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Purpose:

The Early American Industries Association, Inc. preserves and presents historic trades, crafts, and tools, and interprets their impact on our lives.
Funds available: Maximum individual grant, $2,000
Application due date: March 15 of each year
Awards announced: April of each year
For information and
applications:		 Justine J. Clerc
Research Grant Coordinator
Lorelton Assisted Living,
2200 W. 14th St., Apt. 129
Wilmington, DE 19805
Click here to print the 4 page .pdf application, complete, and mail to the above address.
Guidelines & conditions
of research grants:
  1. The project must relate to the purposes of the EAIA.
  2. Successful applicants will be required to file a report on the project on a form supplied by EAIA The report must include a statement of expenditures and then must be filed with the committee by March 15 the following year.
  3. An abstract of the grantee's research must be furnished with a report within 60 days of the scheduled completion of the funded work. Within a year of completion, grantees will submit an article reflecting the research for publication in the Chronicle (quarterly journal) or Shavings (bimonthly newsletter) of the EAIA
  4. One copy of the final form of the completed project must be deposited with the Research Grants Committee, whether or not the final form is published.
  5. Official acknowledgment of the support of EAIA must be listed in any published material connected with the project.
  6. A research grant may be used to supplement existing fellowships, scholarships, or other forms of aid. The grant is not to be used to reduce or substitute for such assistance.
  7. A research grant will not exceed $2,000 and is not renewable.
  8. A grant may not be used to pay for salaries in whole or part. Applicants are asked to give the names and addresses of their local newspapers so the Research Grants Committee can announce new grant recipients.
The EAIA Research Grant Program was announced in the 1978 February issue of Shavings and the first Research Grant was awarded in 1979. A list of the recipients can be found here..

Last update November 2009

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