Manufacturing Camp Grant Awards
Since 2003, FMA’s foundation, Nuts, Bolts & Thingamajigs, has awarded grants annually to trade schools and community or technical colleges capable of hosting a summer manufacturing camp program for girls and/or boys ages 12-16. Summer camps have been a successful way of introducing middle- and high-school students to the fascinating, high-tech career choices available to them in today’s automated manufacturing industry.
Deadline: 12-1-18
The following tiered-grant award structure applies:
First-year award: $2,500
Second-year award: $1,500
Third-year award: $ 1,000
Previous camp grant award winners FROM ANY YEAR are eligible to apply at the second-year award level. After a third-year award is received, applicants will be eligible to apply as an affiliate camp and continue to receive marketing and program support materials.
See the NBT Camp Director Handbook for what schools should know before applying. Handbook contains camp objectives, learning activities, project ideas, important deadline dates, and sample forms.
Eligibility
To apply, schools must:
General Program Guidelines for Grant Winners
To qualify as an NBT grant recipient or affiliate camp, schools must agree to:
FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT: https://www.nutsandboltsfoundation.org/grants