The Wood Whisperer Guild Scholarship

The 2024 Guild Scholarship Application is now open! The deadline is June 30, 2024, at 11:59 pm Eastern. Scholarship winners will be notified on or around August 31, 2024

The winners of the scholarships will receive membership into The Wood Whisperer Guild (our online woodworking school) and will have access to 3 projects of their choice (estimated value $300) to assist them in their woodworking journey. If you are interested in applying please fill out the application. Please note if you won a scholarship in the past (from 2016, 2019, 2020 or 2021) you will not be eligible for the scholarship. We have a total of 9 scholarships to award at this time.

We expect a large number of applicants, so please be patient as we review all of the entries. We anticipate announcing the recipients no later than the end of August on TheWoodWhisperer.com and will award scholarships in 4 categories: 18 & under, (student), 19 & older (adult), Military (serving or vet) and 1st Responders We have a total of 12 scholarships to award at this time.

Would you like to sponsor an additional scholarship? Click here and donate today!

Big thanks go out to individual donors who helped provide additional scholarships this year:   To add your name (you can also donate anonymously) head over to the Guild  :)

Who is eligible? Anyone who has a desire to learn woodworking.  Past winners do not qualify.

When is the application open and due? The 2024 application is now open (as of April 18, 2024). The deadline is June 30, 2024, at 11:59 pm Eastern.

How do you evaluate the applications? We seek to award scholarships to candidates who are interested in improving their woodworking skills and career. As for the submission itself, we are also looking at your overall presentation. In this regard, we review and evaluate your past work and woodworking history, your vigor of expression, need, and passion for your topic.

How much should I write? You don’t have to write a lot, but please don’t just write one sentence. We really would like to get an idea of who you are and why you should receive this gift.

How do you announce the winner? Scholarship winners will be notified on or around August 30, 2024. Winners will be announced on TheWoodWhisperer.com and directly to the winners via the email they provide.

What will the scholarship recipient receive? If selected the candidate will receive membership into The Wood Whisperer Guild (an online woodworking school) and will have access to 3 courses of their choice to assist them in their woodworking journey. Every project in the Guild includes the following: Detailed video instruction, plans, and course support for your Guild project, Lifetime Membership to the Guild, access to Live Guild Meetings, access to a library of exclusive interviews with notable woodworkers, access to our exclusive Facebook group where you can connect with your fellow Guild members, industry discounts from popular vendors and of course email support directly from Marc.

Guild Scholarship winners from 2021

Guild Scholarship winners from 2020

Guild Scholarship winners from 2019

Paul Colvin
Allison Woods
Dominic DiMare
Dale Groves
Sean Holland
Jonathan Moloney
Clay Audd
Dave Wolfrey
Michael Campbell
Drew Nelson
Skip Keeney
Brett Guthrie
Bernie Gaudet
Kevin Feeney
AC Elliott
Neal Weatherhead
Crystal Curry
Thomas Adams
Anson Christian
Matt Moore

Guild Scholarship winners from 2016

We are extremely grateful to everyone who applied. There were so many worthy applicants, that it really was a difficult process to narrow it down to just 9 woodworkers. So, as a result, we donated 6 more scholarships! (it was just getting too hard for us to decide :) Congratulations to our 2016 scholarship winners!
Adam Yarlott
Andrea Potthoff
Christopher Kurdziel
Ethan McCrary
Doug McPherson
James Grizzle
Tomislav Tomasic
John Spears
Randa Linthwaite
Jorge Velez
Dave Bruce
Jon Waring
Jason Hotze
Robert Bice
David Oberle