Application / Rates & Fees

DEADLINE — Scholarship Applications

The Scholarship application deadline for 2008 has passed. The next Scholarship application deadline will be March 1, 2009 for the 2009 workshop sessions.

Scholarship and Summer Session Application Forms

Application Procedure

Haystack’s scholarship program awards up to 100 scholarships annually, which are available through competitive application to those who are 18 years of age or older. Applicants may seek scholarship support in more than one category. Because competition for Haystack scholarships is intense, applicants are encouraged to be selective in their choice of workshops, indicating only first and second choices. Please keep in mind that answers to the questions on the application form are an important part of the review process. Focused applications tend to be more favorably received.

All scholarship applications complete with supporting materials must be received by March 1. Include additional copies for each workshop and scholarship you are applying for. Please send only the required materials along with a non-refundable $35 application fee. Include a self-addressed, stamped envelope with correct postage if you wish to have your CD or slides returned. Please do not staple your application papers—a paper clip will be fine—and do not insert them in a binder. Applications will be reviewed by an independent scholarship review committee.

Technical Assistant Scholarships

Applicants should have completed one year of graduate specialization, or the equivalent, in the area for which aid is requested. Because technical assistants are responsible for assisting the instructor, and for shop maintenance and organization, they are expected to be familiar with the general technical requirements of a particular studio and instructor. While responsibilities as a technical assistant are demanding, and have priority during the session, there is ample time for personal work and study. Applicants are judged on the following:

Criteria for Selection:

• The level of competence and accomplishment in the area for which they have applied.

• The ability to assist in a teaching/learning environment.

• The ability to work in a supportive, closely knit community.

Technical assistants receive a grant covering full tuition, room and board at the dormitory rate for a period of study for one or two weeks. Those who wish to stay in a more expensive accommodation must pay the difference between that and the dorm rate.

Application must be accompanied by:

• Your current resumé.

• Three letters of reference, which may arrive separately, but it is preferred that these accompany your application.

• A list of your specific technical abilities, outlined on a separate sheet.

• A $35 application fee, which is non-refundable.

• Up to five images of your work either in digital format or as slides.
  
  Digital: Please send your work on a CD in .jpeg format. Each image size is not to exceed 500 x 700 pixels or 72 d.p.i. Include a thumbnail sheet with your CD.

Slides: Please send slides in a plastic sleeve, each slide numbered and labeled with your name and a red dot in the upper right corner.
* All images must be individually labeled and accompanied by a separate sheet with image description (image number, size, materials used, date). If you want your images returned, enclose a stamped, self-addressed envelope with appropriate postage.

Materials costs, payable at the conclusion of the session, are the responsibility of the grant recipient. Scholarships are usually given for a single session. Please indicate that you are applying as a technical assistant by checking the appropriate box on the application form.

Please note that in some cases, instructors have selected their own studio assistants. For this reason, no technical assistants will be needed this year in the workshops led by Lola Brooks, Nancy Callan & Katherine Gray, Annet Couwenberg, Eileen Foti, Michael Good, Mary Hark, David Hering, Pat Hickman, Eric Hopkins, Michael Hosaluk, Hedi Kyle, Mi-Kyoung Lee, Dante Marioni, Gail Rieke, Marjorie Simon, Rick Smith, Bonnie Stahlecker, Heather Trimlett and Jack Wax.

Work Study Scholarships

Haystack’s work study program is intended for those who show high promise in their field, and who need help in meeting the expense of a Haystack session. In return for a grant that covers their full tuition, room, and board at the dormitory rate, work study students will be assigned periodic tasks in the kitchen, or around the school campus.

The kitchen is a great place to work!

Assigned tasks will not exceed three hours daily, and each student will have ample time for personal work and study in the studio. Applicants are judged on the following:

Criteria for Selection:

• Stated financial need.

• A commitment to and growing knowledge of the craft area for which application is made.

• The ability to work in a supportive, closely knit community.

Application must be accompanied by:

• Your current resumé.

• Three letters of reference, which may arrive separately, but it is preferred that these accompany the application.

• A statement of financial need, which should include a summary of your estimated income and expenses for the current year, outlined on a separate sheet of paper. List income from your: employment, parents, trust funds, spouse's earnings, etc. Examples of expenses would include: household/food costs, rent/mortgage, utilities, total college debt, medical expenses, health insurance, other insurance, etc.

• A $35 application fee, which is non-refundable.

Shop fees are payable at the conclusion of the session. Scholarships are usually given for a single session. Please indicate that you are applying as a work study by checking the appropriate box on the application form.

Minority Scholarships

To increase participation in its program by individuals from racially and culturally diverse communities within the United States, Haystack awards up to six full scholarships annually to students of color. These scholarships provide full tuition, room and board. Shop fees and materials costs are the responsibility of the grant recipient. If you wish to apply for a minority scholarship, please indicate this by checking the appropriate box on the application form, and follow the application procedures listed under the work study scholarships section. Assigned tasks and criteria for selection are the same as for work study students which are outlined above.