The Horological Society of New York has created a scholarship specifically to assist female watchmakers with the cost of their studies.

HSNY has dedicated the scholarship to the so-called Radium Girls who worked as dial painters in the 1920s and suffered the sometimes deadline side effects of working the radioactive material.

The scholarship is named after Grace Fryer, one of the Radium Girls, who was poisoned by the element and led a campaign against their employer to acknowledge the deadly repercussions of using radium.

Any female student who has been accepted or is currently studying at a full-time watchmaking school in the U.S. is eligible for the Grace Fryer Scholarship.

Prospective students may also apply, with the understanding that the scholarship is contingent on their enrollment at a full-time watchmaking school. The scholarship is awarded every April.

Awards up to $5,000 are available.

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