Scholarship List

In addition to our General Scholarships, there are a number of Special Scholarships in support of specific recipients or workshops, and Named Funds honoring those who have had a significant impact on children’s literature. You can see a full list of these below.

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Special Scholarships

Scholarship

Type of Scholarship

Anti-Bias Book Bearer Scholarship

In support of our Essential Conversations workshop series

Asian & Asian American Storyteller Scholarship

For Asian and Asian American storytellers

Richard H. Bell Scholarship

For educators

The Brown Bookshelf Scholarship

For Black storytellers

Paula Cohen Scholarship for Picture Book Creators

Supports two unpublished picture book creators annually for personal retreats

Community Connection Scholarship

For Pre-published MG or YA novelists

Floyd Cooper Scholarship

For an illustrator of color or an Indigenous illustrator

Disability Representation in Children's Books Scholarship

For storytellers who identify as disabled

Diverse Verse Scholarship

For writers who self-identify with a historically marginalized or underrepresented group and wish to attend a Poetry or Novels in Verse workshop

Diversify Science Scholarship for Illustrators

For Indigenous, Black, and people of color who are interested in science and nature illustration

Rebecca Kai Dotlich Scholarship

For poetry writers

Patricia Lee Gauch Scholarship

For MG or YA novelists

James Cross Giblin Scholarship

For nonfiction writers

Nikki Grimes Scholarship

For Black and Afro-Indigenous Women writers and poets

Lee Bennett Hopkins Scholarship

For poetry writers

Erin Entrada Kelly Scholarship

For middle grade writers of color with a demonstrated financial need to attend an in-person workshop

Native Creatives Scholarship

For Indigenous authors, artists, and creators

I, Too Arts Collective Scholarship

For Black writers identifying as women

Jewish Writers/Illustrators of Color Scholarship

For a Jewish writer or illustrator of color

Kidlit Pride Scholarship

For writers and illustrators from the LGBTQIA+ community

kidlitwomen* Scholarship

For women of color with a passion for illustrating for children

Stuart Kirkfield Scholarship

For an aspiring female picture book writer coming to writing later in life

Latinx Storyteller Scholarship

For Latinx storytellers

Steve Light Scholarship

To support sending an illustrator to our Summer Camp in Illustration

Jack Myers Scholarship

For science writers

Pacific Islander Storyteller Scholarship

For Pacific Islander storytellers

PJ Library Scholarship

To nurture and develop authors and illustrators of Jewish-themed books for children

Christine & Kenneth Taylor-Butler Scholarship

For a person of color

SCBWI Impact Fund Scholarship

Full tuition to attend an in-person workshop

Send a Teacher to Summer Camp Scholarship

Full tuition for Summer Camp in Fiction or Summer Camp in Nonfiction for a current K-12 educator

Trans Women Write Scholarship

Supports trans women and transfeminine writers

Transgender and Nonbinary Scholarship for Picture Book Storytellers

For a Transgender or Nonbinary person pursuing the craft of picture books

Renée Watson Scholarship

Annually supports a week-long independent writing retreat for a Black woman writer.

Jerome Weisman Scholarship

For illustrators

Wheeler Whole Novel Workshop 50+ Award

For an unpublished, middle grade writer fifty years of age or older to attend one of the Whole Novel Workshops

Debra Winegarten Scholarship

For writers to use for a Personal Retreat

Kay Yoder Scholarship for History Writers

For history writers

Jane Yolen & Heidi EY Stemple Scholarship

To help writers learn about the craft or business of children's books

General Scholarships: Named Funds

In addition to the special scholarships listed above, we have established these named funds which provide support to our General Scholarships.

Pat Broderick
Elizabeth Myers Brown
Susan Weber Brown
Pam Conrad
Joy Cowley
Bernice E. Cullinan
Nancy Edwards
Margery Facklam
Peter P. Jacobi
Janet Keen
Alison Green Myers & Garry Myers
Garry Myers III
Greg and Cassie Myers
Barbara Seuling
Jerry & Eileen Spinelli
Storystorm
Virginia Walsh
Ruthann & Roger Williamson
Clay Winters

Our 2023 Scholarship Period Has Ended

Access our 2023 award press release here.

To be notified when the application period for 2024 is officially open, join our mailing list here. You can also find general information about our scholarship process below.

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