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American Ceramic Circle Research Grants

Applications due by 11 April 2025

To encourage new scholarship in the field of ceramics, the American Ceramic Circle (ACC) annually underwrites grants for up to $5,000 to individuals to help offset costs associated with original research. Grant applications, which are reviewed by the Grants and Scholarship Committee, are due the second Friday of April. Grants are not intended for projects involving commercial profit, including publication subventions. Successful applicants are required to submit the results of their completed research to the ACC in the form of a paper, which may be published in the ACC Journal. Grantees may also be invited to speak at the annual ACC symposium. To apply, please send your coversheet and proposal as a PDF file to Yao-Fen You, the ACC Grants and Scholarship Chair, at accgrants@gmail.com using this form. Queries are also welcome.

1  Coversheet
• Name
• Address
• Telephone
• Email address
• Institutional Affiliation
• List of Publications — please attach copy of one, especially if related to proposed topic.
• References — please ask references familiar with your project to send letters of recommendation directly to accgrants@gmail.com as PDFs.

2  Proposal
Please prepare an attachment to the cover sheet with the following sections:
• Project title
• Brief project summary (100 words max)
• Significance of topic (500 words max)
• List of primary sources consulted (if project is historic in nature)
• Project description: plans for the project, reasons, how it will be accomplished, and describe the qualifications of individuals involved in project (500 words max)
• Research plan
• Timeline, including estimated date of completion
• Collections, archives, institutions, etc. to be visited
• Proposed budget, with estimated expenditures
• Total amount requested from ACC

The American Ceramic Circle was founded in 1970 as a non-profit educational organization committed to the study and appreciation of ceramics. Its purpose is to promote scholarship and research in the history, use, and preservation of ceramics of all kinds, periods, and origins.​ The current active membership is composed of ceramics enthusiasts from many walks of life, including museum professionals, collectors, institutions, auction house professionals, and dealers in ceramics. Member interest is focused on post-Medieval pottery and porcelain of Europe, Asian ceramics of all periods, and ceramics made, used, or owned in North America.