Glass Art Society is call for applicants for the TAG Grant.
Completed applications for 2016 must be submitted online through the GAS website by July 31, 2016. A total of up to $5,000 will be awarded for 2016 Technology Advancing Glass (TAG) Grant awardees for the 2016-17 Fiscal Year (Oct. 2016 – Sept. 2017). You must be a current member of GAS in order to be eligible for the grant. The TAG committee will evaluate the applications over the summer and announce the winner in the fall.
Download the necessary documents here.
UPLOAD YOUR FORM + IMAGES + DOCUMENTS
www.glassart.org/Application_Submissions.html
Must be a member of the Glass Art Society when application is submitted, and if selected, agree to maintain membership for three consecutive years upon receipt of the grant.
If chosen for the grant, you are required to give a presentation on the completed project at a future GAS Conference or other event within three years following the receipt of the grant. This includes a written summary of project findings that may be published in the annual GAS Journal. Travel to and accommodations during the conference are the responsibility of the presenter.
All applications must be submitted in English
Each proposal must be submitted with a completed application form as either a word doc or pdf file, along with applicable images, resumes, etc.
All submissions meeting these requirements will be reviewed by the TAG Grant Committee
HOW TO SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION
Go to www.glassart.org/Applications_Submissions.html listed under the Events menu
1. Click on Start Your Submission
2. Anyone submitting must LOGIN
Current or Expired GAS Members AND those that have already signed up as a Submitter: Login and view the Active Calls. (using your email address and password.)
Those without a login must Register to become a Submitter: Register by entering your contact info and creating a password. After continuing to your profile you may edit it or Logout to return to the Login page and use the “Login and view the Active Calls” link.
3. Click on the category you want to submit: 2016 Technology Advancing Glass (TAG) Grant.
4. Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click on NEW SUBMISSION.
5. Title your submission in the following manner “2016 TAG Grant_ FirstLast_Title of your project”
6. Upload one file at a time by clicking NEW FILE, then the BROWSE/CHOOSE FILE button, select the file from your computer, then click SUBMIT to upload it.
7. Continue to add NEW FILE until you have uploaded all required. You can also MODIFY your application and any uploaded files if needed.
8. After you have uploaded all of your files click the FINISH link to submit your application.
Once submitted your application will need to be reviewed and approved by GAS staff to ensure all files were uploaded properly and are visible. Once approved the jurors will be able to review your application submission.
Contact us at 206.382.1305 or [email protected] in case of problems.
PAST RECIPIENTS
2015
Saman Kalantari, Flexible Glass Sheet (FGS) – $5,000
Michal Czeisler, Glass Paper – $2,000
Jin Wan Han, 3D Rendering for Glassmaking – $2,000
Chrysler Museum Glass Studio and National Institute of Aerospace at Langley, Additive Manufacturing of Glass Matrix Composites – $2,000
2014
Anna Mlasowsky, Computer-Aided Mold Making for Moldless Pâte de Verre – $5,000
Erin Dickson, 3D Printed Photographic Imagery in Waterjet Cut and Cast Glass – $2,500
MIT – Michael Stern, Sheyra Dave, Markus Kayser, and John Klein, Molten Glass 3D Printer – $2,500
