Adele Filene Student Presenter Grants provide financial assistance to students who have been selected to present oral research papers or research exhibits at the CSA National Symposium. The Costume Society of America greatly values the contributions of student members and wishes to foster their development. These grants for a day-of-presentation registration fee (and up to $600 if travel to an in-person symposium is possible), funded by the CSA Endowment, are intended to encourage student participation in both the symposium and CSA. Two awards are given annually.
The grants, first awarded in 1996, are named in honor of Adele Filene (1909-2010), designer of couture, sportswear, and handbags as well as a teacher and costume restoration specialist. A founding member and Fellow of the Costume Society of America, she also served as its treasurer and organized many CSA international study tours.
Applicants must meet the following eligibility requirements:
The complete application should be uploaded as one (1) pdf document under 100MB via an online submission form that will be provided to eligible applicants after December 15, 2024, that includes the following in listed order:
Each criterion is rated according to the following scale:
5 = exceptional, 4 = very good, 3 = average, 2 = below average, 1 = inadequate
The Abstract Submittal/Application Deadline for the 2025 Annual Meeting is October 1, 2024. Submitters will be notified of acceptance by December 1, 2024. The deadline for applications for the Adele Filene Award is January 15, 2025. The committee will make the final selection and send notifications by February 28, 2025.
Recipients are expected to attend the symposium and present their research.
Recipient must publicly acknowledge CSA in all lectures, publications, publicity pertaining to the award.
Following the presentation at the National Symposium, reimbursement of up to $600 of expenses to present at the symposium will be paid upon completion of travel and submission of an expense report.
Please contact the Committee Chair, Yee Lin Elaine Yuen
Constance Spotts
Iowa State University
Paige Tomfohrde
Cornell University
Yee Lin Elaine Yuen
Kent State University
Colleen Pokorny
University of Minnesota
Joshua Simon
Iowa State University
Kyra Streck
Iowa State University
Carleen Gabrys
Buffalo State University
Dyese Matthews
Cornell University
Katherine Celia Greder
Cornell University
Yee Lin Elaine Yuen
Kent State University
Chloe Chapin
Harvard University
Dana Goodin
Iowa State University
Kaila Temple
Smith College
Lynda Xepoleas
Arizona State University
Doris Domoszlai Lantner
Fashion Institute of Technology
Jennifer Farley Gordon
Iowa State University
Joanna Abijouade
New York University
Kelly L. Reddy-Best
University of Rhode Island
Seoha Min
University of Minnesota
Michaela Hansen
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Carmen Keist
Iowa State University
Katherine Lapelosa
Fashion Institute of Technology
Ashley Ratute
Iowa State University
Monica Sklar
University of Minnesota
Katy Werlin
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Mario J. Roman
Cornell University
Denise Nicole Green
University of California
Kelly Mohs Gage
University of Minnesota
Joycelyn Falsken
The Ohio State University
Katalin Medvedev
University of Minnesota
Meriem Chida
University of Minnesota
Juyeon Park
University of Minnesota
Melody A. Pena
University of Georgia
Naomi Spinak
San Diego State University
Jennifer Lynn Banning
Louisiana State University
Sara Beth Brubacher
Iowa State University
Deirdre Clemente
Fashion Institute of Technology
Elyssa Schram Da Cruz
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Julia Pine
Carleton University
Reneé Walker
University of Rhode Island
Melissa Woodson Jurgena
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Catherine Amoroso Leslie
The Ohio State University
Michelle Tolini
The Board Graduate Center
Debbie Zamora
Montclair State University
Kimberly Chrisman
University of Aberdeen
Persephone Hintlain
Louisana State University
Mary Q. Johnson
Wichita State University
No Award
Marlene Miller
Buffalo State College
Robert Schorman
Indiana University
Sophie K. White
Courtauld Institute of Art
Abby Lillethun
The Ohio State University
Vicki Skorich
University of Minnesota
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