Grants

This section contains the documentation required by applicants and grant holders. All the guidance documents, forms and templates can be found here and all the documentation and guidance to help with content creation can be found in the Resources and Training section. All EAP projects must adhere to the standard processes and grant holders must use current forms, regardless of when the project began.

INFORMATION FOR APPLICANTS

FOR GRANT HOLDERS - GRANTS ADMINISTRATION

FOR PROJECT TEAMS - DIGITISATION & CATALOGUING RESOURCES

The Endangered Archives Programme offers approximately 30 grants each year to enable researchers to identify and preserve culturally important archives through digitisation. The Programme offers the following types of grant. They are awarded in May/June and normally expected to start in August/September each year.

  • Pilot project grants can either involve investigating the potential for a major project through a survey, or they may be small digitisation projects. These projects should last for no more than 12 months and have a budget limit of £15,000.
  • Major project grants are intended for digitisation and cataloguing of a collection or collections. This type of grant may involve preservation necessary for digitisation, and may also relocate the material to a more secure location/institution within the country. These projects can last for up to 24 months and have a budget limit of £60,000.
  • Area grants are similar to a major grant, but larger in scale and ambition. Applicants must demonstrate an outstanding track record of archival preservation work and be associated with an institution that has the capacity to facilitate a large-scale project. The Programme will award a maximum of two area grants in each funding round. They can last for up to 24 months and have a budget limit of £150,000. Potential applicants must contact the EAP office before submitting an application for this type of grant.