The Kress Foundation is supporting five research and publication grants, of $3000 each. Applicants must be members of the ICMA. The deadline for the 2018 grants is August 31, 2018.

You can join the ICMA here: http://www.medievalart.org/become-a-member/

Members may apply for:

Grants for Research on a first book - restricted to ICMA members who have been awarded a Ph.D. by a U.S. or a non-U.S. institution within the last ten years. Those with a non-U.S. degree must currently hold a continuing position in a U.S. college, university or museum. The grants must be used for travel, and for research costs such as photographs, image permissions, etc.

Grants for Publication of a first book - restricted to ICMA members with book contracts in hand who obtained their PhD at any time from a U.S. or a non-U.S. institution. Those with a non-U.S. degree must currently hold a continuing position in a U.S. college, university or museum. The grant must be used for publication costs, including photographs, image permissions, copyediting, architectural drawings/plans, etc.

Applications for either grant must submit:

1) a statement identifying the Kress grant being applied for, and the applicant’s eligibility for the grant

2) a cover letter (no more than three pages) giving a detailed outline of the proposed project

3) a full cv

4) a full budget.

5) a copy of the publication contract if one is in place

6) If a publication grant is being requested, a chapter of the text must be submitted. If the book is already completed, the entire text should be submitted.

The application should be submitted electronically to awards@medievalart.org .

For large files, please upload to Google Drive and give permission to awards@medievalart.org.

Failure to include all required materials adversely affects the review process.