Spark Something Great Grant
Hypertherm's Spark Something Great grant continues to reinforce our commitment to helping you develop the skilled metal workers of tomorrow. The purpose of this grant is to help ensure the next generation of metal working professionals is familiar with the newest technology for plasma cutting and gouging.
We are, again, offering 12 grants in 2026. See below for more details or download the program brochure.
Note the submission deadline is April 15, 2026 at 11:59 pm Eastern. Applicants will be notified on or before May 1, 2026. Offer valid in the US and Canada only.
The 2026 grant program will equip 12 schools with:
-
A Powermax45 SYNC® air plasma cutting, gouging, and marking system, a $2,900 value.
-
An initial visit by a Hypertherm Distribution Sales Manager to set up and train on the equipment.
Grant details
Qualifying school criteria
-
Schools must be located in the USA or Canada. Public Jr/Sr high school or secondary school, post-secondary technical or vocational school, college, university, not-for-profit educational organization or union training facility.
-
Offer welding or metal fabrication course(s) and agree to use Hypertherm-provided products to teach plasma cutting and gouging during each welding of metal fabrication introductory course.
-
Welding/fabrication program is stable and will continue to be offered in the foreseeable future.
-
Winning schools and Hypertherm agree to allow mention of each other in marketing and public relations activities including printed publications, social, online, and other media.
Selection process
Schools are selected on:
-
Program need.
-
Current access to plasma technology.
-
Commitment to welding and metal fabrication education.
-
Annual number of students who participate in the program.
-
Instructor plans for the system.
-
A student testimonial.
See what a previous grantee says
I think the Powermax SYNC is probably one of the best choices we made. I would recommend it to anybody in the world.
Jeff Sockwell
Agriculture Science Teacher
