We believe that craft education should be accessible to anyone with an interest in learning.
The North House Folk School Scholarship fund has been made available through the donations of generous supporters who want to make courses available to all.
The foundation of the scholarship program is to aid those with financial need. Nestled within this overarching focus are supplemental goals for the program. They are (in no particular order): to increase the diversity of age, gender, and race in our student body; to offer opportunities to local residents of Cook County and Grand Portage, MN; to support the learning of those with professional aspirations in a particular craft area.
SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION UPDATE:
The next application opening is May 29, with a deadline of June 29, 2025 for September-December, 2025 classes only
Please check back here for the application link within that period.
Information for applicants: What to know about the application review and when you'll hear back:
- Applicants must call North House within the application period to register as a scholarship applicant for ONE class of interest. This will save your spot until the application review is complete.
- Once applications close, three week's time is typical for review by committee.
Scholarships are available at three levels.
- Half: half of tuition and materials.
- Full: full amount of tuition and materials.
- Full+: full amount of tuition and materials and $50 per course day to offset lodging/transportation costs.
*** Please note that North House does NOT offer lodging. This is the responsibility of the student.***
For this May/June scholarship period, we are additionally offering a special partnership travel stipend.
The Society of Inclusive Blacksmiths (SIBs) is offering a $250 travel stipend to a North House scholarship applicant interested in participating in a blacksmithing class this fall. This travel stipend is made possible by the SIBS to increase accountability within the craft and to support diversity in the field of blacksmithing. The SIBs scholarship is available to individuals from historically marginalized groups, which includes but is not limited to those who identify as BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, female, and/or disabled. The SIBs scholarship is available for blacksmithing classes for students who are 18 years of age or older. Please check the SIBS travel stipend box on the scholarship application if you are interested in being considered for this award. This would be in addition to the North House travel stipend.
Any award is pending scholarship funds being made available: if their application is not funded, the applicant will be notified and their registration will be cancelled.
An individual may receive one scholarship per year maximum. The amount of funding available per year will vary, and is determined by the Board of Directors through the budgeting process.
Questions? Email sbeggs@northhouse.org.