Build a Brighter Future

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The SEI Futures Fund in collaboration with the ASCE Foundation relies on your generous gifts to support programs that advance structural engineering. 100% of your gifts benefit SEI strategic initiatives - free of any administrative burden!

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You can also give by sending a check to:

SEI Futures Fund
c/o ASCE Foundation
1801 Alexander Bell Drive
Reston, Virginia 20191

Questions about making a gift? Contact Miranda Hosseini

Where Your Gifts Go

Thanks to our many generous donors, and especially Ashraf and CSI for the 3 to 1 donation match in 2023, for FY2025 the SEI Futures Fund Board has been able to commit a record amount more than $400,000 for these strategic programs:

  • Empowering the next generation: 100+ scholarships for students and young professionals to get involved in Structures Congress and ETS conference; Young Professional travel support on SEI standards committees
  • Shape a sustainable future: “Towards Zero Carbon” Bootcamp
  • Share cutting-edge research: Performance-based design roadmap development workshop
  • Build vibrant structural engineering local communities: SEI Chapter programs for students and professionals
  • Educate for impact: ASCE/SEI 7 student primer publication; Publish prestandard; Business practice education for students and young professionals

View donor recognition list (PDF)

Futures Fund Proposals

The SEI Futures Fund Board invites proposals from SEI Committees, and Chapters. Review the guidelines and instructions (PDF) and apply by June 1. Proposals will be reviewed and evaluated on the strength of their support for strategic areas outlined in the guidelines. Proposals for technical research should be directed to the appropriate SEI Executive Committee, not the SEI Futures Fund.