Evolving and Growing the Ergonomics Profession
Promoting the science and professional practice of human factors and ergonomics around the world.
Students and Professors! Don’t miss out on award and financial benefits!
The deadline to apply for the annual Dieter W. Jahns Student Practitioner Award is 15 April 2026. FPE gives the award to the student (or group of students) for an Ergonomics project that demonstrates the major practice areas of Ergonomics: Analysis, Design, and Integration. The award is open, world-wide, to students (Honors, M.S. or Ph.D.) in Ergonomics and Ergonomics-related programs. Students who have completed their graduate degrees in the past year are also eligible. In addition to the award, there is a $1,000(US). In addition, $1,000.00(US) will be awarded to the professor who served as the mentor for the student project. The cash award is made to the university department or lab for the professor’s discretionary use to advance education in the practice of ergonomics and human factors. Click here for more details.
Looking for Courses to Satisfy Certification Requirements?
Consider the 
Cross Sector Learning Pathway. It is designed to provide essential knowledge and skills in ergonomics and human factors. Click here for more information.
Cross Sector Learning Pathway. It is designed to provide essential knowledge and skills in ergonomics and human factors. Click here for more information.HFES Corresponding Memberships
- FPE provides HFES Corresponding Memberships to ergonomists living outside the United States who are interested in the discipline of human factors and ergonomics. Currently, FPE has provided Corresponding Memberships for nine ergonomists residing in Mexico, Chile, Panama, and Colombia. Please contact us at info@ergofoundation.org to nominate a recipient or to donate to support this program.
- Click here for a video on FREE HFES Corresponding Memberships for Ergonomists living outside the US.
Impact Grants
FPE 2025-2026 Impact Grants Awarded:
- Development of an Ergonomic Risk Assessment Tool for Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders in Orthopedic Surgeons in India.
- Vigilance on the Frontline: Ergonomics Training for Healthcare Workers in Ghana, Africa.
(Photo credit: Dr. Sharan| Copyright: © Dr. Deepak Sharan, 2025)
Students Awards
FPE sponsors the Annual Dieter W. Jahns Student Award for a student project in ergonomics that demonstrates excellence in areas of analysis, design, and integration. The 2025 Winner – Atif Ashraf: “The Skip-Order-Action Framework: An Approach to Documenting and Analyzing Deviations in Petrochemical Facility Procedures”
Collaboration
FPE coordinates with several Human Factors/Ergonomics and related organizations by organizing joint webinars and sharing relevant training/educational material.
Ergonomics Toolkit
FPE and the Ergonomics Committee of the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) updated the Ergonomic Assessment Toolkit with assistance from NIOSH and HFES.
Online Ergonomics Courses Available
If you are looking for ergonomics courses to help meet the educational requirement for BCPE certification, there are several options available. While FPE does not endorse any program, there are two that provide broad coverage of many human factors ergonomics topics, such as: engineering, design, physiology, anthropometry, biomechanics, public health, statistics, environmental health sciences, exposure, risk assessment, root cause analysis, task analysis, cognitive ergonomics, macro- ergonomics, and workplace design.
Impact Grants
Impact Grants support small projects in the quest of developing professional ergonomics around the world. The funding preference will be given, but not limited to, applicants from the developing countries (as defined by United Nations) or proposals that help develop or grow professional ergonomics in the developing countries. The Impact Grants are intended as seed funding for small (pilot) projects that could potentially lead to but are not required, more extensive funding opportunities from other sources in the future. The expected budget of a single proposal should be between $500 and $2,000 USD. For more information, contact Waldemar Karwowski, wkarwowski@gmail.com.
