Hey Everyone! Applications for financial aid to attend the 2025 Paper and Book Intensive are open through 11:59pm on December 31, 2024. Read below to learn more about the various opportunities. You can apply directly [here](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeCvbodNyK4dfAWZHZvzKT8TWJMfPMwkdvMhEkbjgt3icRA2w/viewform). General registration opens January 1, 2025. Click [here](https://www.paperbookintensive.org/2025classes) to see our 2025 lineup of classes and instructors. If you have any questions, please feel free to email me at brien@paperbookintensive.org. Applicants may apply for all awards for which they are eligible. These awards are selected through by a jury, based on specific criteria described for each award. Funding opportunities are intended to assist those who could not otherwise attend PBI for financial reasons. Funding Opportunities: - The Book Explorer Fellowship: Awarded to an applicant with a primary interest in bookbinding and/or conservation, this fellowship is supported by Pamela Spitzmueller, conservator and long-time PBI co-director. Pam’s book work was largely inspired by historical structures and she was constantly experimenting and exploring. The fellowship covers full tuition, room, and board. - Black, Indigenous, People of Color, Full Tuition Fellowship: This fellowship is offered to a BIPOC individual whose interests align with studies in the book arts. The fellowship covers full tuition, room, and board. - Work-Study Half Scholarship: PBI offers several half-tuition work-study awards in honor of Nell Mel­dahl. Accepted recipients will pay half of the cost of tuition to attend PBI. Work study recip­i­ents help with stu­dio set up and take down for each ses­sion, assist with var­i­ous mid-session tasks, and orga­nize the auc­tion and clos­ing banquet. Work-Study Award recipients are expected to arrive Saturday, the day before PBI general attendees do. While at PBI, work study recip­i­ents live together in charming but rustic group dormitories, with bath­room facil­i­ties in nearby buildings. Again, if you have any questions, please don't hesitate to reach out to me at brien@paperbookintensive.org. We look forward to seeing your application! Brien Beidler Co-Director, Paper and Book Intensive www.paperbookintensive.org​