The Stella Blum Student Research Grant is intended to assist the research of a current undergraduate or graduate student who is a member of the Costume Society of America and conducting original research in the field of North American costume. This grant is awarded annually to provide a student with financial assistance with research. An additional stipend and a day-of-presentation registration fee, also funded by the CSA Endowment, is awarded to allow the recipient to present the completed research at a CSA National Symposium. Applicants must be a student matriculating, at the time of the funded research, in a degree program at an accredited institution. Applicants must propose a research project in the field of North American costume. The applicant's Project Proposal must include: a budget narrative for the project; introduction to research project, its background, significance, and/or innovation; purposes, impact, and goals of the research to the broad field of costume, specific objectives of work to be accomplished, and what questions will be answered (beyond simply increasing the student's own knowledge and experience); qualifications of researcher, familiarity with subject (awareness of the interdisciplinary nature of the field of costume), course work completed and related courses to be taken during the project, previous research experience, and how the project will benefit the student at this point in his/her academic career and in the long run; methodology and structure of research, appropriateness of research sources, and bibliography; projected schedule of completing the work and feasibility; name of research supervisor; application/scholarly presentation of results, and the value of this information to the field of costume research; and select bibliography and related resources. Applicants must also submit two letters of recommendation, one from the research project supervisor and another from someone familiar with the applicant's academic record, preferably a faculty member. Please visit the award's website or contact the Costume Society of America for more information.