The Guild of Book Workers is pleased to offer several micro-grants or scholarships to any individual identifying as BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) to be used to take or teach a book arts class. The Dark Archives Scholarship Fund, is funded by the organizers (Ian Kahn of Lux Mentis Books and the author of Dark Archives, Megan Rosenbloom) and the six binders invited to create design bindings of the book, Dark Archives; A Librarian's Investigation into the Science and History of Book Bound in Human Skin.
The grants will be awarded in sums up to $800. Funds can be paid directly to a host institution (for tuition payment, for example) or to individuals with a US tax ID. Proposals may include: Tuition for a workshop at an institution or to pay for private study, funds for materials needed to teach a class, travel expenses for classes, etc. The primary purpose is simply to encourage the participation of BIPOC individuals in book arts education, either as students or teachers. All specialties of the Book Arts are welcome.
Proposals will be reviewed for eligibility by a few members of the GBW Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee and the GBW Board of Directors. Funds will be dispersed in the order applications are received until the donation for the Dark Archives Scholarship is depleted.
Proposals should be specific and include how you plan to use the requested funds. This may include:
- tuition for a workshop at an institution or to pay for private study
- funds for materials needed to teach a workshop
- travel expenses to attend a workshop
The Main Points:
- Open to BIPOC Individuals
- May be used by any individual to fund book arts education (as student or teacher)
- Max award of $800, distributed in order of application until fund is depleted
- Membership in GBW is NOT required
- Awardees who are not already members of GBW will be gifted a 1 year membership
- Awardees are encouraged but NOT required to provide a write up about their class for the GBW newsletter
- Awardees will be listed in the GBW newsletter (with consent, not required)