FULL PAPER SUBMISSIONS

Nancy Rutherford Teaching Innovation Award

The ITAA Nancy Rutherford Teaching Innovation Award encourages the development and dissemination of innovative teaching strategies that address emerging issues in the apparel and textile fields.

Curatorial Exhibition Scholarship

A digital or physically mounted public exhibition that contributes new knowledge to the textile and apparel field through rigorous research methods where curators study, interpret, and display objects. The scholarship is grounded in theory and/or literature, and the exhibition considers aesthetic and material aspects of curatorial design.

Student Best Papers - Graduate and Undergraduate

The Student Best Paper Competition recognizes outstanding research by students in the field of textiles and apparel. All winners receive free conference registration, first place winners also receive financial assistance, offering an invaluable opportunity to present their work, network with industry professionals, and further their academic and professional careers.

Papers of Distinction

A "Paper of Distinction Award" is an honor given to a research paper that is considered to be of exceptional quality and significantly contributes to our field. Authors will be invited to participate, based upon the score of their initial RTC abstract submission.