Conference Scholarships for First-Time Attendees
MAFA is delighted to offer our scholarship program to help defray the cost of attending the MAFA Conference to first time attendees.
Not a first-time attendee? Returning conference students, please check out our Fellowship program which helps offset the workshop cost in return for completion of an outreach project.
MAFA is offering up to 20 Conference Scholarships for full tuition at the Hands On! MAFA 2027 Conference. The $495 scholarships will be applied directly to the successful applicant’s registration fee for this conference only. No monetary benefit will be distributed to any applicant, and scholarships may not be carried over to future conferences.
Eligibility
The applicant must be involved in the fiber arts, but may be at any level of expertise (novice, intermediate, experienced). Financial need is not a criterion. The applicant must be willing to volunteer at least two (2) hours at the conference.
- Conference Scholarships are open to any first-time conference attendee who is a member of a MAFA guild or a MAFA Associate member. We encourage non-members to join a MAFA guild or as an Associate – find membership information HERE.
- Applicants are required to submit a brief statement about their fiber art experience and interests, why they want to take their chosen workshop, and what they hope to do with the information after the conference.
- Applicants are also required to submit two (2) digital images of their current fiber arts work.
Application Process and Timeline
- The deadline is January 3, 2027. If we reach 20 applications before the deadline, the form will remain open and we will start a waitlist.
- Applicants will be notified by email the third week of January 2027.
- The registrar will send you a link to register with your workshop of choice before registration is open to others.
- For questions or more information, please contact Grants Chair at grants@mafafiber.org.