Awards and Scholarships

To help ensure that the jewelry industry can maintain its workforce, the MJSA Education Foundation funds several endowment funds to help students continue their studies in jewelry-related courses. It also sponsors competitions in which the winners receive valuable scholarships or supplies.

MJSA Vision Award for Jewelry Design
Each year, Manufacturing Jewelers and Suppliers of America proudly presents the MJSA Vision Award Design Competition, which includes a student category. Winning students receive scholarships as well as free subscriptions to MJSA Journal.

MJSA Innovation Awards
This annual competition honors the most innovative technologies making a difference in manufacturing today. There is no entry or nomination process; winners are determined by an independent panel of internationally renowned judges. To view the 2005 winners, click here.

Scholarship Fund
The MJSA Education Foundation Scholarship Fund Group consists of six endowment funds, which are managed by the Rhode Island Community Foundation. Scholarships are awarded annually and are available to students enrolled in jewelry-related courses of study at colleges, universities, or non-profit technical schools on the post-secondary level in the United States. Awards range from $500 to $2,000.