Annual Scholarship

The creation of an Annual Scholarship for continuing education for GCC members was put to the membership at the 4th Quarter Meeting in 2021 and passed. Current members are able to submit a proposal to the board for an award of up to $1000 towards a class or workshop in the coming year. The cost of this scholarship is covered through annual membership dues. The member would then be responsible for teaching what they learned, or some aspect of it, to the rest of the GCC members. This would not only expand the education of the member receiving the award, but also the knowledge of the GCC membership as a whole.

At the 3rd Quarter Member Meeting August 8, 2024 a vote was put to the membership to change the application process to streamline and simplify it. It would also give all members a chance to vote and allow the money to be used between member meetings to be more convenient for the attending member to schedule their workshop or class.
- At any time, prospective recipients will submit the application online with a description of the class. Application is below.
- An email will go out to the membership within a week to allow one week for voting by the members. Awards will be announced immediately at the close of the voting. Payment arrangements will be made on a case-by-case basis, directly to the venue or reimbursement with receipt to the scholarship winner.
- Once the $1000 annual scholarship awards for the year have been met, the application will be closed for that calendar year.

General guidelines for the scholarship:

Members will submit the amount the member is requesting, which class or workshop they would attend, the knowledge or skills they hope to acquire, and how it may benefit the GCC membership.
The attendee will share what they have learned to the membership as a demo or roundtable before a regular membership meeting or in a half-day, one-day, or two-day workshop.
The award can be up to $1000 and will be paid directly to the venue if possible. Reimbursement with copy of receipt if necessary.
If several members request smaller amounts, there may be more than one award in a year.
There are no restrictions on where the class or workshop is to take place. The only workshops not included are those sponsored or held by the GCC.
The class or workshop does not need to be strictly a clay class, but must relate to clay work in some way.
In a vote during the November 9, 2024 member meeting, board members are now eligible to apply for a scholarship.

2024 Scholarship Application

First Name

Last Name

Phone

Name of the course or workshop, where it is offered, and the web address, if applicable.

A description of the course (this may be copied form the course information)

The dates of the course or workshop and cost...

What you expect to learn and/or how it will help you in your clay work...

A requirement for this scholarship is that you return and present the information you learned to the GCC membership. This may be in the form of a demonstration before a quarterly member meeting or as a half-day, one-day, or two-day workshop, whichever the applicant/presenter feels comfortable with. No further compensation will be paid, but applicable tools or supplies will be provided. Do you agree to share what you learned?

Thanks for applying!

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