Late-Breaking Scholarships
Join us this summer!
Standby scholarships are NOW OPEN for workshops in Summer Session Three and Summer Session Four.
- Similar opportunities will be made available for later sessions. Check this space.
To apply, please contact the registrar at registrar@penland.org or 828-765-2359 ext. 1306. Email is preferred.
Available Scholarships (click for details)
Are you interested in a work exchange?
- These scholarships cover housing, meals, and partial tuition.
- They require students to work up to 20 hours per week, plus 8 hours the day before the workshop begins.
- All job assignments will be in The Pines Dining Hall and will be determined after you arrive. Assignments will involve kitchen or dining hall duties such as setting up for meals, food preparation, dish washing, or clean-up of pots and pans.
Physical Requirements: The work requirement jobs require manual labor. The physical requirements for this position are as follows: you must be able to walk unaided, bend, stoop, reach above you head, have use of fine and gross motor skills, and work in close quarters. You must be able to work standing up for up to 4 hours at a time and occasionally to lift and/or move heavy objects weighing up to 75 pounds. You must have normal visual acuity at near and far distance with correction and hear the spoken word with correction. You must be proficient in English.
If you have physical limitations that we need to be aware of, please let us know when you apply so we may take them into consideration when assigning your work study position.
Tuition:
- Session 3: $824, due upon acceptance
- Session 4: $824, due upon acceptance
- Processing fee: $25
- Room and board: included with scholarship (hostel dorm)
Work requirement: 20 hours/week helping in The Pines dining hall, plus 8 hours on Saturday before the session begins.
Arrival:
- Session 3: Saturday, June 17 by 9 AM
- Session 4: Saturday, July 3 by 9 AM
Departure:
- Session 3: Friday, June 30 at 10 AM
- Session 4: Friday, July 14 at 10 AM
To apply, please contact the registrar directly at registrar@penland.org or 828-765-2359 ext. 1306. Email is preferred!
Are you a teacher in K-12 or higher education?
- This scholarship is available to all K-12 teachers and college, university, or community college faculty.
- The scholarship covers 50% of the tuition fee; regular housing and meal charges apply.
- Applicants will be asked to provide proof of current employment.
Fees:
- Session 3 tuition: $928, due upon acceptance
- Session 4 tuition: $928, due upon acceptance
- Processing fee: $50
- Housing and meal fees: see chart below.
Arrival:
- Session 3: Sunday, June 18, 1:00-4:45 PM
- Session 4: Sunday, July 3, 1:00-4:45 PM
Departure:
- Session 3: Friday, June 30, 10:00 AM
- Session 4: Friday, July 14, 10:00 AM
| SUMMER ROOM + ALL MEALS | Session 1 & 7 | Session 2-6 |
|---|---|---|
| Hostel (up to 13 per room) | $557 | $1,088 |
| Quad dorm (3-4 per room) | $607 | $1,208 |
| Double/common bath | $976 | $1,777 |
| Double/bath shared with roommate | $1,175 | $2,154 |
| Single/communal bath* | $1,370 | $2,565 |
| Single/common bath* | $1,520 | $2,765 |
| Single/private bath | $1,919 | $3,520 |
| SUMMER MEALS FOR OFF-CAMPUS STUDENTS | Session 1 & 7 | Sessions 2-6 |
|---|---|---|
| All meals | $432 | $788 |
| Lunch and dinner | $330 | $598 |
| Breakfast and lunch | $246 | $458 |
| Lunch only | $146 | $269 |
| Dinner only | $186 | $330 |
To apply, please contact the registrar directly at registrar@penland.org or 828-765-2359 ext. 1306. Email is preferred!
Do you live in Western North Carolina or Eastern Tennessee?
- This scholarship is available to residents of Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Macon, Madison, McDowell, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, and Yancey counties in North Carolina and Carter, Cocke, Greene, Johnson, Sullivan, Unicoi, and Washington counties in Tennessee.
- The scholarship covers 50% of the tuition fee; regular housing and meal charges apply.
- Applicants will be asked to provide proof of qualifying residency.
Fees:
- Session 3 tuition: $928, due upon acceptance
- Session 4 tuition: $928, due upon acceptance
- Processing fee: $50
- Housing and meal fees: see chart below.
Arrival:
- Session 3: Sunday, June 18, 1:00-4:45 PM
- Session 4: Sunday, July 3, 1:00-4:45 PM
Departure:
- Session 3: Friday, June 30, 10:00 AM
- Session 4: Friday, July 14, 10:00 AM
To apply, please contact the registrar directly at registrar@penland.org or 828-765-2359 ext. 1306. Email is preferred!
Eligibility
- Scholarships are first come-first served.
- Only workshops listed on this page are eligible.
- Scholarships are for applicants taking unfilled spaces at the last minute.
- Students already enrolled in one of the workshops listed on this page may not apply for these scholarships.
- Students enrolled in other summer 2023 workshops may not transfer their enrollment to apply.
Available Workshops
Session Three – June 18-30
Registration closes June 2.
Complete workshop details are here.
- Iron: Feed the Beast with Tobias Birgersson
- Letterpress: Pressing Pixels with Nicholas Silberg
- Papermaking: Going Large with Papermaking with Lynn Sures
- Photo: Cameraless Photographs with Elizabeth Ellenwood
- Printmaking: Lithography: Drawing on the Rocks with Aaron Coleman
Session Four – July 2-14
Registration closes June 16.
Complete workshop details are here.
- Books: Creating Artists’ Books with Maria Verónica San Martín and Maria Gracia San Martín
- Iron: Damascus: Pattern-Welded Steel Fabrication with J.D. Smith
- Metals: Set and Framed with Janna Gregonis
- Metals: From Ferrous to Fine with April Wood
- Photography: Large-Format Photography with Mille Tibbs
- Printmaking: Intro to Linocut with Karen J Revis
- Textiles: You Can Go Anywhere from Anywhere with Ismini Samanidou
- Wood: A la Carte with Tom Huang
Schedule
| Session | Session Dates | Late-Breaking Opens | Enrollment Closes |
| 3 | June 18 – 30 | OPEN | June 2 |
| 4 | July 2 – 14 | OPEN | June 16 |
| 5 | July 16 – 28 | June 12 | June 30 |
| 6 | July 30 – August 11 | June 12 | July 14 |
| 7 | August 13 – 18 | July 10 | July 28 |
Policies
Students are subject to all Penland registration policies, including the transfer fee policy and cancellation policy.
Complete registration information here.
Read cancellation and refund policy here.
Other Costs
Students are responsible for a materials fee that is payable at the end of the session prior to departing campus, and they are responsible for the cost of travel to/from the school.
To apply, please contact the registrar directly at registrar@penland.org or 828-765-2359 ext. 1306. Email is preferred.
We hope to see you at Penland this summer!