Ford Transportation Fund Eligibility Map

Or attending any of the following Ford Priority Recruiting Schools:

Ford Philanthropy's $600,000 Founding investment plays a dual role: providing direct support to students in Ford manufacturing communities, or attending Ford Priority Recruiting Schools, and enrolled in Ford-preferred majors, while also catalyzing broader industry participation to scale the fund nationally. In practice, this means Ford's dollars will be distributed as requested--approximately $200,000 per year for three years--reaching students at institutions within 100 miles of Ford plants (Southeast Michigan, Battle Creek, Kansas City, Louisville, Chicago, Cleveland, Stanton, Buffalo), or attending a Ford Priority school, and enrolled in one of the agreed upon majors. We are removing the list of “excluded majors”.

■ Arizona State University

■ Brigham Young University

■ Carnegie Mellon University

■ Central Michigan University

■ College for Creative Studies

■ Cornell University

■ Eastern Michigan University

■ Florida A&M University

■ Florida International University

■ Georgia Institute of Technology

■ Howard University

■ Indiana University

■ Kettering University

■ Michigan State University

■ Michigan Tech

■ North Carolina A&T State

■ Purdue University

■ Southern Illinois University, Carbondale

■ The Ohio State University

■ University of Central Florida

■ University of Florida

■ University of Illinois – UC

■ University of Michigan – Ann Arbor

■ University of Michigan – Dearborn

■ University of Notre Dame

■ University of Pittsburgh

Students must be enrolled in a program that aligns to the Education for the Future of Work strategy (STEM, Mobility Pathways, etc.):

  1. Automotive Technology

  2. Computer Science

  3. Data Science

  4. Electrical Engineering

  5. Electrical Technology

  6. Engineering Systems Technology

  7. EV Technology

  8. HVAC

  9. Industrial Electricians

  10. Industrial Maintenance

  11. Industrial Mechanics

  12. Industrial Millwright

  13. Machining Technology

  14. Maintenance Technology

  15. Manufacturing Technology

  16. Mechanical Engineering

  17. Mechatronics

  18. Pipefitting

  19. Plumbing

  20. Process Control Technology

  21. Sheet Metal Fabrication

  22. Software Engineering

  23. Tool and Die

  24. Welding