Grants
Application forms for all grants and bursaries are available
below.
We prefer application forms to be submitted electronically to Pat Hudson at Hudsonp@cf.ac.uk.
They can also be posted to the address below:
Professor Pat Hudson,
Cardiff School of History
and Archaeology,
Cardiff University Humanities Building,
Colum Drive,
Cardiff CF10 3EU
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Emily Danvers who has served the Fund as Administrator for the past 12 months is leaving Cardiff for a new post in London. Until a new Adminstrator is appointed it is important that, after July 1st 2009 and until further notice, all enquiries concerning the Fund and all grant applications be sent directly to Pat Hudson
Pasold research grants are awarded to fund high quality research, relating
to all branches of textile history. Applications are encouraged for projects
where there will be a lasting outcome in the form of a publication or an exhibition
or similar. This includes conservation related projects, leading to publications,
but excludes the purchase or repair of objects and the purchase of hardware
(eg cameras or computing equipment or computer software). Applications will
also be considered where preliminary work is needed for the preparation of
a more substantial grant application to one of the major funding bodies. Applications
may also be made to fund conference attendance – these applications may
come from individuals or from conference organisers seeking funding for a named
applicant. However, it is important to provide an abstract of the paper and
details of the nature of the conference and its significance. Where a conference
organiser is seeking support for a named delegate details of the conference,
a CV of the delegate and title and abstract of the paper are required. A copy
of the full paper should be supplied following the conference.
All successful grant applicants, where appropriate, will be encouraged to consider
submitting the outcome of their research to Textile History. Publication would of course be subject to editorial refereeing and decision.
Grants specifically in aid of publication, for a contribution towards illustrations essential to the quality of research output, will be considered where a clear case is made explaining the way these will enhance the text and why they cannot be funded in other ways.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE PASOLD RESEARCH FUND WILL NOT FUND SALARIES,
ONLY RESEARCH EXPENSES SUCH AS TRAVEL, SUBSISTENCE, PHOTOCOPYING,
MICROFILMING AND SIMILAR. WE DO NOT ACCEPT RETROSPECTIVE APPLICATIONS.
ALL COSTINGS MUST BE IN STERLING
DETAILS AND DEADLINES FOR RESEARCH GRANTS (please
note that some deadlines were revised in January 2008)
- Applications for grants under £500 may be
made at any time.
- There are two deadlines for
applications between £501 and £1000: 1 October
and 15 February. Applicants will be notified of decisions
within 3 months.
- For applications
between £1001 and £3000 there is a single application
date of 30 April. Applicants will be notified within 3 months.
- Research Grant applications
are welcomed from PhD students, registered at UK institutions,
for grants up to £1000 (see deadlines 1 and 2 above). These must be accompanied by a
sealed letter of recommendation from the supervisor(s). Where applicable, a case
should be made that explains why such research expenses were
not included in institutional or research council funding. Applications
from PhD students for amounts over £1000 can ONLY be made
under the PhD Bursary scheme (see below).
- There is a category
of small grants of up to £500 for students on MA programmes.
The deadline is 15 April.
THE CRITERIA APPLIED IN JUDGING RESEARCH GRANT APPLICATIONS, which can be in
ANY area of the history of textiles including multidisciplinary approaches,
are as follows:
- Originality and rigour of the research, especially
where the study of the history of textiles is being approached
from a new angle, using new sources or new methodology. You
must demonstrate that the history of textiles is the central
area of concern and study.
- The care given to laying out of
objectives and design of the research.
- The viability of the
research within the timescale laid out and the research
training or experience of the applicant.
- The contribution of
the research in terms of publications, the development of
web based materials, exhibitions or similar.
- Referees’ reports (at least
one nominated referee should be from outside the applicant's
own institution).
SOME REASONS WHY WE TURN RESEARCH GRANTS DOWN
Competition for our grants has grown significantly in the last few years. We
are sometimes surprised by the poor presentation of applications. We thought
it would help applicants to know the most common reasons for grants being turned
down:
- Applications in which the history of textiles is
peripheral and not central to research (if in doubt please make preliminary enquiries to the Director).
- Applications which fail
to convey the scope and significance of the research and
its wider contribution. If it is necessary for applicants to
write at length they should not confine themselves to the short
space on the form. You are invited to use a continuation sheet.
Many applicants ignore this.
- Applications where the costings
are incomplete, inaccurate, do not give totals and
sub-totals, are not in £ sterling or where you have not investigated
the cheapest method of transport.
- Applications for travel
to conferences which do not provide an abstract of
the paper or the significance of the conference – a
title is not enough.
- Carelessly prepared applications.
THE FOLLOWING IS AN ILLUSTRATIVE LIST OF SUCCESSFUL GRANT APPLICATIONS
SINCE 2006.
(Name, location,
nature of research, amount received)
2009
Amanda Stinchecum
Brooklyn, New York
Research on textile museum collections in Okinawa
£1500
David Higgins
University of York, UK
Research on Harris Tweed branding
£1350
Tirthankar Roy,
London School of Economics, UK
Pulication grant for images for How India Changed the World
£168
Michele Walker
Brighton, Uk
Funding for online publication and touring exhibition
£995
Kimberley Chrisman-Campbell,
Pasadena, California
Illustrations for Fashion Victims: Dress at the Court of Louis XVI
£500
Katrina Honeyman
University of Leeds, UK
Child labour and apprenticeship in 19th century British textile industries
£845
Michael Hann
University of Leeds, UK
Cataloguing photographic plates relating to textile manufacture and design
£500
Elizabth Palacios,
Textile Conservation Centre, University of Southampton
MA grant for research on archaeological objects in Kew botany collection
£200
Sarah Owens
Textile Conservation Centre, University of Southampton
MA grant for research on non destructive investigative techniques for native American textiles
£300
Madhura Waiker
Textile Conservation Centre, University of Southampton
MA grant for research trip to Mumbai to study Patola Saris
£200
Clive Warwick
London College of Fashion
MA grant for research on London branch of Elsa Schiaparelli
£400
Gillian Crosby
University of Sussex, UK
Research trip to Paris to research Toiles de Jouy calicos 1686-1759
£400
Clare Rose
London, UK
US Research trip and to present paper at Global Quilt conference
£500
Lucy Norris
University College, London
Towards expenses incurred in presenting paper at the Political Economy of Textiles Conference, California.
£200
Caroline Evans
St Martins College, London
Towards expenses incurred in presenting paperin Milan on Haute Couture
Emma Ronald
Towards research trip to Delhi to study block printed and resist dyed textiles in rural Rajastan
2008
Kimberley Chrisman Campbell
Pasadena, California, USA
Publication grant for Fashion victims: Dress at the Court of Louis XVI
£500
Michele Walker
Brighton, UK
Japanese Shashiko Textiles
£995
Lesley Twomey
Northumbria, UK
Shoes in Valencia
£750
John Stobart
Northampton University
Workshop grant: Selling Textiles in the long Eighteenth Century
£1000
Alice Kettle et al.
Winchester, UK
Grant for research for book on embroidery
£293
Dorothy Osler
Northumberland UK
Research on quilt history and conference presentation
£750
Victoria Rovine
Florida, USA
REsearch on South African Dress and Textiles
£500
Susan Marks
UK
Research on quilt history and conference presentation
£750
Hero Grange Taylor
Early Textiles Study Group
London, UK
Conference grant
£1000
Elisha P. Renne
Michigan USA
Research in Nigerian Veils
£750
Katarina Oikerman
Isreal
German Torah Bindings
£500
Sarah Norris
Cheshire, UK
PhD Bursary
Fashion and Social Dance in Interwar Britain
£2000
Robynne Miles
Glasgow UK
PhD Bursary
Victorian Artistic Dress and Social Identity
£2000
Emma Richardson
Hampshire, UK
PhD Bursary
Pest Control in Nylon Textiles
£2000
Linda Newington
Winchester, UK
Support for conference on History of Knitting 'In the Loop'
£1,500
Zoe Viney
Southampton, UK
Vestments at St Michael's Abbey
£300
Peter Solar
Brussels, Belgium
Cotton spinning in Lancashire 1800-1825
£900
Swapnesh Masrani
St Andrews, UK
Dundee jute industry 1945-1960s
£551
Sarah Grant
London, UK
Research and publication on French printed textiles
£1000
Sarah Gillies
Bradford, UK
Analysis of staining on 7th century Coptic tunic
£450
Ingrid Murnane
Andover, UK
Present paper at 'In the Loop' Knitting History Conference
£50
Judith Hubbard
Winchester, UK
Present paper at 'In the Loop' Knitting HIstory Conference
£50
Luba Nurse
Basingstoke, UK
Research on Maori cloak
£473
Camilla Roman
Bruxelles, Belgium
Research on Indian handloom clusters
£1000
Helen Persson (and group)
London, UK
Provide session at Textile Society of Amercia symposium and associated work
£800
Kristen Smith
USA
Create database and analyse Coptic textiles
£1000
Hero Grange-Taylor
London, UK
Costs of plenary speaker at Early Textiles Study Group conference
£1000
Fianti Noor
London, UK
Research on economic responses amongst European textile firms
£970
Chanel Clarke
Aukland, New Zealand
Attend and give paper on Maori textiles at CHODA conference
£1000
Awhina Tamarapa
Wellington, New Zealand
Attend and give paper on Maori textiles at CHODA conference
£1000
Ben Marsh
Stirling, UK
European silk in the Atlantic world, 1500-1800
£1000
Nahum Ben-Yahuda
Qedumim, Isreal
Present paper at DISTAFF conference, Leeds
£500
2007
Artemis Yagou
Athens, Greece
To support research on Greek School Uniforms
£500
Joanna Hashagen
Durham, UK
To support International Lace Conference
£1,500
Helen Wang
London, UK
To support workshop on Textiles as Money on the Silk Road
£500
Katherine Wilson
Glasgow, UK
To support workshop on tapestry research
£1,180
Alexandra MacCulloch
Bucks, UK
To support two speakers at Annual Courtauld History of Dress Association conference
£300
Katrina Honeyman and Clare Rose
Leeds, UK
To support workshop in researching the garment industry: sources and approaches
£1,120
Maxine Berg and Giorgio Riello
Warwick, UK
To support workshop in the global spread of Indian textiles
£1,110
Lynn Abrams
Glasgow, UK
To support workshop on history of knitted textiles in Scotland
£1035
Cory Wilmott
Illinois, USA
Dress of the Great Lakes Algonquian people in British Museum
£1,110
Jane Malcolm Davies
Goldoming, UK
Representations of dress in sixteenth century Church effigies
£1,420
Massimiliano Carocci
London, UK
Use of 'Spanish Moss' in textiles among native Indians
£2,800
Mina Ishizu
Cardiff, UK
Early nineteenth century business practices in wool trade
£545
Michael Bath
Glasgow, UK
Illustration costs for book on needlework of Mary Queen of Scots
£1,500
2006
A. Toplis
Worcestershire , UK
Research re Hackney Coach Board and itinerant textile pedlars
£115
B. King and R. de Peyer
Macclesfield Silk Museum
Use of pattern books to evaluate UK silk designs: workshop grant
£720
K. O'Connor and Graeme Were
UCL, London
Textile technologies in contemporary society: themed workshop
£1,500
J. Foster
Skien, Norway
Trondheim museum visit for research on quilts
£199
J. Hashagan
Bowes Museum, UK
Subsidy for costs of book relating to exhibition of Lace from the Blackborne
Collection
£2,000
E. Rattray
Fraserburgh, UK
M.Litt dissertation on tradition of Gansey knitting
£200
F. Maskell
Oxford, UK
MA dissertation on dye and metal thread analysis
£200
M. Randall
Andover, UK
MA dissertation on analysis of human hair lace vest
£200
C. Cameron
Winchester, UK
MA dissertation on women's clothing in the coal mining industry
£200
C. Johnston
London, UK
MA textile conservation, Persian velvets
£200
E. Kramer
Manchester, UK
To research Hornel kimono collection
£172
C. Smith
University of Otago, NZ
To attend conference in Munich on conservation
£425
B. Burman
London, UK
Research on tie-on pockets and support for symposium
£420
I Fabretti
Venice, Italy
To support attendance at AHRC conference in UK
£500
S. Stankard
Oldham, UK
To support field trip to Malaysia to study traditional hand-woven cloth
£730
R. Gilbert
Huddersfield, UK
PhD. Bursary for research into technical and formal continuity in hand-kinitted
bodygarments
£2,500
A. Cooke
Dundee, UK
Research into Scottish cotton industry
£630
A. Robertson
London, UK
To attend Textile Society of America Conference and present paper on Devore
fabrics
£200
J. Hemmings
Winchester, UK
To attend Textile Society of America Conference and present paper on 'Textiles
and Censorship'
£200
K. Buckland
Monouth, UK
To attend two conferences in USA
£300
P. Rose
Cambridge, UK
To cover research costs to continue study of textiles excavated in Egypt
£960
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