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NBT Scholarship Recipients: Then and Now

Scholarship Recipient Group

The NBT Foundation awards scholarships twice a year, with the help of numerous donors and volunteers, to support students in their pursuit of manufacturing careers. Scholarships remain an effective short-term tool to help train and prepare students with the skill sets desperately needed by manufacturing employers today.

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NBT’s New Inclusion Camps Help Young People With Disabilities Work in Manufacturing

Inclusion Camps

NBT’s successful summer manufacturing camp program is expanding. The new inclusion camp format, designed for young people with disabilities, is getting off to a fantastic start thanks to grant funding from Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation (MEAF) plus two generous donations. Totaling $25,000, the recent donations were gifted by ProAmpac, a leading global flexible packaging company, and the Eleanor and Clarence Prevo Fund of the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation, a foundation that provides assistance to athletic, health, and community programs that enhance the lives of parents, children, and youth.

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An NBT Scholarship Winner Will Use Her Degree to Help Others

Favour Butterfield NBT Scholarship Winner

Out of the many career choices and options a STEM education provides, one NBT scholarship winner, Favour Butterfield, plans to use her degree to do some good in this world. Her desire to help others began during her childhood. “I have grown up and seen many people struggle, even when they are doing everything right,” Favour explained.

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NBT Awards Spring 2021 Scholarships

2021 Spring Scholarship Blog

Twenty-five students pursuing manufacturing careers received scholarships toward their post-secondary studies from Nuts, Bolts & Thingamajigs® (NBT), the foundation of the Fabricators & Manufacturers Association, International® (FMA). The scholarships will help these deserving students reach their academic goals and learn the skills needed for lucrative and fulfilling jobs in the manufacturing industry.

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Research findings show manufacturing camps help recruit future skilled workers

NBT Impact Study

NBT, the foundation of FMA, is proud to announce the publication of its first-ever Program Impact Study report. NBT embarked on the research project earlier this year to evaluate the effectiveness of the foundation’s programs, specifically summer manufacturing camps, in fulfilling NBT’s mission to inspire the next generation workforce to pursue careers in manufacturing.

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