Now Taking Applications for HGA Scholarships

Financial Support for Students

HGA Scholarships

Deadline: May 1, 2026

Each year, the Handweavers Guild of America, Inc. (HGA) provides over $4,000 in scholarships for students enrolled in accredited academic programs in the United States and Canada. The scholarships fund students furthering their education in the fiber arts, including textile research, history and conservation. Rather than financial need, scholarship funds are awarded based on artistic and technical excellence and/or demonstrated excellence in research of textiles, textile history and textile conservation. If you are a student, we hope you will consider applying. If you know of a student who may qualify, we hope you will forward them this email.

HGA Scholarship

Open to applicants in the categories of Artistic Merit or Scholarly Research. Funds may only be applied to tuition.

Dendel Scholarship

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. 

To help you prepare your application, you can view our guidelines and sample applications. Do not use the sample applications to apply. Use the application link above. 

• • • Scholarship Application Guidelines 
    • Sample Application: HGA Scholarship for Scholarly Research
    • Sample Application: HGA Scholarship for Artistic Merit and Dendel Scholarship

Volunteer to Serve on the Scholarship Review Panel

Each year, Handweavers Guild of America, Inc. (HGA) members may volunteer to serve on the Scholarship review panel. 

• • • Must be an HGA Member
    • Fiber arts experience

Volunteer applicants will need to log into their accounts to apply. Scholarship Panelists can expect to receive access to the review portal and applicant materials on May 15, 2026, and will be required to complete scoring by June 10, 2026. 

We hope you'll consider lending a hand in this process!

To support HGA's Scholarships and Grants programs, please consider a donation to HGA. You can donate online here. For more information about HGA or questions about applying, call (678) 730-0010 or email. HGA@WeaveSpinDye.org.