Western Regional Awards and Subsidies

Internships

Jack Handford Summer Internship

The Western Region actively supports student members and encourages institutions and students to apply for the Jack Handford Summer Internship offered every other year, i.e. 2026 and 2028. The internship is appropriate for students with majors such as costume studies, material culture, museum studies, fashion history, or similar. Student applicants must be undergraduates in their third year of instruction or any year following, including graduate students, showing promise as new professionals. The internship is intended to average duration of six weeks or a total of 120 hours. The grant may change depending on the budget; the 2024 winner received $3,000. 

Student applicants must be current CSA Western Region members to apply. The application deadline for institutions is December 1st, usually odd number years, and for students is March 1st, the following even number years. Check the forms: Institution Application and Student Application. All forms and other materials stated in the form should be submitted to Naomi Arnst, CSA-Western Region, Student Awards and Summer Internship Chair.

Student and Emerging Professional Membership Support

The Western Region is happy to support its student members. To encourage students to become part of the Costume Society of America, the Western Region will pay $30.00 of the $55.00 cost of student membership for students who join through the Western Region, making it possible for you to become a member for $25.00 a year for a maximum of two years.

The Western Region is pleased to extend Membership Support for Emerging Professionals within 3 years of graduation. To encourage Emerging Professionals to become part of the Costume Society of America, the Western Region will pay $30.00 of the $75.00 cost of Emerging Professional making it possible for you to become a member for $45 a year for a maximum of two years.

For more information and to apply, click on the link below.