CSA Travel Research Grant
The CSA Travel Research Grant funds travel for costume-focused research at collections or archives, supporting ongoing scholarly projects by CSA members.
Funder: Costume Society of America
Due Dates: November 1, 2026: Full application deadline
Funding Amounts: Up to $2,100 per award; disbursed in two installments.
Summary: Supports travel-based research by CSA members at collections, archives, or sites to advance ongoing costume-related projects.
Key Information: Applicants must be non-student CSA members for at least two years and funds cannot be used for institutional overhead.
Description
This annual award supports individual (non-student) members of the Costume Society of America (CSA) in conducting travel-based research at collections, libraries, archives, museums, or other relevant sites. The grant is intended to further ongoing research projects related to costume, regardless of academic affiliation, and encourages recipients to share findings with the CSA community through presentations or publications. The funding is specifically for travel and research activities and may not be used for institutional overhead or operational deductions.
