Gene Haas Foundation FIRST Grants (FTC Teams)

Gene Haas Foundation FIRST Grants (FTC Teams) is sponsored by Gene Haas Foundation. The Gene Haas Foundation provides FIRST grants to FRC public and private 501c3 high school teams and has extended this to FTC teams. The foundation focuses on introducing and educating individuals for the field of manufacturing technologies, specifically CNC machining.

Frequently Asked Questions I missed the application deadline; can I still apply? Please complete the grant request, then write to: [email protected] with LATE GRANT REQUEST in the subject line. We will review and consider your grant and fund if eligible.

Can Gene Haas Foundation scholarship grant funds be used to purchase Haas machines, Haas tooling, or service equipment? No, Gene Haas Foundation funds cannot be used to purchase equipment or products made by Haas Automation or sold by the Haas Factory Outlet resellers. Can Gene Haas Foundation scholarship grant funds be used to purchase other brands of machines, printers or software used in my manufacturing program ?

No, Gene Haas Foundation scholarship funds must be awarded to your students either in the form of a scholarship or an award of supplies required for students to take your class or a gift upon graduation or start of an apprenticeship program. Can Gene Haas Foundation scholarship grant funds be used for Summer Camps, Workshops or students attending a remote campus for CNC training? Yes, this is an excellent use of funds.

We ask that you determine the individual students' cost and award the funding as a scholarship to the participating students. What is the recommended amount to be awarded for an individual scholarship? We want the GHF grant funds to assist numerous students, so we suggest $500 to $2500 per student.

Where can a competition team apply for Gene Haas Foundation grants? https://www. ghaasfoundation.

org/apply-now Scroll down to student competition teams and click on the More info |Apply button. FIRST (FRC & FTC) teams are partnership competition teams. Teams applying for sponsorship of other competitions should describe how they use CNC technology in building the product they compete with to receive funding.

Can I apply for a sponsorship grant if I am an International FIRST or Formula Student team? Canadian FIRST FRC & FTC teams, and other qualifying competition teams are eligible to apply here. FIRST FRC teams outside of the US and Canada are eligible to apply between May 1, 2026, to September 15, 2026.

GHF will be able to issue funding through the FIRST Organization; credit will be issued to your team’s accounts dashboard. FIRST FTC teams in Mexico are eligible to apply between May 1, 2026, to September 15, 2026. FIRST FTC teams in France, Netherlands, and the UK are encouraged to inquire with their respective delivery partners if they have GHF funds available to sponsor your team as these grants are limited.

FTC teams outside of these countries may apply but are not guaranteed to receive funding. SAE and Formula Student teams in the US, Canada, and Europe are eligible to apply here. GHF is unable to provide competition funding to other countries, not listed above.

Unfortunately, we cannot individually sponsor FIRST Lego League teams. Where can a High School CNC program apply for Gene Haas Foundation Scholarship Program grants? https://www.

ghaasfoundation. org/apply-now scroll down to Secondary scholarship programs and click on the More Info |Apply button. and click on the More Info |Apply button.

Where can a Community College CNC program apply for a Gene Haas Foundation Scholarship Program grant? https://www. ghaasfoundation.

org/apply-now scroll to post-secondary scholarship programs and click on the More Info | Apply button. Where can a University Engineering Program that teaches CNC Technology apply for a Gene Haas Foundation grant? https://www.

ghaasfoundation. org/apply-now scroll to post-secondary scholarship programs and click on the More Info | Apply button. Eligible programs are required to describe the classes they offer/require in CNC technology and the numbers of students taking those classes.

Does Gene Haas Foundation sponsor FIRST robotics? 1. Gene Haas Foundation is a strategic Partner of FIRST in the FRC competition.

2. GHF sponsors selected events as well as many teams in FRC and FTC. 3.

GHF also sponsors a limited number of FLL delivery partners to fund events and teams in areas where we have “feet on the ground partners” that expand our mission of teaching kids about potential careers in MFG. Does Gene Haas Foundation sponsor SAE? 1.

The Gene Haas Foundation is a DIAMOND sponsor of SAE and sponsors events in Baja, Formula and Ev across the US. 2. GHF sponsors many individual teams.

Does Gene Haas Foundation sponsor ProjectMFG? 1. Project MFG is the highest technical level machining competition available to schools today.

GHF donated over one million dollars to support competitions and prizes. 2. Up to 3,000 of your annual scholarship grants can be used for the expenses of your CNC students competing in Project MFG.

Does Gene Haas Foundation sponsor SkillsUSA? Yes, the Gene Haas Foundation is a corporate sponsor of SkillsUSA. When the students competing in CNC technology arrive at the National Championships, they are provided with a gift card to assist with their expenses at the event.

Gold, Silver and Bronze Medalists will be given awards provided by GHF sent to them by SkillsUSA at the closing ceremonies. Additionally, $3,000 of the scholarship grant funds awarded to each school may be used for the expenses of students competing in the CNC competitions at regional and national events. Be sure to include stories about this participation in your grant request.

Can my scholarship grants funds be used for multiple competitions? Yes, we believe that machining competitions are very valuable, multiple CNC competitions can be supported not exceeding $3,000 each. Can the Gene Haas Foundation help me start a CNC program?

Not directly, the Gene Haas Foundation operates and funds the HTEC (Haas Technical Education Conferences) a community for Educators to teach and learn from each other as well as industry professionals. Participation in HTEC can be beneficial for new programs to learn “Best Practice in Technical Education” from experienced CNC Educators by attending conferences and train the trainer classes.

Does Gene Haas Foundation fund individuals or students directly? No, Gene Haas Foundation cannot grant funds to an individual. Grants for scholarships are awarded directly to the training programs and schools with CNC training courses.

Those programs will independently choose scholarship recipients and process those from the funds they have received. How are the Haas Factory Outlets and Haas Automation, and Haas Racing affiliated with the Gene Haas Foundation? Gene Haas is the owner of Haas Automation & Haas Racing Companies.

The Gene Haas Foundation is his private foundation, and all money is directly contributed solely by Gene Haas himself. These funds can never be used to purchase goods from Gene Haas’ other companies. Employees of Gene’s other companies or HFO’s sometimes volunteer to provide services to further the mission of the foundation.

What is a Haas Technical Education Conference? (HTEC) HTEC conferences are funded by Gene Haas Foundation to provide training and resources to educators who are training students in CNC at secondary, post-secondary, universities or workforce development centers.

Mentors from competition teams, school counselors, and other MFG program staff as well as any educator who is interested in teaching MFG technologies are invited to network and learn best practice from other successful HTEC educators. What is the Haas Technical Educators Council? The foundation oversees a group of peer-elected educators each year to help plan the Educator Led Sessions presented at the Annual HTEC conference.

Please visit https://www. ghaasfoundation. org/member-council for more info about this year’s council.

What is a Gene Haas Center? A very exclusive capital grant program for/endorsement of the best CNC training programs in North American and Europe; a very limited number of schools are added each year. Candidate programs are teaching the most advanced manufacturing processes prior to their selection for this honor.

Their exemplary programs are in high demand and need to expand their facilities to accommodate waiting lists. They are well staffed and are building their own succession plan to continue the excellence they currently display. They exhibit excellent relationships with and serve the needs of the local industry.

They exhibit a track record of success in procuring grants to provide resources for their students. Currently GHF is identifying programs in North America and Europe. Submission of a proposal is by invitation only.

How can I get involved with the Gene Haas Foundation? Attend HTEC conferences to networks and learn from industry partners and other CNC instructors to gain skills, knowledge and share best practices. Apply for Scholarships for their students.

Apply for Sponsorship for a competition team. Run for a position on the HTEC council to assist in the technical recruitment and planning of the HTEC Annual Conference. What are some ways that High School Programs can use their scholarships: High School and Secondary programs can: 1.

Award scholarships to their students upon graduation in the form of toolboxes for them to take with them to use in their post-secondary training. 2. Award scholarships to students who will be continuing their education in a CNC training program at a post-secondary level.

3. Organize a summer camp for students entering High School to introduce them to manufacturing. 4.

Organize CNC/Project Camps and Workshops for current students. 5. Compete in a machining competition like SkillsUSA or ProjectMFG.

What is HTEC Teacher Training? HTEC Teacher Training is taught at 6 programs around the US. More info can be viewed at https://www.

ghaasfoundation. org/ttcalendar . These 6 programs were chosen by the foundation to teach a variety of 5 classes to help instructors who would benefit from learning best practice teaching techniques.

Teacher Training is offered during the summer months. Some programs may offer a session or two during winter recess or spring break. These classes are taught in small cohorts of approximately 6 attendees per instructor.

If you have a group of educators that would make up a cohort interested in attending teacher training, you may reach out to the program of choice and ask if they can accommodate your group. The breakdown of cost for educators and Gene Haas Foundation funds is shown on the teacher training page of our site. Each Teacher Training school handles registration independently.

Links to register can be found on the Teacher Training Calendar or by clicking on underlined program name: https://www. ghaasfoundation. org/ttcalendar Can students or industry attend HTEC Teacher Training or conferences?

No, these opportunities are designed for educators; this includes mentors of established teams with CNC technology and adjunct or part time instructors. We would like to host an HTEC regional conference. How can I apply?

Our decision to hold a conference in any given school is contingent on many factors. The two most important are geography and Infrastructure. Geography considers the number of programs within a reasonable distance of any location; the foundation has a very limited staff and a defined budget for this initiative, and our board requires reasonable attendance to fund an event.

‍Infrastructure considers the logistics of the conference itself. 1. Is there a common space that will accommodate approximately 100 educators and partners to sit for meals and keynote/other presentations with a sound system?

2. Is the shop large enough and adequately equipped with numerous later models and multi axis capability to perform demos on machines simultaneously? 3.

Is there a computer lab for training? 4. Is there a metrology lab for measuring demos?

5. Are there multiple classrooms available for breakout sessions? ‍ ‍ 6.

Is there a nearby free parking lot for attendees? Can I apply to become a Gene Haas center?

We currently have a waiting list of many times the number of programs than will be selected this year, we will be adding an inquiry questionnaire to our website within the next few weeks but it is important for schools to know that there are many factors that will be considered including geography and the schools leadership in the HTEC community of educators who are active in sharing their knowledge with other schools to help improve manufacturing education.

Can I present an abstract to present at a future HTEC regional or Annual conference? Yes, please click link here to submit your presentation. https://docs.

google. com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfJJyqpGjvzoduUMz7WUbrR4Je740gLJHEKB-zcp8apKxjerA/viewform? usp=header Where can I download Gene Haas Foundation logos?

https://www. ghaasfoundation. org/resources Is it required that we provide an inventory or invoices of how grant funds were used in the previous year?

No, the next year when you apply, you will be asked about how the funds were used. We want to see the number of students funded at what $ value, as well as pictures and stories of and from your students and events like class projects, workshops, camps and attendance at competitions.