SNAG/crafthaus Conference Scholarship   

The SNAG/crafthaus Conference scholarship is awarded every January to a crafthaus member and is intended to enable his/her attendance at the annual SNAG conference!

Eligibility:

Application for the scholarship is open to current, enrolled crafthaus and SNAG members (must be current members of both organizations) regardless of location or background.

The recipient must have finished their education and work in the general field of jewelry or metalsmithing.

Past Winners:

2011 Timothy McMahon

2012 Bifei Cao

Juror: Brigitte Martin, Crafthaus Editor

Judging Criteria:

a) Uniqueness of creative expression
b) Excellence in craftsmanship
c) Proposed blog topic: Must offer a new topic on crafthaus that the recipient can talk about with expertise

Scholarship Details:


• SNAG conference fee waiver.
• One-year additional SNAG membership once the current membership expires.
• One-year additional crafthaus membership once the current membership expires.
• Prominent blogspace on crafthaus for up to one year.
• SNAG will work with the winning candidate to include him/her in meetings with the SNAG Board and conference presenters.

Total value of scholarship: $ 440

Note: The winner of the scholarship will be responsible for all travel, meal and lodging expenses associated with his/her participation in the conference.

Applications for this grant are collected on an ongoing basis via email submission.

Application deadline: January 10 annually

SUBMISSION FORM: SNAG/crafthaus Conference Scholarship

Instructions on how to apply:

Please copy/paste this form into a word.doc, fill out this form and email it to:

crafthauseditor@live.com with the reference "SNAG/crafthaus scholarship"

(Can't copy/paste ? Request a .doc format submission form via email from crafthauseditor@live.com.)

Deadline for application: January 10 annually (via email)

I. Contact Information:

Name:

Address:

email:

phone:

Application for the scholarship is open to current, enrolled crafthaus and SNAG members (must be current members of both organizations) regardless of location or background.

Please check:

O  I am a current, enrolled member with crafthaus and SNAG.

II. Blog

The recipient will receive prominent blog space on crafthaus geared towards the recipient’s field of expertise. Crafthaus and SNAG expect the recipient to blog at least twice monthly.

Blogging topics and timeline:

• Prior to conference: Introduction to audience, overview of own work, preparations for conference
• During Conference: Daily evening updates on conference experience, such as exhibition review, speakers etc. Note: These blog updates will be brief to enable the scholar to fully concentrate on the conference itself.
• After conference: Bi-weekly updates starting with continued, further in-depth conference coverage, then moving on to topic of scholar’s choosing as described in application. Continuation of blog for 6-12 months max.

Please describe briefly the topic of your proposed crafthaus blog (500 words max):



III. Images:

Your submission will be reviewed from the images you posted to your crafthaus profile solely !

All applicants are strongly encouraged to update their photos on the site accordingly ! Remember to include media, measurements and all other relevant information with each photo. Update your crafthaus page with relevant educational and/or exhibition information.

TAG your photos with your name, media, and other relevant info!!

Submitted by:


Date:

Please copy/paste this form into a word.doc, fill out this form and email it to:

crafthauseditor@live.com with the reference "SNAG/crafthaus scholarship"

(Can't copy/paste ? Request a .doc format submission form via email from crafthauseditor@live.com.)

Deadline for application: January 10 annually (via email)