The purpose of the Craft Research Fund is to advance, expand and support scholarship in United States.
TYPES OF GRANTS WITHIN PROGRAM
- Project Grants: Grants up to $15,000 for research, writing, support documentation, images or rights to use images or text, as part of the research yet to be completed.
- Exhibition Research Grants: Grants up to $15,000 will be awarded to support exhibition research relating to the goals of the Craft Research Fund.
- Graduate Research Grants: Grants of up to $5,000 support research related to a Master's thesis relating to U.S. studio craft by students enrolled in graduate programs in any accredited college or university.
- Travel Grants: Grants of up to $1,000 are awarded to individuals invited to read papers relating to U.S. studio craft at any scholarly conference.
GOALS
- To support innovative research on artistic and critical issues in craft theory and history.
- To explore the inter-relationship among craft, art, design and contemporary culture.
- To foster new cross-disciplinary approaches to scholarship in the craft field in the United States.
- To advance investigation of neglected questions in craft history and criticism in the United States.
2017/18 CRF GRANTS
Since 2005, The Center for Craft, Creativity & Design’s Craft Research Fund grant program has advanced and expanded research about craft in the United States. The program supports innovative research on critical issues in craft theory and history, explores the inter-relationship among craft, art, design and contemporary culture, and fosters new cross-disciplinary approaches to scholarship in the craft field.
CRAFT RESEARCH FUND 2017/18 TIMELINE
Graduate Research Grant Timeline (available for students working towards a Master’s Degree)
May 12, 2017
Applications open in SlideRoom
September 22, 2017 (11:59 pm EST)
Graduate Research Grant application deadline
November 2017
All applicants notified of status and Graduate Research Grant awardees announced
December 1, 2017 – May 31, 2018
Projects conducted during six-month funding cycle
June 1, 2018
Final report deadline
Exhibition Research and Project Grants
May 12, 2017
Applications open in SlideRoom
October 20, 2017 (11:59 pm EST)
Exhibition Research Grant and Project Grant deadline
December 2017
All applicants notified of status
January 2018
Exhibition Research and Project Grants announced
January 1, 2018 – June 30, 2019
Projects conducted during 18-month funding cycle
October 1, 2018
Status report deadline
June 30, 2019
Final report deadline
ELIGIBILITY
Proposals are welcome from curators, researchers, independent scholars and graduate students. General overhead (indirect administrative expenses) is not eligible for university-based projects. No capital equipment purchases are eligible for support. This grant program is not about the creation of artwork.
Applicants must be U.S. citizens, in the process of applying for citizenship or have a U.S. Social Security number.
PROCESS
Only online applications will be accepted in SlideRoom. Please note there is a separate application for each category.
To apply, click through to CCCD’s SlideRoom portal and choose your grant category. Please note, you are able to save and modify your work until you submit your application. For step-by-step instructions, see SlideRoom’s Applicant Guide.
For questions regarding the Craft Research Fund program or your application, please contact Anna Helgeson, Grants and Office Coordinator at 828-785-1357 x102 or ahelgeson@craftcreativitydesign.org.
SAMPLE APPLICATION AND BUDGET FORMS COMING SOON
The Craft Research Fund program is administered by The Center for Craft, Creativity & Design and supported by the Windgate Fund at the Community Foundation of Western North Carolina.
For more information please click "Further Official Information" below.