Guidelines for NYSDB Scholarship Applicants

 

Each fall NYSDB will award three scholarships to cover tuition, room, and board for up to one week of blacksmithing instruction at any approved blacksmithing school or with any approved instructor during the following calendar year. Any NYSDB member is eligible. One week-long scholarship is donated to us by the John C. Campbell Folk School in Brasstown, NC. The other two scholarships are paid for by NYSDB. Additional class time beyond one week is encouraged but must be paid for by the student.

Applications are to be received by the scholarship chairperson by September 1. Winners will be announced October 1.  

Upon being notified of being rewarded a scholarship the winner must
1. Formally accept or reject the grant within two weeks by email or mail to the scholarship chair.
2. After accepting the grant, select a specific class, which we realize may take awhile if catalogs for the coming year have not been broadcast.
3. Get approval of that choice by the scholarship chair.
4. If awarded the JCCFS scholarship, await receipt from the scholarship chair of the JCCFS "Class Gift Certificate." JCCFS will be given your name. Do not in any way send payment to JCCFS or you will void the grant, and they will not reimburse you. Simply contact JCCFS and enroll in a class.
5. If awarded a NYSDB scholarship, pay for tuition, room, and board. After taking the class send your receipts and proof of having attended the class to the NYSDB treasurer (Harry Heuer, 6854 Boughton Rd., Victor, NY 14564; (585) 924-9627; heuerenterprises@ yahoo.com) for reimbursement. By not reimbursing until after the class, NYSDB avoids having to deal with unattended classes and refunds.

If you are a scholarship winner and decide not to register for a class, please let us know promptly so that an alternate can be appointed.
Within twelve months after taking a class, you are asked to share what you have learned by:
1. Making an item influenced by something you learned in the class. Donate it to the NYSDB through Iron-in-the-Hat at an all-member meeting.
2. Demonstrating at an NYSDB all-member meeting using what you have learned in the class.
3. Writing an article about your class or project for The Anvil's Chorus.

 

 

                                   Criteria for Awarding Scholarships

      l. Financial need (no documented proof necessary).

     2. Service to NYSDB and a commitment to sharing your knowledge.

     3. Talent for blacksmithing.

     4. Youth and inexperience.

     5. Desire to learn more to advance your skill level.

     6. Commitment evidenced by pieces forged and access to forging equipment (owned, rented, or borrowed).

     7. Letters of recommendation.

     8. Resume.

     9. Kind of class and, if possible, specific instructor and class you wish to enroll in and why.

   10. What classes or training have you been involved in?  What is your skill level?

 

 

Scholarship Application Form

 

Name______________________________________________________________

Postal address_______________________________________________________

E-mail_____________________________________________________________

Phone______________________________________________________________

Check the scholarship you prefer:

• John C. Campbell Folk School, Brasstown, NC. Tuition, room, and board for a one week class (Sunday to Saturday) donated by JCCFS. Expenses beyond one week to be paid by the student.
  Visit the JCCFS website for details

• One week class at any approved school or with any approved instructor tuition, room, and board paid by NYSDB. Expenses beyond one week to be paid by the student.

• A class, shorter than one week, at any approved school or with any approved instructor room and board paid by NYSDB. A class less than one week long is less likely to be approved. Argue your case.

 Any one of the above.

 

Please include a one page cover letter explaining why you want a scholarship and why NYSDB should give it to you.  Send your letter and this form to:

 

John Scarlett, NYSDB Scholarship

443 South Hammond Road

Rossie, New York  13646

(315) 324-5635

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