Fellowship

Craft Archive Fellowship

Center for Craft
Award USD 5K–5K ≈ €4.6K
Closing date 20 days left · May 20, 2026
Location Global
For Individuals

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.
12 - 14 mo
4 awards
3 months

Who can apply

Applicant Types

individual

Project Locations

🇺🇸 United States

Region

United States

Age Range

21 - 151 years old

Priority Groups

women_in_stem, racial_minorities, lgbtq, indigenous, first_generation

How to apply

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