Full Scholarships

You are welcome to mention in your letter specific scholarships you qualify for, however, this is not a requirement for application.

Fran Allen Memorial Scholarship Award

Funded annually by friends and family of Fran Allen, this award provides one full scholarship in painting & drawing for a woman seeking a career or life transition

Patricia M. "Patty" Babb Scholarship Award

Funded annually by Mary Lou and Jim Babb, this award provides one full scholarship.

Dr. Jerrold Belitz Scholarship Fund

Established through a bequest from Jerrold Belitz, who appreciated craft and Penland, this endowment fund provides two full scholarships.

Elizabeth Brim Scholarship Award

Funded annually by Kent Leslie in honor of Elizabeth Brim, this award provides one full scholarship for a woman forty years of age or older seeking a transformative creative experience.

Steve and Janet Cathey Scholarship Award

Funded annually by Drs. Steve and Janet Cathey, this award provides one full scholarship for an artist living in Arkansas.

Barbara and Ed Crutchfield Scholarship Award

Funded annually by Barbara and Ed Crutchfield, this award provides one full scholarship.

Bob and Peggy Culbertson Scholarship Award

Funded annually by Penland student and former trustee Bob Culbertson and his wife Peggy Culbertson, this award provides one full scholarship.

Paul Hayden and Ginger Duensing Scholarship Fund

Established by friends and family in memory of Paul Hayden Duensing, this endowment fund provides one full scholarship in letterpress.

Catharine Ellis Scholarship Award

Funded annually by Kent Stewart in honor of his wife, Catharine Ellis, this award provides one full scholarship for a serious student of textiles seeking an opportunity, through an intermediate or advanced class, to investigate a new approach or develop further a special direction in their work.

Huntley-Tidwell Scholarship Fund

Established by Hellena Huntley-Tidwell and Isaiah Tidwell, this endowment fund provides one full scholarship for a student of color living in the United States.

Bobby Kadis Scholarship Fund

Established by the family of former trustee and longtime student Bobby Kadis, this endowment fund provides one full scholarship for a student in clay.

Leonard Family Scholarship Award

Funded annually by trustee Julie Leonard and the Leonard family, this award provides one full scholarship in books and paper.

Harvey and Bess Littleton Scholarship Fund

Established by the Hellers of Heller Gallery and Harvey and Bess Littleton, this endowment fund provides one full scholarship for a student in hot glass.

Isaac and Sonia Luski Scholarship Award

Funded annually by Isaac and Sonia Luski, longtime friends of Penland, this award provides one full scholarship.

The McMurray Scholarship Award

Funded annually by Charles McMurray this award provides one full scholarship.

James W. McRae Scholarship Award

Funded annually by Lee Ann Bellon in memory of James W. McRae, this award provides one full scholarship in wood.

Mendes Family Scholarship Fund

Established by Jenny Mendes in gratitude for her time spent as a core student and resident artist at Penland School, this endowment fund provides one full scholarship for a student 50 years of age or older seeking a personal or professional creative renewal.

John Neff Memorial Scholarship Fund

Established by friends in memory of John Neff, a gifted artist who was a Penland core student, this endowment fund provides one full scholarship.

Mark Peiser Scholarship Fund

Established by Jim and Judy Moore to honor Mark Peiser, Penland's first resident artist in glass, for his technological innovations and aesthetic contributions to the studio glass movement, this endowment fund provides one full scholarship for a student in glass.

Penland Flameworking Scholarship Fund

Established by Jim and Judy Moore, this endowment fund provides one full scholarship to an experienced student in flameworking.

Penland Vision Scholarship Fund

Established by Judy and Jim Moore in honor of Jimmy, Heather, Colin, Tyler, and Eliza Royal, this endowment fund provides one full scholarship to an artist who best celebrates the human spirit.

Richard Ritter Scholarship Fund

Established by Jim and Judy Moore in honor of Richard Ritter's career achievements in glass and his commitment to Penland, this endowment fund provides one full scholarship for a student in glass.

Sarah Everett Toy Memorial Scholarship Award

Funded annually by the family of Sarah Everett Toy, a sculptor and art teacher from Charlotte, this award provides one full scholarship to a woman studying in any medium.