Call for Applications:Craft Research Fund Grant (With up to $15,000 in Funding)

Applications for the 2026 Center for Craft Research Fund Grant are now being accepted. To apply and find out more about this opportunity, interested candidates are encouraged to visit here.

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About Call for Applications:Craft Research Fund Grant

Opportunity Details

The Center for Craft increases access to craft by empowering and resourcing artists, organizations, and communities through grants, fellowships, and programs that bring people together. We believe that craft matters. The Center administers national award programs including the Windgate-Lamar Fellowship for emerging craft artists, the Curatorial Fellowship for emerging craft curators and the Craft Research Fund program to encourage, expand, and support craft research in the United States. Additionally, the Center convenes national meetings, curates exhibitions, and programs lectures and workshops.

Benefits of Call for Applications:Craft Research Fund Grant

  • Grants up to $15,000 are awarded to support new and interdisciplinary research about craft in the United States.

Call for Applications:Craft Research Fund Grant Requirements

Applicants must be:

  • Able to receive taxable income in the United States for the duration of the grant
  • Able to report this grant as income
  • 18 years of age or older

Proposals are welcome from applicants with a range of affiliations, including but not limited to, independent and academic researchers, artist-researchers, curators, organizations and institutions, and scholars.

  • This grant is intended to support research and is NOT for the creation of artwork. ‍
  • This grant does NOT provide funding for already completed research or the dissemination of already completed research.

Application Date and Process

Applicants must apply using the online application program SlideRoom at http://www.centerforcraft.slideroom.com. Please review the sample application below before beginning your application.

All applicants should create a SlideRoom account to begin the application. Before submitting your application, you will be directed to a confirmation page where you will be able to review your form and return to edit or delete your uploaded files as needed. Once you submit your application, you will not be able to access your form again. Applicants will receive a confirmation email once the application form has been successfully submitted.

Application Deadline

17 October, 2025

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