For over a century, the ERA Foundation has championed British engineering excellence. We invest in people, influence policy, and deliver programmes that strengthen the UK’s manufacturing sector and inspire the next generation of engineers. Our approach is agile and always politically independent.
Our Pillars
Our work is structured around three interconnected pillars: Inspiring, Influencing and Implementing.
Together, they form a comprehensive approach to strengthening UK engineering, from sparking early interest in young people through to providing direct support for entrepreneurial engineers and shaping the policy environment in which they operate.
£20million
£20m+ invested in UK engineering since 2001
100years
100+ years of supporting British engineering
60fellows
Over 56 fellowships awarded with partner organisations since 2001
4nations
4 UK nations reached through our programmes
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