Scholarships
The Handweavers Guild of America, Inc. offers scholarships for students enrolled in accredited academic programs in the United States and Canada. The scholarships fund students furthering their education in the field of fiber arts, including textile research, history, and conservation. Rather than financial need, scholarship funds are awarded based on artistic and technical excellence and/or on demonstrated excellence in research of textiles, textile history, and textile conservation. Scholarship funds of $4,000 or more are awarded annually for the academic year.
HGA Scholarship
HGA Scholarship is open to applicants in the following categories and the funds may only be applied to tuition:
- Artistic Merit - Recommended for applicants focused on producing advanced, artistic textile artwork
- Scholarly Research - Recommended for applicants focused on textile arts education, textile conservation, textile history, etc.
Dendel Scholarship
The Dendel Scholarship is made possible by a generous donation in honor of the late Gerald and Esther Dendel to foster studies in handweaving. Dendel Scholarship funds may be used for tuition as well as materials or travel as determined on a case-by-case basis. Applicants will be judged on their skill and dedication to handweaving.
Application Process
Applications must be submitted online.
Applications are open for each academic year. The application will reopen December 1 for scholarships for the following academic year.
Application Deadline: February 28
Scholarship funds must be applied to the following academic year.
APPLICATIONS CURRENTLY NOT OPEN
Sample Applications
Because we are moving to a new application system, we are delayed in opening our application portal. Below you can find examples of past applications. These are only samples. Do not use these forms to submit your application. They can help you begin to prepare supporting materials and answers to questions.
Volunteer!
Serve on the Scholarship Review Panel
Each year HGA members may volunteer to serve on the Scholarship Review Panel. These volunteers are responsible for reviewing and scoring each application.