The Judy Bligh Retreat Scholarship provides financial aid to both new and existing members of the Northwest Basket Weavers, Vi Phillips Guild to attend our Annual Retreat!

Retreat is held in May each year at the beautiful Seabeck Conference Center in Seabeck, WA. Scholarship recipients must register for Retreat separately, registration will open in mid-January.      *You must be 18+ to attend Retreat

Award Amount- $500 registration fee credit

Number of Awards- 4

Application Window- June 1st – December 15th

General Information- This is not a cash award: Recipients will receive $500 in the form of registration fee credits to be applied toward tuition and housing/meals for the Retreat. Non-members will have $25 of the award applied to an annual Guild membership. Materials fees are not included, each scholarship recipient is responsible for payment of any class materials fees.

Individuals may receive this scholarship only once. Priority will be given to first-time Retreat attendees, but everyone is encouraged to apply. Applicants who are not successful may apply again in future years.

Application Procedure- Complete and submit the following online application. 

You will be asked to provide a short statement describing why you want to attend retreat and what the experience would mean to you. You will have the option to attach supporting material such as a resume or images of your work.

Applications received after December 18th will not be considered. Awards will be announced after the January board meeting, prior to retreat registration opening. Specific dates tba.

Recipient Requirements- 

*Scholarship recipients must register for the Retreat separately*

Once you have been selected for the Judy Bligh Retreat Scholarship, your name will be given to the Retreat Committee so they know to expect you, but you must register for Retreat yourself. We recommend you do so promptly once registration opens as some classes fill up quickly. Registration dates vary from year to year, we will inform you of the dates at the time of your award.

Scholarship recipients are responsible for all materials fees which are to be paid per the Retreat registration requirements. Recipients are also responsible for any remaining Retreat costs above the $500.

In the interest of building a thriving Guild community, scholarship recipients are asked to sign up for a volunteer slot when they register for Retreat. Exceptions will be considered.

For more information email grants@nwbasketweavers.org