Welding Workforce Grant
Grants up to $25,000 are available for secondary and post-secondary education/training institutions to enhance and improve welding programs resulting in an increase in the number of welding graduates and/or the number of graduates successfully placed in welding or welding-related jobs.
Light A Spark Grant
Miller®, Bechtel Group Foundation, and the AWS Foundation have partnered to establish the Light a Spark Grant. This grant provides a starter package of equipment and supplies to introduce welding into a high school Ag-Ed Program, STEM program, Career and Technical Education Class, or Practical Skills Course.
Section Grants
The American Welding Society Foundation is committed to supporting welding education on the local level through its Welding Workforce Grant program. Four AWS Sections sponsor annual grants for welding schools to purchase equipment or expand facilities to train more welders.