This a semi-frivolous confession but Iwas looking up jewelry/ art contests earlier today and I found this one hosted by this arts school in Italy, the prizes are scholarships.
I don't think I have enough skill for an international competition, I looked at the winning jewelry submissions from last year and they seem to be primarily metalwork, not beaded like my stuff so I don't think I'm what they're looking for, I've never lived on my own, much less on my own in another country, the whole thing seems expensive and possibly sketchy because I've never heard of this place and it's focus looks to be vocational training for jobs relating to the arts. It doesn't look like they require you to take classes in any other subjects to complete your course of study.
Sure, I like fantasizing about this but the rational part of my brain says no.