The Furniture Society and Anderson Ranch are partnering this year to offer a scholarship for one BIPOC applicant to attend a workshop for the 2025 summer season.
This opportunity includes tuition for a one-week workshop, room and board for a Furniture Design and Wood workshop, and a 1‑year membership to The Furniture Society.
Applicants do NOT need to be a Furniture Society member to apply.
DEADLINES:
- Applications will be accepted starting December 4, 2024
- Deadline for all submissions: January 5, 2025
- Winner will be notified by January 15, 2025
- Applicant must accept no later than January 20, 2025
DETAILS:
- Review the terms of this grant.
- Only serious applicants should apply. You must be able to take on the financial and time commitment required.
- Grant winner will be selected through a jury process. Grant winner will be notified by email on or before January 15, 2025 and will need to accept grant no later than January 20, 2025 otherwise they will forfeit the opportunity and the runner-up will be offered the grant opportunity.
- Grant winner will be expected to submit a written report to the Furniture Society no later than December 1, 2025, detailing their use of the Educational Grant and the impact it had on their career and/or the field of furniture. Reports must include images and a short narrative that might be used to promote the Educational Grant program and the mission of the Furniture Society.
- ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: Those who have received a grant from The Furniture Society in 2024 are NOT eligible. Participants must be 18 years of age or older.
- To apply, you will need to fill out and submit the form below.
- You will be asked to submit at least 5 images that best represent you and your work and were created in the last 5 years. These can be uploaded on the application form below. These may be 5 images of 5 different pieces, or a variety of your work and details of those pieces.
- If you’d like to be considered for more than one grant, you must submit a separate application and may only submit one application per partnering organization.
- There will be one winner per grant and no one will win more than one grant per year.
PARTNER GRANT TERMS:
- One-week workshop in Furniture Design and Wood during the 2025 summer session — covering tuition, room, and board (triple room option).
- If the grant winner is interested in taking a two-week workshop, they can apply the one-week tuition and room & board to the two-week workshop and the grant winner will need to cover the difference between the two.
- The Furniture Society offers $500 to the grant winner to help offset the cost of travel, meals, fees, and materials. The grant also includes a 1‑year membership to The Furniture Society.
- The grant winner is financially responsible for any housing upgrades, workshop upgrades, registration fee ($45), and material fees (Averages $135 – 150 based on the 1‑week workshop chosen).
Where applicable, classes will be selected after the winner has been chosen and are at the discretion of the partnering organization and subject to availability.
Check out Anderson Ranch 2025 workshops here!
Questions about this opportunity or the application process?
Email Pam Robinson at education.director@furnituresociety.org