Grants up to $15,000 are awarded to support new and interdisciplinary research about craft in the United States.
The Craft Research Fund is the Center’s first and longest-running grant program dedicated to supporting new and interdisciplinary research about craft in the United States. Since 2005, the program has supported 244 projects in 40 states, Puerto Rico, and the Distric of Columbia by distributing over $1,900,000.
GRANT GOALS
The Craft Research Fund encourages, expands, and supports craft research in the United States.
Encourage
To encourage innovative research on critical issues in craft theory and history
Expand
To investigate neglected questions on craft history and criticism
Support
To support new cross-disciplinary approaches to scholarship in craft
Details
- Award Amount: $5,000 to $15,000
- Grant Period: 18 months
Timeline
- Application Deadline: October 4, 2024
- Award Notification: December 2024
- Grant Period Begins: January 1, 2025
- Grant Period Ends: August 30, 2026
- Final Report Due: August 30, 2026