Grants up to $15,000 awarded to support projects that encourage, expand, and support scholarly craft research in the United States.

The Craft Research Fund - Project grant is one of four categories that make up the Craft Research Fund, a visionary program dedicated to supporting scholarly craft research in the United States. Since 2005 the Center annually grants $95,000 to academic researchers, independent scholars, curators, and graduate students writing, revising, and reclaiming the history of craft. In 2019 the Center added an additional $40,000 Artist Fellowship category to support the creation of new research and knowledge through craft practice.