Financial assistance for students attending the Clarion Workshop is made available through the generous support of several organizations and many individuals. Some of these funds are administered by the Clarion Foundation, and some are administered by UC San Diego. Financial aid is awarded based on a combination of merit, need, and the criteria established by donors for particular funds. They range in size from $100 to over $3000, though most are between $500 and $1500.

To apply for scholarships simply fill out the financial aid section of the workshop application. You will automatically be considered for all merit- and need-based scholarships. You will be considered for scholarships that have additional criteria, such as the Octavia Butler Scholarship, if you indicate on the application that you are eligible.

Scholarships & Sponsors

Clarion Alumni Scholarship - Funded by small donations from Clarion alumni, to help new Clarionites get started in their writing careers.

Donald A. and Elsie B. Wollheim Memorial Scholarship - Sponsored by the New York Science Fiction Society (The Lunarians), to support Clarion and Clarion West students from the greater New York metropolitan area, including New Jersey.

Friends of Clarion Scholarships - Small grants supported by general funds given to Clarion from various sources, including alumni, instructors, and other friends.

Mary Sheridan Scholarship - Administered by the Clarion Foundation in honor of Mary Sheridan, informally known as "The Angel of Clarion." Her tireless administrative work during Clarion's years at Michigan State touched every student and instructor, whether they knew it or not. Through this scholarship, Mary continues to assist Clarion students.

Mysterious Galaxy Scholarship - Sponsored by the Mysterious Galaxy Bookstore in San Diego. Mysterious Galaxy supports Clarion not only with this scholarship, but also by hosting readings and signings by Clarion instructors.

Marjorie and Walt Farrell Scholarship - A fund grant, matched by IBM, from 1998 alum Marjorie Farrell and her husband to aid a participant attending the Clarion Workshop.

MSU Knight-Wilhelm Endowed Scholarship - Administered by Michigan State University (East Lansing), in honor of Damon Knight and Kate Wilhelm, the co-founders of the Clarion Workshop, to help talented beginning writers attend Clarion.

Octavia Butler Scholarship - Sponsored by the Carl Brandon Society, to support Clarion and Clarion West students of color (this includes, but is not limited to: African-Americans, Asian-Americans, Native Americans, Latino/as, Pacific Islanders, Alaska Natives and related groups.)

R.M. Kehrli Scholarship - Sponsored by Keffy Kehrli, Clarion 2008 graduate, to support a Clarion student.

Susan C. Petrey Clarion Scholarship - Sponsored by Oregon Science Fiction Conventions, in memory of Susan C. Petrey, author of Gifts of Blood. Susan had hoped to attend Clarion someday but financial problems prevented her from doing so before she died in 1980.

Calit2 Scholarship - Sponsored by California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology (Calit2) to support a UC San Diego student.

UCSD Knight-Wilhelm Endowed Scholarship - Administered by the University of California, San Diego in honor of Damon Knight and Kate Wilhelm, the co-founders of the Clarion Workshop, to help talented beginning writers attend Clarion.

Clarion is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts
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