Frequently Asked Questions

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • We want the GHF grant funds to assist numerous students, so we suggest $500 to $2500 per student.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • https://www.ghaasfoundation.org/apply-now scroll to post-secondary scholarship programs and click on the More Info | Apply button

  • 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.

  •  Yes

    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.

  • Yes

    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.

  • Yes,

    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

  • 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.

  •  Yes, we believe that machining competitions ae very valuable, multiple CNC competitions can be supported not exceeding $3,000 each.

  •  Please complete the grant request, then write to: GHF_Customer_Support@haascnc.com with LATE GRANT REQUEST in the subject line. We will review and consider your grant and fund if eligible.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Educators can:

    1. Attend HTEC conferences to networks and learn from industry partners and other CNC instructors to gain skills, knowledge and share best practices.

    2. Apply for Scholarships for their students

    3. Appy for Sponsorship for a competition team.

    4. 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

    Compete in a machining competition like SkillsUSA or ProjectMFG

  • 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

  • No, these opportunities are designed for educators; this includes mentors of established teams with CNC technology and adjunct or part time instructors.

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    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.

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    Infrastructure considers the logistics of the conference itself,

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    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

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

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    3.    Is there a computer lab for training?

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    4.    Is there a metrology lab for measuring demos?

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    5.    Are there multiple classrooms available for breakout sessions?‍ ‍

    6.    Is there a nearby free parking lot for attendees?

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  • 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.

  • Yes, please click link here to submit your presentation.

    https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfJJyqpGjvzoduUMz7WUbrR4Je740gLJHEKB-zcp8apKxjerA/viewform?usp=header

  • https://www.ghaasfoundation.org/resources

  • 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.