The Barbara Beckmann Textile Design Scholarship was established by the Northern Californian Chapter in memory of Barbara Beckmann, a longtime California Chapter member and mentor to new members and students. She was the recipient of 2008 IFDA Trailblazer Award for outstanding achievement in the design industry. The scholarship is open to currently enrolled post-secondary students whose emphasis is on textile design. All applicants must have completed four design courses in post-secondary education at the time of application and be majoring in Textile Design or a related field. The recipient of this scholarship must be enrolled for the fall semester following the March 31st application deadline, in order to receive this scholarship. All applicants must be a full-time undergraduate or graduate students majoring in DESIGN with a focus on textile design. The completed application packet must include a transcript of course work that verifies full-time status and shows your GPA. Application accepted each year between March 1 and no later than March 31. Winner will be notified by July first. See application form for further requirements. One copy of each of the following: A transcript from your college Registrar. Transcript should be sent with your PDF files by March 31st deadline. Three Textile design examples, including inspiration, process and material details, descriptions, dimensions and both in-process and final drawings. Computer generated and/or hand work may be included. The final drawings are to be in color. Two additional design examples that show the use/application of the original textile designs; these design examples should also include inspiration, process, descriptions and final drawings. Final textile images are encouraged for all examples, and we ask, again, that you provide color images for all final design drawings. Letter of Recommendation from an instructor/professor on official school stationery.