The ASNT Foundation provides the essential resources to support and inspire future generations of NDT professionals through scholarships, grants, research, and workforce development. The Foundation aims to advance the field of nondestructive testing by supporting education, research, and career pathways to create a safer world.
The American Society for Nondestructive Testing concentrates its giving on a single field: nondestructive testing education, research, and workforce development. In 2023, its largest recent awards were $20,000 research grants to universities including New York University and Pennsylvania State University, showing a pattern of direct support for graduate-level and faculty-led NDT work. The foundation also uses smaller, targeted grants to build the education pipeline, pairing research support with scholarships and faculty grants tied to NDT curriculum and training. Its recent grants point to a college-and-university strategy rather than broad general operating support. Georgia Southern University, Michigan State University, and the University of Maryland Baltimore County each received $20,000 research grants, while Southern Illinois University Carbondale and the New Jersey Institute of Technology received $10,000 faculty grants. The named programs make the funding approach clear: ASNT backs course revision, graduate research, student travel to the ASNT Research Symposium, and scholarships for students and professionals in NDT. That mix connects classroom training, research activity, and entry into the profession.
A core theme is graduate and faculty research in nondestructive testing. The foundation gave $20,000 to New York University for a research grant and another $20,000 to Michigan State University for a research grant, both aimed at NDT research. Another focus is faculty curriculum development. Southern Illinois University Carbondale received a $10,000 faculty grant, which fits the program’s purpose of helping faculty revise existing courses or develop new ones to teach NDT/NDE. The foundation also supports student and early-career pathways. Its student travel grant reimburses qualified travel expenses for full-time students attending the ASNT Research Symposium, and the ASNT Foundation Fellowship supports graduate students and early-career professionals conducting graduate-level research in nondestructive testing. Scholarship programs further extend that pipeline into associate degree, certificate, undergraduate engineering, and continuing education tracks.
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Most grants fall between $15K and $20K, with a median of $20K.
25th Percentile
$15K
Median
$20K
75th Percentile
$20K
About 0% of grants go to recipients in GA.
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The grant-size profile is tightly clustered: p25 is $15,000, median is $20,000, and p75 is $20,000. That points to a common award level of $20,000, with smaller scholarships and travel support filling out the lower end of the portfolio. The 2023 grants on file are all to U.S. recipients. The foundation is a public charity, not a fund that gives to individuals, and it does not make program-related investments. Its named programs are open to unsolicited applications, including faculty grants, fellowships, travel grants, and scholarships.
Grantmaking is national, with every grant in the dataset going to U.S. recipients. The strongest city-level concentration in the recent grants list is in New York City, through New York University, while other awards went to Statesboro, East Lansing, Baltimore, University Park, Carbondale, and Newark. The top state by grant count is New York, and 0% of grants were given to recipients in Ohio, the foundation’s headquarters state.
Its funding centers on nondestructive testing education, scholarships, faculty grants, student travel grants, fellowships, and technical or workforce research. The active programs also show support for curriculum development, graduate-level research, and continuing education in NDT.
The grant-size distribution is centered at $20,000: p25 is $15,000, median is $20,000, and p75 is $20,000. The recent grants list also includes $10,000 faculty grants, showing a lower tier alongside the main research award level.
Yes. Several active programs accept unsolicited applications, including the Faculty Grant, ASNT Foundation Fellowship, Student Travel Grant, and scholarship programs such as the Charles Hellier III Scholarship, Engineering Undergraduate Scholarship, James J. Treat Scholarship, and Robert B. Oliver Scholarship.
Eligibility varies by program, but it includes faculty members at accredited universities and colleges, graduate students and early-career professionals, full-time students attending the ASNT Research Symposium, undergraduates with an interest in nondestructive testing and evaluation, and students or professionals pursuing NDT certificates or continuing education.
Recent grants went to Georgia Southern University, New York University, Michigan State University, University of Maryland Baltimore County, Pennsylvania State University, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, and the New Jersey Institute of Technology. The 2023 grants on file were all awarded to U.S. recipients.
2023
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2023.
Current and upcoming funding from American Society for Nondestructive Testing that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Faculty members from engineering or science programs at universities or colleges. No more than one proposal per faculty member annually.
Deadline: 2027 applications will open 31 August 2026.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY | STATESBORO, GA | $20,000 | 2023 | RESEARCH GRANT |
| NEW YORK UNIVERSITY | NEW YORK, NY | $20,000 | 2023 | RESEARCH GRANT |
| MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY | EAST LANSING, MI | $20,000 | 2023 | RESEARCH GRANT |
| UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY | BALTIMORE, MD | $20,000 | 2023 | RESEARCH GRANT |
| PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY | UNIVERSITY PARK, PA | $20,000 | 2023 | RESEARCH GRANT |
| SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY CARBONDALE | CARBONDALE, IL | $10,000 | 2023 | FACULTY GRANT |
| NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY | NEWARK, NJ | $10,000 | 2023 | FACULTY GRANT |
GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY
$20,000RESEARCH GRANT
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY
$20,000RESEARCH GRANT
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
$20,000RESEARCH GRANT
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY
$20,000RESEARCH GRANT
PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY
$20,000RESEARCH GRANT
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY CARBONDALE
$10,000FACULTY GRANT
NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
$10,000FACULTY GRANT