WARP is committed to supporting the international textile community through our yearly Artisan Support Grants, Scholarships, and Assistantships.
Artisan Support Grants
WARP offers Artisan Support Grants to assist textile artisans around the world. The grant program was begun to provide COVID relief in 2021, and now supports both Basic Needs and Development funding.
To date, WARP has given 27 grants to individual artisans and groups, totaling $16,800. According to reports from grantees, a total of 1,072 textile community members have benefited from this grant funding.
Basic Needs Grants are for textile artisans who are still experiencing hardship due to continuing effects of COVID or other circumstances such as drought, extreme heat, or floods. Basic needs could include but are not limited to: food or seeds for food crops, medical care/medicines, clothing, utilities, dependent care, education, or housing.
Development Grants are for textile artisans who are seeking to grow their business and work toward a sustainable future. Development needs could include but are not limited to: artisan supplies, equipment, marketing materials, technology, training, and travel.
Grant applications for 2023 have closed.
Alice Brown Memorial Scholarships
The Alice Brown Memorial Scholarship assists applicants ages 35 and under to attend the WARP Annual Meeting. Preference is given to students or recent graduates, but those pursuing non-traditional career paths related to WARP’s mission are also encouraged to apply.
Alice Brown was a generous WARP member who had the foresight to donate the funds to establish the scholarship. Donations from WARP members now sustain the fund. Those of you who have attended meetings since 2008 know how much these special young people have added to the event.
The scholarship includes a complimentary 2-year membership with WARP, registration costs and room & board for WARP’s annual conference, and the opportunity to share your work at the conference.
Strong applications will demonstrate the applicant’s interest in WARP’s mission of fostering a global network of enthusiasts who value the importance of textiles. Click here for more information about WARP’s core values. Join us in creating a connected textile community!
Scholarship applications for WARP’s 2023 Annual Meeting are closed.
Gloria Davis Memorial Assistantships
Our Assistantships offer financial assistance to allow “simple living” members to attend WARP’s Annual Meeting. There is no age requirement to qualify for this award. In exchange for financial assistance, Assistants help at the Meeting or on a committee.
The Gloria Davis Memorial Assistantship Fund began in 2018 thanks to WARP member Susan Davis’s donation of the Gloria Davis Textile Collection. Susan’s friend Gloria Davis was an anthropologist who collected the Indonesian textiles over her lifetime of doing field work. Proceeds from the sale of these textiles established the Assistantship fund, which is now sustained by donations.
Assistantship applications for WARP’s 2023 Annual Meeting are closed.
