Sew Fun(d) Scholarship – Our Social Fabric

Sew Fun(d) Scholarship

 

At Our Social Fabric, we believe in the transformative power of creativity and the importance of giving back to our community. As a non-profit organization, we are dedicated to reinvesting any surplus funds into meaningful community projects. One of our most impactful initiatives is the Sew Fund(d) Scholarship Program.

Sew Fund(d) Scholarship Program

The Sew Fund(d) Scholarship Program gives free, brand-new high-quality sewing machines to young, aspiring designers to nurture and inspire the fibre arts community and encourage the next generation of sewists.

This program is for high school students in the Metro Vancouver area. Set up in 2022, we have so far gifted 15 sewing machines to young persons in our community.

Read about some of their inspiring stories here:

Eligibility

We are looking for passionate fibre artists who are desperate to spend more time at the sewing machine. We're eager to hear from young designers and makers who would flourish access to their own sewing machine but might be facing a financial barrier. 

Recipients of free sewing machines must also be students enrolled in a secondary school located in the Metro Vancouver area, which includes Village of Anmore, Village of Belcarra, Bowen Island Municipality, City of Burnaby, City of Coquitlam, City of Delta, Electoral Area A, City of Langley, Township of Langley, Village of Lions Bay, City of Maple Ridge, City of New Westminster, City of North Vancouver, District of North Vancouver, City of Pitt Meadows, City of Port Coquitlam, City of Port Moody, City of Richmond, City of Surrey, scəẃaθən məsteyəxʷ (Tsawwassen First Nation), City of Vancouver, District of West Vancouver and City of White Rock.

    How to Apply

    Applications are currently closed.  We have five Janome Sewist 740 sewing machines (worth $1,299) to give away in 2025. Add your name to our expression of interest list and we'll contact you when future rounds of applications open. 

    If you have any questions regarding the scholarship program they can be emailed to maryan@oursocialfabric.ca.

     

    Media Coverage

    Our innovative community program has received notable media attention. Watch the feature on Sew Fun(d) on CTV News Vancouver:

    Hear our feature with MaryAn, Sew Fun(d) program manager, on CJSF 90.1FM Radio.