Scholarships
The Guild of Book Workers offers scholarships to attend the Standards of Excellence in Hand Bookbinding. The scholarship consists of one year of Guild Membership, a waiver of seminar registration fees, lodging costs for four nights at the conference hotel, and the cost of the Saturday evening banquet dinner. The lodging costs covered do not include hotel parking, phone calls, movie rentals, or any other room services. Tour costs are not covered by the scholarship. The GBW Treasurer will reserve a room for each recipient at the conference hotel. Recipients are responsible for making their own travel plans. Scholarship recipients will be asked to volunteer a small amount of their time during the seminar to assist the event organizers, presenters, or other GBW volunteers.
Scholarships applications are now closed.
The Scholarship Committee requests a short statement and two letters of reference. The statement should describe:
- What you hope to get out of the seminar
- How attending might impact your work
- How you plan to share what you have learned with others
The letters of reference could come from an instructor, supervisor, or client and need not be lengthy. The application process opens May 10th, and all applications are due by July 1st, 2025.
For questions about the Scholarship program please contact Todd Pattison, Vice President, at vicepresident@guildofbookworkers.org.
Learn more about the Pamela Spitzmueller Memorial Scholarship and how you can support it.
Hotel & Accommodations
Graduate by Hilton Iowa City
210 South Dubuque St,
Iowa City, Iowa, 52240, USA
