help with graduate and capstone design projects with an industry standards component.

World Standards Day Paper Competition invites participants to explain an aspect of standards and their use. Co-sponsored by SES (The Society for Standards Professionals) and the U.S. World Standards Day Planning Committee. Top Prize is $2,500!

The NIST Standards Services Group offers funding opportunities to strengthen education and learning about standards and standardization and support the integration of standards education into the undergraduate or graduate course curriculum in a meaningful way.

The ASTM International Graduate Scholarship is presented each year to as many as four high-potential graduate students, contingent upon merit and available funds. Each recipient of the Scholarship shall receive $10,000 to be used for their educational expenses.

ASTM International sponsors one student annually for a 10-week paid internship in the Washington Internships for Students of Engineering program. The selected intern participates in a 10-week summer program in Washington, D.C., to learn how government decisions are made on technological issues and how engineers can contribute to legislative/public policy decisions.

Upon request, ANSI can provide faculty with complimentary access to selected international standards (ISO and IEC) for use in curricula. The objective is to raise the awareness and impact of standards in their field of study.