Fellowship

Craft Archive Fellowship

Center for Craft Original Source
Award

$5,000 - $5,000

Deadline

May 20, 2026

Due in 66 days
Location

United States

Applicants

individual

About This Opportunity

The Craft Archive Fellowship advances archival research on underrepresented and nondominant craft histories in the United States, including feminist, queer, Black, Indigenous, Latinx, Asian American and Pacific Islander, intersectional, and other communities and approaches. The Fellowship supports a range of scholars—from independent artists to emerging and established researchers. Four Craft Archive Fellows receive honoraria of $5,000 each to conduct research in an archive of their choosing. They may engage in both conventional and innovative approaches to archival research. The fellowship takes an expansive understanding of what an archive is, including digital and in-person archives, objects as archives, oral histories, community-created archives, and site or place as an archive. Fellows are required to disseminate their research through a 1,200 word article to be edited and published by Hyperallergic in a Special Edition and participate in a virtual program presented by Center for Craft.

Duration 12 - 14 mo
4 awards
Decision 3 months

Who Can Apply

Region
United States
Project in
United States
Applicants
individual
Age
21 - 151 years old
Priority for
women_in_stem, racial_minorities, lgbtq, indigenous, first_generation

Application Details

Stages

  1. 1 single_stage

Required documents

research_proposal budget portfolio

Review process

Applications reviewed by Center for Craft staff for completeness, then evaluated by a panel of three expert jurors including scholars, archivists, curators, and artist researchers based on rigor, representation, contribution, and feasibility

Additional benefits

  • publication_support
  • networking

Restrictions

  • reporting_requirements

Post-award obligations

  • final_report
  • present_findings
  • acknowledge_funder