Special Work-study

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

Janet Taylor Acosta Memorial Scholarship Fund

Established to honor a woman who deeply appreciated Penland, this endowment fund provides one work-study scholarship for a woman who is interested in expanding her abilities in craft.

Milton Baxt Scholarship Fund

Created in honor of Milton Baxt, this endowment fund provides one work-study scholarship.

Abby Watkins Bernon Scholarship Fund

Established in memory of Abby Watkins Bernon, who was a student in printmaking and photography, this endowment fund provides a work-study scholarship for a woman who is studying printmaking, photography, books, or drawing with the intention of pursuing a career in one of these fields.

Larry Brady and Edward Jones Scholarship Fund

Established by Larry Brady and friends and family of Edward K. Jones, this endowment fund provides one work-study scholarship.

Carey G. Bringle Jr. Scholarship Fund

Established by friends and family in memory of Carey G. Bringle Jr., this award provides one work-study scholarship for a student in wood who will have a work-study assignment in the wood studio.

The Collins, Evans, Massey Scholarship Fund

Established in honor of Mr. and Mrs. T. Clyde Collins, Jr., Lisbeth C. Evans, and William P. Massey, this endowment fund provides one work-study scholarship.

Eastern North Carolina Scholarship Fund

Established by Lisa and Dudley Anderson and eastern North Carolina friends of Penland, this endowment fund provides one work-study scholarship for a North Carolina student living east of Raleigh.

Glass/Apple Scholarship Fund

Established by Ed and Sue Glass and the Apple Foundation, this endowment fund provides one work-study scholarship for a resident of Rockingham County, North Carolina.

Grovewood Gallery Scholarship Fund

Established by the Grovewood Gallery of Asheville in honor of longtime friend of Penland Doug Sigler, this endowment fund provides one work-study scholarship to a student with woodworking experience who will have a work assignment in the wood studio.

Steven and Ellen LeBlanc Scholarship Fund

Established by Steve and Ellen LeBlanc, this endowment fund provides one work-study scholarship.

John and Ione Lee Scholarship Fund

Established by John and Ione Lee, this endowment fund provides one work-study scholarship for a summer session in wood.

Ann Skipper McAden Scholarship Fund

Established by the estate and family of Ann Skipper McAden, this endowment fund provides one work-study scholarship for a two-week summer session for a student in drawing, painting or printmaking.

Ron and Sue Meier Scholarship

Ron and Sue Meier fund this award to provide one work-study scholarship for a summer session in wood.

Lucy C. Morgan Scholarship Fund

Established in honor of Penland's founder, this endowment fund provides work-study scholarships for people of color, people with disabilities, and veterans.

David and Pat Nevin Scholarship Fund

Established by work-study veteran Pat Nevin in memory of her late husband David, this endowment fund provides one work-study scholarship so that a student can have the same kind of experience at Penland that Pat has.

Patricia Nevin Scholarship Award

To encourage older students to take risks with new media, Pat Nevin funds this award annually in support of a special work-study scholarship for a person 60 years or older without significant experience in the medium they choose to study.

Betty Oliver Scholarship Fund

Established by the friends and family of Betty Oliver, an instructor who loved Penland, this endowment fund provides one work-study scholarship to a student who will use the time at Penland to explore a career or life transition.

Michael Pierschalla Scholarship Fund

Established in memory of wood instructor Michael Pierschalla, in recognition of his fondness for and commitment to Penland, which he thought of as both a spiritual and educational center, this endowment fund provides one work-study scholarship in wood.

Betsy and Marc Rowland Scholarship Fund

Established by Betsy and Marc Rowland, this endowment fund provides one work-study scholarship for a student in clay or metals.

Tommie Rush and Richard Jolley Scholarship Fund

Established by Ron and Lisa Brill and the Brill family in honor of glass artists Tommie Rush and Richard Jolley, this endowment fund provides one work-study scholarship for a summer session in glass.

The School Teachers Scholarship Fund

Established by friends and family in memory of Dorothy Heyman, who was a weaver, a longtime student, and friend of the school, this endowment fund provides one work-study scholarship for any public or private K-12, university or college teacher, or any arts council teacher. No images required.

Norm and Gloria Schulman Scholarship Fund

Established by friends in honor of Norm and Gloria Schulman for their service to Penland and the field of craft education, this endowment fund provides one work-study scholarship either to a young person developing their talents and interests or to an older student seriously focusing on a life or career change.

Mary Anna Box and Melvin Sidney Stanforth Scholarship

Funded annually by Jerry Jackson in honor of Mary Anna Box and Melvin Sidney Stanforth, this award provides one work-study scholarship.

Lenore G. Tawney Scholarship Fund

Established by the Lenore G. Tawney Foundation to commemorate the role Penland played in Lenore Tawney's life and work, this endowment fund provides one work-study scholarship to an emerging artist with exceptional talent.

The Charles E. and Ellen H. Taylor Family Foundation Scholarship Fund

Established by the Charles E. and Ellen H. Taylor Family Foundation, this endowment fund provides two work-study scholarships (one in clay & one in textiles) for a summer session in honor of Cynthia Bringle and Edwina Bringle.

Joan Sweiger Toth Scholarship

Funded annually by her daughter, the Joan Sweiger Toth Scholarship honors an artistic mom and provides one workstudy scholarship for a two week summer class based on financial need and exceptional talent.

Windgate Scholarship Fund

Established by the Windgate Charitable Foundation, this endowment fund provides work-study scholarships.