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EDWARDS MEMORIAL SUPPORT GRANTS 

Established in 2014 by Mary D. Edwards, the CAA Support Grant in Memory of Archibald Cason Edwards Sr. and Sarah Stanley Gordon Edwards supports expenses related to participation in the CAA Annual Conference and conference registration fees for women who are emerging scholars at either an advanced stage of pursuing a doctoral degree (ABD) or who have received their PhD within two years prior to the submission of the application. The applicants must be presenting research papers at an art history session at the conference (either in person or virtually) with a strong preference for papers on any topic pertaining to the art of ancient Greece and Rome, medieval Europe, 400–1400, or Europe and North America, 1400–1950.

Application Requirements:  

By the session chair:  

• A description of the session  
• A few sentences on the applicant's contribution to the session   

Once nominated, the applicant will be invited to submit:  

• Conference paper abstract 
• Abbreviated CV (two pages maximum)  
• Letter of interest  
• Letter from applicant's dean, departmental chair, or dissertation advisor confirming current standing and progress in the art history PhD program or, if a recent PhD, confirming the successful completion/date of the doctoral program 

Other information:  

• CAA accepts applications for support grants October 15–November 15. 
• Only an Individual CAA Member ID or non-member CAA ID will allow you to sign into the submission forms. If you do not have an ID, please contact our membership department.  
• Institutional Member IDs cannot be used to create a submission.  
• If you are having trouble logging in, we recommend using Google Chrome as your browser.  
• Please start your application well in advance of the deadline to avoid last-minute technical issues. 
• Grantees must acknowledge the award in the first footnote if they publish papers on the topic which they presented at the conference that was supported by this grant. 
• Examples of allowable expenses:  
  • Travel expenses  
  • Childcare or caretaking expenses incurred to allow focused participation in the conference.  
  • Technology upgrade (i.e. headphones, microphones, cameras, virtual conferencing accounts, expanded bandwidth, upgrade technology)  

 Portal:  

• Only an Individual CAA Member ID or non-member CAA ID will allow you to sign into the submission forms. If you do not have an ID, please contact our membership department.  
• Institutional Member IDs cannot be used to create a submission.  
• If you are having trouble logging in, we recommend using Google Chrome as your browser.  
• Please start your application well in advance of the deadline to avoid last-minute technical issues.  

Questions? Please contact Cali Buckley, Manager, Grants and Awards & Director, CAA-Getty International Program (cbuckley@collegeart.org).