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Grants, Awards & Honors

Grants:

Adele Filene Travel Award

College and University Collection Grant

CSA Travel Research Award

Stella Blum Research Grant

Costume in Small Museums

Awards &
Honors:

Costume Design Award

Costume Society of America Fellow

Millia Davenport Publication Award

The Richard Martin Award for Excellence

Scholars' Roundtable

 

CSA Travel Research Grant

Purpose
The Travel Research Grant is intended to assist an Individual (non-student) Member of the Costume Society of America with travel to a library, archive, museum or other collection or site to further an on-going research project.

Description
This $1500 grant, first awarded in 1996, is designed to further an on-going research project and is not limited to academic study nor to those with academic affiliation. Recipients are encouraged to present their research to CSA members at either a regional meeting or a National CSA Ssymposium.

Eligibility
Applicants must meet the following requirements:

  • have been a member of the Costume Society of America for at least the past two years
  • provide proof that work on the project is already underway
  • provide a letter of confirmation from that collection

Application Deadline
Completed applications must be postmarked by September 1st.

Application Procedure
In a letter of application of no more than two pages, include:

  • a description of the project under way
  • evidence of work accomplished to date
  • name of the collection and projected date of visit
  • reasons for visiting the designated collection
  • projected completion date
  • audience the project will be directed to
  • Attach:
  • current curriculum vitae
  • letter from the designated collection confirming permission for an appointment and availability of material to be consulted
  • summary of projected budget (one page maximum)

Send four copies of the above to:
Chair, Travel Research Grant Committee
Costume Society of America
203 Towne Centre Drive
Hillsborough, NJ 08844

Grant Schedule
Applicants will be notified of results in November. A check for 75% of the funds will be available on March 1 of the following year. The recipient must complete travel and use funds by the end of December. By December 31, the recipient must submit a report of activities, including an expense report with receipts, to the National Office to receive the remaining 25% of funds.

 

Past Recipients

1996:
Melinda Watt, New York, New York

1997:
Miranda Howard Haddock, Kalamazoo, Michigan

1998:
Jacqueline Field, Portland, Maine

1999:
Linda Arthur, Honolulu, Hawaii

2000:
Naeda B. Robinson, Carmel, California

2001:
Sandra Orellana, Carson, California

2002:
Sandra Buckland, Akron, Ohio

2003:
Jane Farrell-Beck, Ames, Iowa
Karen Herbaugh, Lowell, Massachusetts

2004:
Naeda B. Robinson, Carmel, California
Myra Walker, Denton, Texas

2005:
Carol Colburn, Cedar Falls, Iowa

2006/2007:
Denise Amy Baxter, Denton, Texas

 

For more detailed information, please contact the National Office. Include the name of the grant in your request.

 

 

 
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