The Center for Material Culture Studies is pleased to offer several sources of funding to University of Delaware graduate students pursuing research in material culture studies. Please click on the title of each award for further details and application instructions.
**NEW** The CMCS Graduate Research Fund in Black and African American Material Culture Studies
Up to $500 each for 4 students to support graduate students whose research addresses Black and/or African American material culture studies.
Application Deadline: November 1 and March 15
The CMCS Graduate Research Presentation Fund
Up to $200 each for up to 10 students to support graduate students presenting original research at a public venue
Application Deadline: November 1 and March 15
The CMCS Graduate Research Publication Subvention Fund
Up to $500 each for up to 4 students to support graduate student publications
Application Deadline: November 1 and March 15
Collections-Based Seminar or Workshop
Up to $300 each for 4 graduate students to help offset expenses of attending collections-based seminars or workshops with material culture content.
Application Deadline: November 1 and March 15
Friends of Rockwood Fund
Up to $1,500 to support a graduate student researching Victorian-era material culture
Application Deadline: November 1 and March 15
- Funding caps: doctoral students are eligible to receive a maximum of $3500 in CMCS awards (excluding DELPHI fellowships) over the duration of their degree programs; masters students are eligible to receive a maximum of $2000 in CMCS awards (excluding DELPHI fellowships) over the duration of their degree programs.
- Acceptance of CMCS awards: awardees are responsible for checking and confirming their eligibility to accept and hold a CMCS award free of conflict, and concurrently with, any other department, program, or university awards.
Student awardees have 10 months to expend their awards and complete their proposed work: awards made in November are to be completed by September 31 of the following year; awards made in March are to be completed by January 31 of the following year. Use this requirement to help determine the applicable timelines for your proposal and research. In accepting a grant, the awardee allows CMCS to use any original materials they submit (such as a report and images) for promotional purposes, which could include posting to the CMCS website and social media.