The Roanoke Valley Branch of the National League of American Pen
Women is offering a scholarship to a woman who is working on a creative project
or taking a class in the arts.
Scholarship Requirements:
The Roanoke Valley Pen Women will grant a scholarship of a
minimum $100 to a woman age thirty or older who is taking a class in the
literary, visual or performing arts; or who is working on a creative project
involving the literary, visual or performing arts. The applicant must live
within 50 miles of Roanoke.
The money is to be used either for supplies (textbooks, art
supplies, paper, software, etc.) or for other expenses directly related to the
project (tuition, travel expenses, conference fees, etc.).
Women interested in receiving the grant for 2012 must apply to
the Roanoke Valley Pen Women between May 15 and June 15, 2012. The application
should include the following:
•Statement of interest:
Contact information at top of page: name, address, phone,
email.
A proposal that includes the following: (1) a paragraph that
either explains the recipient’s reason for taking the class or describes the
creative project, (2) a statement about the applicant’s career goals, (3)
verification that the applicant is committed to the project (Verification for
class enrollment could include a photocopy of acceptance letter, student ID, or
receipt for payment of tuition. Verification for a creative project might
include receipts for materials already purchased, photos showing that the
applicant has worked on a similar project, preliminary sketches for an artistic
project, etc.)
•A work sample in one of the following:
Literary Arts: an
example (2-10 pages) of either published or unpublished fiction (short story,
novel excerpt), non-fiction (article, essay), poetry (three poems) or a
combination thereof.
Visual Arts: CD or DVD
of jpegs of artwork (paintings, drawings, sculpture, pottery, fiber art,
photographs, etc.).
Performing Arts
(composer, performer, choreographer): CD or DVD of
performance.
Applicants who want work samples returned should provide a
self-addressed mailer with sufficient postage.
The scholarship recipient is encouraged to report back to the
Roanoke Valley Pen Women, either by mail/email or as a guest at a future Pen
Women meeting to inform the membership how the scholarship helped her accomplish
a goal.
Send applications to
Peggy Shifflett, 700 Cherrywood Street, Salem, VA 24153 or to Becky Mushko, 8
Listening Hill Road, Penhook, VA, 24137
