Scholarships & Fellowships

This is a repository for scholarships and fellowships designed to support people seeking or in historic trades careers.

This page aggregates scholarship and fellowship information from across the internet–serving different demographics and sponsored by different organizations.

Do you know of one we should add? Or see one that is no longer active? Submit a New Entry! This helps us keep the list an up-to-date and accurate resource. As available, please include the awarding organization name, website and contact information, description of the award, eligibility, amount, eligible uses, application due date, award date, and the duration. 

Christopher P. Robinson International Preservation Trades Exchange Scholarship

Website: http://ptn.org/blog/christopher-p-robinson-international-preservation-trades-exchange-scholarship-applications
Biography
Description

International exchange fund designed to increase the awareness of international traditional trade skills, preservation knowledge, conservation techniques, and understanding of traditional building materials and their relations to the built environment.

Eligibility
  • Working tradespeople
  • PTN member
Amount

$2,500

Eligible Uses

Tuition, Travel Funds

Duration

Annual

Construction Trades Scholarship

Website: https://www.nawic.org/nfsf_scholarships
Biography
Description

Support for people enrolled in construction trades training programs

Eligibility

Applicant must be currently enrolled in a construction-related training program which is approved by the Bureau of Apprenticeship Training, community college, technical school or equivalent.
Applicant must be obtaining training in a construction-related craft or trade.

Amount

$500 – $2,500

Eligible Uses

Tuition, Related Instruction

Application Due Date

February 28

Application Award Date

June 15

Duration

Annual

Harrison Goodall Preservation Fellowship

Website: https://historictrades.org/goodall
Biography
Description

Promote enterprising professionals’ ability to undertake a focused pursuit that makes a meaningful and innovative contribution to the field of historic preservation and support the stewardship of historic resources. for people enrolled in construction trades training programs

Eligibility
  • Must work in a preservation related field (trades, historic preservation, museum studies, history, archaeology, urban planning, architecture, etc.)
  • Emerging and seasoned preservation and trades professionals encourage to apply.
  • Federal and non-federal workers
Amount

$10,000

Eligible Uses

Project related activities

Application Due Date

June 15

Application Award Date

August 15

Duration

Annual

Misia Leonard Scholarship

Biography
Description

Conference fund to support the attendance of current students, apprentices, and new hires to the International Preservation Trades Workshop.

Eligibility
  • Current Students
  • Apprentices
  • Beginning professional tradespeople
Amount

$1,000

Eligible Uses

Costs associated with attendance to IPTW

Application Due Date

Prior to annual IPTW

Application Award Date

Prior to annual IPTW

Duration

Annual