HGA Dendel Scholarship

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.

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 in January for scholarships for the following academic year. Scholarship funds must be applied to the following academic year. 

ELIGIBILITY

• Applicants must be enrolled in an accredited undergraduate or graduate fiber arts academic program in the United States or Canada.
• Scholarship funds will only be applied toward expenses directly tied to your study at the accredited institution in which you are currently enrolled. Scholarship funds can not be applied to an independent workshop.
• Only one scholarship is awarded per individual per year.
• Applicants are not required to be members of HGA.
• Application and all support materials must be received on or before the May deadline. Incomplete or late applications will not be considered.

How To Apply

If you do not already have a Submittable account, you will be prompted to create a free account. Choose "continue" online, and then choose the "create account". You CANNOT log into Submittable using your Handweavers Guild of America member credentials. After you have created your account and logged in, please click on the original submission link from your payment confirmation email. This should open a new window where you will now have access to the submission form. After filling out all required field, choose submit at the bottom of the page.