Professional Development Award 2025

The Society’s Professional Development Awards of up to £2,000 support the further development of professional practitioners within their chosen textile discipline, whether art, craft, design, curatorial, scientific or any other textile related field.

The Awards are intended for professionals working within a recognised field of textiles, including PhD candidates in the later stages of their research.

Applications are assessed annually, and the award is given on the strength of the applicant meeting the professional criteria within their discipline and chosen textile field.

Please note that BA and MA students are not eligible for these awards.

Deadline details

• Closing date: 1 September 2025
• New members: To submit your application by the closing date, please join by 18 August 2025 for your membership number to be activated.
• This working period is determined by the banks, and is outside the control of the Textile Society.
• No refunds can be issued as a result of late submissions.

Award criteria

• Applicants must be institutional or individual members of the Textile Society.
• Applicants must complete the online form, submitted through your institutional or individual Textile Society membership number. You must complete all sections of the application form.
• The Textile Society welcomes innovative and ambitious projects showing energy and originality.
• The Society is looking for creative projects that are viable and have vision.