The Gene Haas Foundation Scholarships

The Gene Haas Foundation was established in 1999, by Gene Haas, founder and owner of Haas Automation, Inc. Seeing a growing need for skilled manufacturing employees industry wide, the Foundation expanded its mission to include support for manufacturing training programs throughout North America and beyond. By providing scholarship grants, sponsoring individual and team CNC competitions, and partnering with the very best CNC training programs in the world, the Foundation helps expand the availability of high-quality manufacturing technology training worldwide.

The Gene Haas Foundation scholarships at the University of Akron support students taking coursework specifically relevant to manufacturing in UA’s advanced / automated manufacturing engineering technology and mechanical engineering technology programs at UA.