2026 - NODE Registration Form

2026 Registration Form

Fab Lab who want to offer Fab Academy must register
GENERAL INFORMATION

Please read carefully before submitting 👀

The deadline to register your Node is November 15th 2025

FAB ACADEMY CYCLE

The Fab Academy cycle comprises the Class period from mid-January to May, Final Presentations during June plus Final Global Evaluations, which typically run throughout July.

Fab Academy Graduation will take place at the end of July, in Boston.

A detailed class schedule will be published on the website, at the end of the Application period.

SCHEDULE

- Node's Info Session: Sept 2025 (date TBC ) - Online

- Instructors Bootcamp: 1 week in January TBC, 2026 - Norway

- Students Bootcamp: 1 week in January TBC, 2026 - Online

- Class Period: Jan 21st to June 15th, plus 1 month of Global Evaluations

- Graduation: 27-31 of July, during the https://fab26.fabevent.org/

FAB LAB REQUIREMENTS

In order to offer the Fab Academy program, and become a Fab Academy NODE, Fab Labs must have:

- A common space for students to work comfortably,

- Grant students access to the Fab Lab facilities for a minimum of 30 hrs per week

- Qualified staff: only a Fab Academy graduate can teach Fab Academy,

- All the equipment and materials listed in the Fab Academy Inventory (http://inventory.fabcloud.io/)

- Workgroup: a minimum of 2 students is recommended.

FAB LAB APPLICATION PROCESS

Every Fab Lab that wants to offer Fab Academy course must fill this form in order to express consent to being added to the list of Active Nodes and to accept the conditions of the course.

- Fab Labs must fill out the form to become a Fab Academy NODE.

- Novice Instructors must fill out an application form as well.

- Novice Instructors and new Node's applications will be reviewed by the Mentors in order to assess their suitability to offer the program > Application does not mean Acceptance automatically.

- Mentors may require extra information or documents from Labs, to ensure all the requirements are met

Fab Labs will receive an email confirmation of participation and will be added to the list of active Nodes on the website and the student's application form.

IMPORTANT

Fab Labs that apply for the first time to offer Fab Academy must send a 1-minute video to Central Coordination of a tour to your Fab Lab and show us your workspace, the machines, material area, etc.

Submission of this application does not constitute approval as a Fab Academy node. Further information may be requested at a later date in order to complete the application process.

NODE AGREEMENT

By submitting this form you accept that your Fab Lab will provide the following:

- Ensuring that the machines and supplies required by the class are available and in good condition

- Providing adequate lab access for the class

- Selecting, supervising, and supporting the local instructors

- Monitoring safe and responsible lab use

- Your Fab Lab will be asked to "sign" this Agreement by committing this file in the Lab repository.

- Fulfilling and enforcing the Fab Academy Code of Conduct https://fabacademy.org/about/code-conduct.html

- Your Lab agrees with the liability insurance policy (below)

Do you have any kind of Accreditation?
In the last years, numerous Educational Institutions started accrediting the skills developed in the Fab Academy course. This step towards Academia can be interesting for attracting potential students.

More info here: http://www.fabacademy.org/about/accreditations.html
Does your Institution offer this kind of accreditation?*

YesWe're working on itNo
What kind of accreditation does your Institution offer to Fab Academy students?*

ECTSSpecialisation DiplomaMaster DiplomaOther

Staff Information
To ensure the best experience to every student taking the course, applicant Fab Labs should provide a clear picture of the local dynamics and the configuration of the local team.

TAXONOMY

Fab Lab Coordinator: The person in charge of the general organization and human resources of the Lab.

Fab Lab Administration: The person in charge of payments, invoices and administrative matters.

Fab Lab Manager: The person in charge of the workshop, fabrication processes and purchase of materials.

Fab Academy Instructor: The person in charge of teaching the Fab Academy (this information will show in a different section, below).

*If one or more of these roles are done by the same person, just repeat the name and email.

CHECK THE INSTRUCTOR'S HANDBOOK

https://academany.fabcloud.io/fabacademy/instructors-handbook/
Name of the COORDINATOR*

First NameLast Name
Coordinator's email*
example@example.com
Name of the FAB LAB MANAGER*

First NameLast Name
Fab Manager's email*
example@example.com
INSTRUCTOR

Your Fab Lab needs a Fab Academy Graduate to act as an Instructor.

Novice (0 years of experience), Junior (1-2 years of experience) and Senior Instructors must undergo an application process to be listed as a Fab Academy Instructor.

Mentors (or Gurus) are Senior Instructors who have shown mastery of the broad range of HTMAA and have earned the respect of their peers through their years of service to the Academy; it is not strictly based on time but peer recognition and involvement in the Network.

Based on the course nature and its dynamics, Nodes with no local Instructor are not allowed to offer Fab Academy.
INSTRUCTOR's Full Name*

First NameLast Name
Instructor's Email

Confirmation Emailexample@example.com
Instructor's gitlab.fabcloud.org USERNAME*
Instructor's Nueval USERNAME*
How many cycles did the Instructor has taught Fab Academy?*

0 cycles1 cycle2 cycles3 or more cycles
If you will have Support Instructors, please add their names here

Fab Lab Infrastructure
REQUIREMENTS

Please check the following items in order to submit a Fab Lab application for the Fab Academy.

It is mandatory that participating Fab Labs have all the equipment listed in the Fab Academy Inventory. Fab Labs with limited access to tools will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis.

FAB ACADEMY INVENTORY: http://inventory.fabcloud.io/

Failure to provide machine access and available material in due time and conditions may result in losing the possibility to offer the course again.

MACHINES
Large (4'x8') numerically-controlled milling machine
Computer-controlled laser cutter
Vinyl cutter
Precision (micron resolution) milling machine
3d printer
Broadband internet access
Video conference setting that allows students to attend and interact in global lectures

SUPPLIES
Programming tools for low-cost high-speed embedded processors
Course-required surface mount electronics components
FR1 stock for machining circuit boards
Molding and casting supplies
Composites supplies
Cardboard
Plywood and other consumable stock materials
Do you have all Infrastructure requirement to offer the Fab Academy?*

YES, we have all needed Fab Academy InventoryNO, we're still missing some things
If any of the machines are missing or out-of-order, please let us know how you plan to supply access to this service for your students.
Do you have any particular difficulty in accessing elements from the Inventory? Let us know, and we'll try to help you out.

Tuition Fee Information
COST STRUCTURE

The price of Fab Academy Tuition fee is variable because it is comprised of Central Costs + Local Costs.

Central costs are fixed: 2500$ for Fab Labs located in America, Asia, Africa and Oceania and 2500€ for Fab Labs located in Europe.

Local Costs are variable, this means the Nodes decide. Nodes can calculate how much their local costs are and add this price to the central cost.

How to calculate Local Costs?

The local cost must cover materials, operations, access to facilities and the time of the Instructor.

If your Instructor has no experience teaching the course, you must add the cost of a Mentor, which is 625USD per student.

Cost breakdown explained at the Fab Academy website: http://fabacademy.org/apply/cost-breakdown.html
How will you calculate your fees?*

2500 (central costs) + 2500 (standard local costs)2500 (central costs) + customized local costs
Currecy?*

EurosDollars
How much will you charge for local costs?*
Put only your local costs. This will be added to the central costs. IMPORTANT //// Consider VAT as a cost if you declare it, and add it to this amount.
Please select the payment option for your Node:*

Central + Local: Students pay the Central Costs to Central Admin USA via Flywire, and Local Costs to the Node;Central + Central: Students pay all the fees to Central Admin USA via Flywire and then reimburse Nodes for their local costs;Local + Local: Students pay all the fees to the Node and Central Admin USA invoices the Node for central costs (not available for new Nodes).
REIMBURSEMENTS

In the cases in which Central Admin USA collects full fees, the reimbursement of Local Costs will be done in 2 installments:

>50% in April, after every student has paid the corresponding fees according to the deadlines (70% of fees before mid-January). Upon request.
>50% in September, after every student has paid full fees.

Important: Reimbursements will be done after the Lab sends an Invoice for each amount.

TAXES

NODES are Independent Contractors and are solely responsible for their own taxes under the applicable laws.
Nodes requesting subsidized central costs for their students must contact Central Coordination.
INVOICE DATA

In order for Fab Academy Central Administration to invoice your Fab Lab, please write below your Company invoice data.
Please write your Company/FabLab legal data.*
· Full Company Name · Legal Address · VAT ID number
Name of the ADMINISTRATION / INVOICING responsible*

First NameLast Name
Administration / Invoicing email*
example@example.com

Marketing Information
To support your marketing campaign in Social Media, we would like to ask for your username in some of the networks we use, so we can tag you and repost your content.
Your Linkedin
Your Instagram
Your Facebook
Your Lab's website or fablabs.io

More info about the Student Application Process
This is how the Student Application process will go:
- Applicants enroll to the listed Nodes in the online form.
- Once Central Coordination starts receiving the applications, we forward them to the selected Nodes for their consideration.
- The Nodes must contact the Applicant to assess if they are fit to the program and give feedback to Central Coordination within 2 weeks.
- Central Coordination sends the Acceptance letters monthly to the applicants and the payment instructions
- Once the Applicant received an Acceptance letter and pays the deposit, the he/she becomes a Student.
To which email should we send the Student's applications?*

Confirmation Emailexample@example.com
Do you have any final comments for Coordination?

By submitting this form you accept the conditions laid out before and accept the responsibility of having students in your facilities.*

Yes, I agree
Please verify that you are human*
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2026 Registration Form

Fab Lab Information

Do you have any kind of Accreditation?

Staff Information

Fab Lab Infrastructure

Tuition Fee Information

Marketing Information

More info about the Student Application Process