Eligibility: This Grant is available to both full and associate members of the SCBWI who, as artists, seriously intended to make picture books their chief contribution to the field of children’s literature. Please note that members can apply for only one SCBWI grant in a given year.
Grant Amounts: One Grant of $1,500 will be awarded annually. One Runner-Up Grant of $500 will also be awarded. In any given year, the SCBWI Grant-In-Aid Committee reserves the right to withhold either or both of the grants for that year.
Requirements: Applicants will be required to submit artwork: either a rough book-dummy accompanied by two finished illustrations OR ten finished illustrations suitable for picture-book portfolio presentation. Art work specifications are included with the application instructions.
Deadlines: Completed application and accompanying materials must be postmarked no earlier than January 2nd and must be received no later than February 2nd. Receipt of your application will be acknowledged only if a stamped self-addressed post card is enclosed. The recipients of the grants will be announced in August.
Requests: Updated applications and procedures are now available for download below. Remember: members can apply for only one SCBWI grant in a given year.
Click here for a list of all Grant Winners and Runners Up
Grant applications are available
to download, as either a webpage (HTML) or Adobe Acrobat (PDF) file.
To view and print Adobe Acrobat files, you will need the latest version
of Adobe® Acrobat® Reader® Software,
if you do not already have it downloaded and installed. Don
Freeman Memorial Grant Procedures (HTML page)
Don Freeman Memorial Grant
Application (HTML page)
To request that an application and procedure list be sent to you throught the post, send SASE to:
SCBWI Publications
Don Freeman Grant Application
8271 Beverly Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90048
