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CSA Travel Research Grant

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$2,100

Due: October 15, 2026

No essay

No min. GPA required

No transcripts required

Eligibility

CSA Travel Research Grant, with an application deadline in October, offers numerous awards of $2100 each.

Description

The CSA Travel Research Grant is an annual award intended to assist an individual (non-student) member of the Costume Society of America to travel and conduct research at a collection (private or public), library, archive, museum, or other site relevant to further an ongoing research project. First awarded in 1996, the grant is designed to further an ongoing research project and is not limited to academic study or those with academic affiliation. Recipients are encouraged to present their research to CSA members at either a regional meeting or the CSA National Symposium and to submit a short research report to Dress. Applicants must have been a member of CSA for at least the preceding two years; provide proof that the work on the project is already underway; and have confirmed that the collection or site they propose to visit will grant them a research appointment, and that the material to be consulted will be available. If the research proposal involves human subjects and/or interviews, appropriate Institutional Review Board approval must be submitted before the initial grant payment is made. Applicants must submit a Project Proposal including brief project description detailing the material to be studied and names of sites to be visited; summary of work accomplished to date; description of how the research will impact the broad field of costume and the audience that will benefit; reasoning for visiting the designated sites and appropriateness of research sources; methodology of the research plan; statement of applicant's qualifications, including familiarity with subject and previous experience; time frame, work plan, and feasibility of accomplishing work; budget narrative and costs; and bibliography. Applicants must also submit a letter or email from the site granting a research visit and availability of material. Please visit the award's website or contact the Costume Society of America for more information.