Elizabeth Blood Emerging Artist Scholarship

Donor Elizabeth Blood established 2024

Application is OPEN - Deadline to Apply is November 15, 2025.

The ISGB has long fostered a generous community of glass artists and beadmakers, providing us with a place to grow, share, and support one another. To sustain this tradition, we must encourage new and emerging artists!

At the 2023 annual meeting, I met several of these artists and was inspired to create new ways to support them. While ISGB’s talented teachers offer classes at meetings, studios, and schools, the cost can be a barrier for those just starting out.

I created the Emerging Artist Scholarship to help remove that barrier by providing funds for training and classes that nurture their artistic journey. Liz Blood

Scholarship award: $2000. One award per year, to be used towards expanding your education in the art of flameworking.

• Applications will be accepted October 1 - November 15 each year.
• The scholarship will be awarded no later than December 15 each year.

Eligibility Criteria

• Applicants must be a member of the ISGB. Anyone is welcome to join the ISGB to apply for this opportunity.
• Must be relatively new to flameworking and have the passion to pursue the art.
• Take risks and embrace challenges
• Show evidence of artistic progress, but haven’t yet established a solid reputation as an artist/beadmaker/business within their field, the media, funding circles, or the public at large.

Financial need will be strongly considered when making scholarship awards.

Submission Details:

Applicants are required to fill out the Scholarship Application Form to help the scholarship committee get to know you and your proposed education experience, with cost details outlined. Further, when your experience is over, we want to hear how you intend to pay it forward.

Application FORM - fill out the form, sharing your background and what you expect to gain from this amazing opportunity.

DropBox Link for Photos -Three (3) images representing your work must be submitted.

These images will represent your work. The scholarship committee would love to see your earliest work and where you are today.

Please label each image in numerical order with your name using the format:. “01_Last Name, First name.jpg,” Images must be in JPG (JPEG) or PNG format.

Scholarship Recipient Responsibilities:

• The scholarship recipient is required to update the ISGB on the progress of the proposal.
• The scholarship recipient must either present an article or an (online) presentation for the ISGB membership.
• The scholarship recipient must make a piece of glass art available for auction by the ISGB.

The Fine Print

The deadline to submit your proposal is November 15 each year. The member awarded this scholarship will be notified by December 15 of the same year (these dates are subject to change).

• Applicants who are not receiving a scholarship will also be notified.
• If the recipient does not fulfill his/her obligation, the ISGB will revoke the scholarship award and stipend.
• This award is non-transferable in part or whole.
• This award cannot be postponed or awarded in part or whole.
• If the recipient cannot meet the obligations of the scholarship, the scholarship will not be reassigned.
• This award must be used within 18 months of the winner's announcement.
• The ISGB reserves the right not to award this scholarship if we do not receive entries judged as acceptable.
• If your essay meets the criteria, you may be asked to discuss your ideas further with the committee before the scholarship is awarded.

Form and Photos must be submitted by November 15, 2025

11:00 pm EDT. No late submissions will be accepted.

Application portal will reopen in October 2026 with a deadline to submit of November 15, 2026