Austin SCBWI

You still have a chance to apply for the Don Freeman Memorial Grant-In-Aid  to enable picture-book artists to further their understanding, training, and work in the picture-book genre. The grant is established by the SCBWI and made possible through a generous grant from Amazon.com.

Here are the details. Please note that applications must be received by February 2, 2011, so if you’re interested you’ll want to act quickly.

Eligibility: This Grant is available to both full and associate members of the SCBWI who, as artists, seriously intended to make picture books their chief contribution to the field of children’s literature. Please note that members can apply for only one SCBWI grant in a given year.

Grant Amounts: One Grant of $2,000 will be awarded annually. One Runner-Up Grant of $500 will also be awarded. In any given year, the SCBWI Grant-In-Aid Committee reserves the right to withhold either or both of the grants for that year.

Requirements: Applicants will be required to submit artwork: either a rough book-dummy accompanied by two finished illustrations OR ten finished illustrations suitable for picture-book portfolio presentation. Art work specifications are included with the application instructions.

Deadlines: Completed application and accompanying materials must be postmarked no earlier than January 2nd and must be received no later than February 2nd. Receipt of your application will be acknowledged only if a stamped self-addressed post card is enclosed. The recipients of the grants will be announced in August.

Requests: Applications and procedures are available for download below. Members can apply for only one SCBWI grant each year.

Don Freeman Grant Procedures and Application (PDF format, requires free Adobe Acrobat Reader)