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This will be done by focusing on <strong>Outreach, Education and Fundraising</strong>.</span></p> <p><span size="3" style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The SME Foundation functions to help raise funds for outreach programs for K-12 science classroom education, scholarships for students to study various mining engineering and geology fields and programs to inform the public about the importance of mining in everyday lives.</span><br><br><strong>Programs</strong><br><br><a href="https://community.smenet.org/smefoundation/programs/abet">ABET, Inc</a><br><a href="https://mineralseducationcoalition.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Minerals Education Coalition (MEC)</a><br><a href="https://www.smenet.org/Professional-Development/PhD-Fellowship-Program" target="_blank" rel="noopener">PhD Fellowship Program</a><br><a href="https://www.smenet.org/Professional-Development/Academic-Career-Development-Program" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Academic Career Development Grant Program</a><br><a href="https://community.smenet.org/smefoundation/programs/professionalengineerscommittee">Professional Engineers Committee</a><br><a href="http://community.smenet.org/smefoundation/programs/boyscouts">Mining in Society Merit Badge</a><br><a href="http://community.smenet.org/smefoundation/programs/mgb">Miners Give Back Program</a><br><a href="http://community.smenet.org/smefoundation/programs/smefgeneralendowmentfund">SMEF General Endowment Fund</a><br><a href="http://community.smenet.org/smefoundation/programs/sydspenggroundcontrolinminingaward">Syd S. Peng and Felicia F. Peng Ground Control in Mining Award</a><br></span><span size="3" style="font-size: medium;"><br><br><strong>Scholarships</strong><br><br><a href="http://community.smenet.org/smefoundation/programs/jhfletchercoengineeringscholarshipfund">JH Fletcher & Co Engineering Scholarship</a>聽<br><a href="http://community.smenet.org/smefoundation/programs/new-item3">Ernest K. Lehmann Memorial Scholarship</a><br><a href="http://community.smenet.org/smefoundation/programs/mcintoshengineeringfund">Stantec/McIntosh Engineering Scholarship</a>聽<br><a href="http://community.smenet.org/smefoundation/programs/mmsasmefpresidentialscholarship">MMSA/SME Presidential Scholarship</a><br><a href="http://community.smenet.org/smefoundation/programs/sydspenggroundcontrolinminingscholarships">Syd S. Peng and Felicia F. 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