Students, prepare to set sail, take off, and travel the world to further your education! The Alexandra B. Bonds Grant for Student International Endeavors is a new USITT grant designed to help you experience everything the world of live entertainment has to offer. This thrilling new grant is your golden ticket to explore the world of live entertainment like never before.

Students studying in areas of theatrical design and technology at both the graduate and undergraduate levels can be nominated to receive a grant of up to $2,000 to support travel and related costs. But the prize isn't just cash: we're unlocking a world of valuable networking and professional experience! Imagine traveling the globe, diving into new cultures, and gaining unparalleled insights into your craft—all while getting a complimentary registration to USITT's Annual Conference & Stage Expo. Get ready to network with industry experts and artists from across the globe!

Apply today and start packing your bags! The world is waiting—let USITT help you explore it!

Student International Endeavors Grant supports expenses such as:

• Conference Registrations
• Admissions
• Tickets
• Passport or visa expenses
• Travel fare
• Accommodation
• Per diem (food and other daily expenses)
• Study abroad tuition

Grant supports travel of:

• US students to international theatre opportunities, including conferences, festivals, exhibitions including Prague Quadrennial, World Stage Design, or similar events, and study abroad.
• Non-US students to attend USITT Annual Conference & Stage Expo
• Attendance at OISTAT meetings
• Any student selected to be an ambassador/host for a USITT international guest

Funding for this grant is generously provided by Alexandra B. Bonds.

Alexandra Bonds is Professor Emerita of Costume Design for the University of Oregon and has been active in USITT since 1985. An award-winning designer, her costumes have been included in the USITT USA PQ National Exhibitions four times, the WSD in Korea and Cardiff, and Costume Design at the Turn of the Century 1990-2015 in Moscow, Russia in 2015. While USITT Vice President for International Activities, she was the Commissioner /Project Leader for the USITT USA exhibitions to PQ 2003, 2007, and 2011. She is now the Chair of the newly formed PQ Advisory and Advocacy Group to share information among the members of PQ teams past and present. An advocate for international visibility of theatre design, she was also a curator for the USA entries for Costume Design at the Turn of the Century and Innovative Costume: The Next Generation, and the Jury Director for selections and awards for the original WSD in Toronto in 2005 and again for the latest WSD in Calgary 2022. 

While Chair of the International Activities Committee, she initiated the Student and Member/Professional International Travel Grants, the Artist Exchange Grant, and invited prestigious international designers to present at our conferences. She is the author of Beijing Opera Costumes: The Visual Communication of Character and Culture, the Golden Pen-winning investigation of these costumes in context with Chinese textile and clothing traditions. USITT supported this research with an Edward F. Kook award. A Fellow of USITT, she has received the Joel E. Rubin Founder’s Award for her dedication to increasing internationalism in USITT. With this award, she honors her parents for initiating her passion for global traveling and understanding.