Honey Hooser Scholarship
Every year Surrey awards a scholarship to a high school student with an interest in the arts.
The 2025 application period is not yet open. Please check back in Spring 2025.
Honey Hooser was a noted weaver and Surrey pioneer who settled in Surrey with her husband in 1921. She practiced and taught the craft of weaving and was keenly involved with the Peace Arch Weavers and Spinners Guild.
The Honey Hooser Scholarship was originally setup by her son Doug who contributed funds each year in support of the program.
The City of Surrey awards the $500 Honey Hooser Scholarship each year to a graduating post secondary arts student, or to a student with an interest in arts and crafts graduating from a senior secondary school in Surrey, or to a person with disabilities interested in arts and crafts.
The interest may be broad and include the study of the visual, graphic, or performing arts, or the development of the tools to facilitate these arts.
2024 Honey Hooser Scholarship Winner
Nathan Redies was awarded the 2024 Honey Hooser Scholarship. Nathan is a graduate of Earl Marriott Secondary School.
He is a lifelong creator and a passionate artist, who works with acrylic paint, pen and ink, ceramics, wood, and metal. In school, Nathan took advantage of the opportunity to take many courses in art, metal-working and wood-working. Nathan has also participated in a variety of extracurricular exhibitions and contests within his community, including Semiahmoo Arts’ “Paint the Town” competition. His work has been exhibited in the Turnbull Gallery and the Surrey Museum. He is committed to making art, and truly demonstrates the spirit of the Honey Hooser Scholarship.
Honey Hooser works on her loom in this photo from Museum of Surrey.