Costume and Textile Association

Geoffrey Squire Memorial Bursary 2025...

Terms and Conditions

Please note: Applications must be submitted no later than 14th April 2025. Awards will be made in late June 2025.

Geoffrey Squire Memorial Bursary: Terms and Conditions

Eligibility:

Applicants should be members of the Costume and Textile Association and resident or registered with an educational institution in the United Kingdom. Current committee members of the Costume and Textile Association, and their close relatives, are not eligible. (For details of membership, visit the C&TA website www.ctacostume.org.uk)

Frequency of award: A bursary may be offered biennially.

Value of Bursary: A sum of not more than £2000 will be awarded. This may be in the form of a single award of £2000 or two smaller awards.

Purpose: The bursary will be awarded to support research and study of any topic related to costumes and textiles. The bursary may be used to offset costs of travel, purchase of materials, books and stationery, museum and library fees, conference fees, publication costs.

Applications:

These can be made online (see below for application form) or may be sent by post to the bursary co-ordinator, see address cited below.

Please also see attached application form where C&TA membership number needs to be added.

Paper copies may be obtained from the address below.

Applicants should submit:

 Personal details (Name, Address, Telephone numbers, E-mail address, C&TA membership number)
 Personal CV
 A brief description of the proposed project in not more than 500 words and supported with
relevant images if desired.
 A brief statement as to the intended outcome(s) and benefit of their research or study; for
instance, increasing the understanding of a particular branch of costume or textiles history
or practice.
 An outline budget indicating how the bursary would be used.
Criteria for the Awards: The Selection Panel will judge each application on the:

 Significance of the research or study and the extent to which it will contribute to our
understanding of costume or textiles history or practice
 Plans by the applicant to disseminate the findings
 Feasibility of completing it within a reasonable timeframe

 Extent to which the bursary will make a substantial contribution to the research being undertaken

Members interested in applying are welcome to discuss their plans informally and in confidence. This can be done, preferably through email in the first instance, by contacting
Ksynia Marko (Bursary Coordinator),
Holly Tree Cottage, The Street, Oulton, NR11 6AF
Email: [email protected]

Selection and Award:

A selection panel will review all proposals and will make recommendations on the award to the Committee of the Costume and Textile Association.

Candidates may be invited for interview to determine final selection.

The Costume and Textile Association reserves the right not to award the bursary in any given year.

Deliverables/Reporting:

Once the work is completed, recipients of the award(s) will be asked to report in any of the following ways:

A written report to the Costume and Textile Association, preferably as a contribution to its newsletter Noticeboard or its journal Miscellany.
A talk to the Costume and Textile Association.
Exhibition of work supported by the bursary.
Publication in a book, journal or conference report.

In cases where the project extends for more than two years, the committee may ask for a brief interim progress report.

Payment of Award:

The award will be paid in instalments. Receipts should be provided for major items of expenditure.

Deadline and timetable:

Applications must be submitted no later than 14th April 2025. Awards will be made in late June 2025.

Application Form

Please download and fill in the Application Form with as much information as possible and return prior to the Closing Date:
14th April 2025

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