Dendel Scholarship Grant

Dendel Scholarship Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Handweavers Guild of America Inc.
Amount: More than US $4,000
Last Updated: March 15, 2026

Summary

Overview

Handweavers Guild of America HGA is an international membership association created to encourage excellence, inspire creativity, and preserve fiber arts traditions through education and community. Our mission is to educate, support and inspire the fiber art community. Founded in 1969 to inspire creativity and encourage excellence in the fiber arts, the Handweavers Guild of America, Inc., brings together weavers, spinners, dyers, basketmakers, fiber artists, and educators. HGA provides educational programs, conferences, and an award-winning quarterly publication, Shuttle Spindle & Dyepot, to its members as it seeks to increase awareness of and appreciation for the fiber arts. Dendel Scholarship Description The Handweavers Guild of America, Inc. (HGA) offers the Dendel scholarship for students enrolled in accredited academic programs in the United States and Canada. The scholarship funds 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. 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 can be used for tuition as well as materials or travel determined on a case-by-case basis. Applicants will be judged on their skill and dedication to handweaving.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. 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.