There are three scholarships available for the 2016 Alegre Retreat. Two YEA awards and one General Scholarship: www.alegreretreat.com
The deadline to apply is October 15, 2015.

Alegre Retreat Annual Scholarship .This annual scholarship was created in 2010 to help quilters who are facing a hardship and might not otherwise be able to attend the Alegre Retreat. Sponsored by the Hats off to Alegre hat auction from the 2010 Alegre Retreat, this special award was made possible when each of the instructors decorated a ball cap in their signature style. All were auctioned off on the final day of the retreat, raising enough money to sponsor one quilter for the following year! This has now changed from hats to purses! There is one Annual Scholarship available this year.

YEA Award The Alegre Retreat Young Emerging Artist Award is to encourage young artists to enter the art quilt field.
This year there are two YEA scholarships.
The first sponsored by Sandy Chapin in honor of Elspeth Hart.
The second in honor of Sue Bailey, a long time participant and friend.
To apply for the Alegre Retreat Annual Scholarship or the YEA award:
Interested applicants must be under 30 years of age on or before April 17th, 2016 for the YEA Award, and any age for the Annual Scholarship.

By Email: Send an email with the following to Tammy Anderson tammy.anderson@gatewaycanyons.com:
10 images of your work,
a one-page essay (250-500 words) that explains what it means to you to attend an Alegre Retreat.

By Mail: Applicants must submit:
a CD containing 10 images of your work,
a one-page essay (250-500 words) that explains what it means to you to attend an Alegre Retreat.

For both scholarships, please submit the above to:
Tammy Anderson
Alegre Retreat Scholarships
C/O Gateway Canyons Resort
43200 Hwy. 141
Gateway, Colorado 81522

All applications and materials must be received no later than October 15, 2015.
For qualifying submissions a lottery selection process will be used to determine the winners.

For more information visit: http://alegreretreat.com/pricing-packaging/scholarships/