Communal Studies Association Research Fellowship The recipient is announced yearly at the Fall CSA conference, but awarded in May. Amount: $1200. Half of the money is awarded upon announcement of the successful grant application, with the second half given after presentation of the research at a CSA conference. Application: Deadline for application: March 1st of the award year. Applicant should provide: A curriculum vita or resume and letters from two relevant references. A two-page description of the overall project, how he/she plans to accomplish such research, its goals, a timeline and how it will be presented at the CSA conference (paper, panel, A/V presentation, performance, exhibition, etc.); a bibliography of intended resources to be consulted during the grant project, and a statement that these resources are open to the applicant; a detailed budget (specify if funds other than this grant are to be used and their sources). The winner is announced on May 1 of the award year, and the research is presented at the following year's conference (e.g. the 2005 award's research is presented at the 2006 conference). Criteria: Research must meet the goals of the mission of the CSA (to encourage and facilitate the preservation, restoration and interpretation of historic communal sites, to study intentional communities past and present, to communicate the successful ideas from and lessons learned by these communal societies) and result in tangible scholarship that must be presented at a CSA conference. Research and presentation should be completed within one calendar year of the awarding of the grant, unless special circumstances intervene. Any exceptions must be discussed with the committee and will be approved at their discretion. Qualifications of applicant: Must be a CSA member in good standing at the time of application and at presentation of the research. Need not be affiliated with an academic or historical institution, but must show qualifications to complete the stated research. Applications should be made by March 1 to:

CSA Research Fellowship
c/o Peter Hoehnle, Chairman
P. O. Box 66
Homestead, IA 52236
(319) 622-6381
phoehnle@southslope.net