The Furni­ture Society has estab­lished grant oppor­tu­ni­ties for students and profes­sion­als that are exclu­sively avail­able to FS members. Grants will be offered three times a year.

The Furni­ture Soci­ety’s annual Mineck Fellow­ship is funded by the John D. Mineck Foun­da­tion. The fellow­ship is a juried award with a $25,000 unre­stricted prize granted to an emerg­ing or mid-career furni­ture artist, who wants to fulfill an appren­tice­ship, develop skills, purchase equip­ment and/​or make the tran­si­tion to inde­pen­dence. The appli­ca­tion is open to all, both TFS members and non-members.

The Furni­ture Society Educa­tional Grants Program promotes excel­lence in the furni­ture field through finan­cial assis­tance for profes­sional devel­op­ment or for special projects of an educa­tional nature. The program is open to all current members of the Furni­ture Society. *NOTE: with the excep­tion of the BIPOC grant for Ander­son Ranch Arts Center. See guide­lines for more details.

One of the biggest hurdles furni­ture-makers and exhi­bi­tion venues face is the high cost of ship­ping. The goal of the EFASO Program is to increase exhi­bi­tion oppor­tu­ni­ties for current and future Furni­ture Society members.

EFASO’s mission: To encour­age exhi­bi­tions and oppor­tu­ni­ties for broader expo­sure of quality furni­ture and sculp­tural objects at the national level in further­ance of the organization’s mission.