NSW Orange Forum Scholarship 2010

NSW Committee is now receiving nominations for Forum Scholarship 2010. The Scholarship will partially fund attendance at Orange Forum in 2011. This scholarship aims to recognize the nominee’s desire to build skills to develop their textile arts and surface design practice.

Nomination details

• Only financial members of ATASDA may nominate a candidate.
• The candidate must be over the age of 18 at the time of the Forum (there is no upper age limit) and must be a member of ATASDA or attending a member school.
• Members of the Association cannot nominate themselves.
• Nominations must be submitted on the official nomination form.
• Up to two A4 pages of additional information (text and images) can be included to support the nomination. Please do not send original material.
• Permission signatures are required, as indicated on the form. Please scan and attach to nomination when emailing.

The nominee must also submit 150 words with the form describing their interest and ability in textile and fibre arts and why they are interested in receiving this scholarship. 

Criteria the committee will consider includes, but is not limited to,

• The nominee’s interest and ability in textile and fibre arts
• Their ability to access opportunities to develop their textile interests. Relevant factors here could include financial or geographical considerations.
• The statements by the member making the nomination or the nominee about how they feel receiving this scholarship would be a benefit to this nominee.

Obtain a Nomination Form

Further information about the Orange Forum can be found at http://www.tafta.org.au/forums.html

Nomination forms are available in fibrenet, by This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , or write to Beverley Chow at the address below and we will send you one.

They can be This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it back the NSW Committee or posted to: PO Box 709 Turramurra NSW 2074. Please mark them ‘NSW Scholarship’.

Closing date for nominations is now July 31, 2010.

NSW committee’s decision is final, and no correspondence will be entered into. NSW Committee will notify the successful nominee.