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The Professional Development Award

Criteria/Guidelines

This award is intended for those professionally practising in their chosen textile field, whether craft, design, curatorial, scientific or any other related textile field.

Its intention is to aid further development for professional practising textile people. The Award is for a monetary bursary of £1000 and is NOT intended for BA and MA students. It is aimed at PhD students and professionals working within a recognised textile field. Applications are assessed annually, and the award is given on the strength of the applicant meeting the professional criteria within their set textile field; there is only one award for all fields.

The application should show:

  • The applicant has a dedicated past career with a genuine enthusiasm for their project.
  • An innovative and ambitious project with energy and originality.
  • How the Textile Society funding will be spent and how it will further the aims of the Textile Society and its members.

A working liason with the The Textile Society is encouraged and as such:

  • The Textile Society should be appropriately acknowledged on any winning project.
  • The Textile Society will be provided with a brief report which may be published in TEXT (The Textile Society Journal) and/or, if approriate, a study day or another eduactional event held at an apropriate venue.

  • The application should be written on no more than 4 sides of A4.
  • The application should include no more than 6 good quality visuals, which can be used by the Textile society for publicity purposes.
  • The information together with application form should be sent by email in PDF format or posted to the addresses below.

In order to qualify the applicant must be an individual member of The Textile Society or working within an institution that is a member.

The closing date for applications is 1st August 2012. (Applicants will be informed whether they have been successful or not.)

send your completed form to:

Lyn Broster Charlesbye Farm, Greetby Hill, Ormskirk, Lancs L39 2DT

or e-mail to:

bursaries@textilesociety.org.uk