SparkForce Manufacturing Scholarships

About this scholarship

SparkForce, the charitable foundation of the Fabricators & Manufacturers Association, awards scholarships to students building careers in manufacturing. Its spring 2027 competition uses one application to consider candidates for the general community-college, trade-school, or university scholarship, the U.K. Gupta & Family Scholarship with a preference for north Texas university students, and the John Grossheim Memorial Scholarship with a preference for FMA member-company employees and dependents. Awards are worth up to $2,000 per semester and may pay tuition, school fees, campus-store books, and required tools or protective equipment. Eligible programs include welding, CNC machining, additive and advanced manufacturing, industrial maintenance, CAD, automation, mechatronics, robotics, materials science, manufacturing and mechanical engineering, supply-chain management, software engineering, safety, and other approved manufacturing fields. Applicants must be enrolled or planning to enroll in a qualifying program for spring 2027. Full-time students take at least 12 credits; working part-time students must take at least six. Minimum GPAs are 2.5 for community, trade, and technical college applicants and 3.0 for university applicants. A transcript from the school where the applicant most recently completed a full semester is required. The live Reviewr application is open through September 30, 2026.

Eligibility

• Pursue a degree or certification in an approved manufacturing-related field
• Be enrolled or plan to enroll in the qualifying program for spring 2027
• Take at least 12 credits as a full-time student or at least six credits while working part time
• Have at least a 2.5 GPA if attending a community, trade, or technical college
• Have at least a 3.0 GPA if attending a university
• Provide a transcript from the school where a full semester was most recently completed
• Complete the official Reviewr application by September 30, 2026