Heritage Funds and Grants
Andante Travels Archaeology Award - World
Andante Travels
The Old Barn
Alderbury
Salisbury
SP5 3AR
Notes:
Andante Travels, leaders in archaeological travel, donates £2000 every year to a deserving archaeological project or to split between projects. This can be anywhere in the world - as long as it is helping to discover more about, or to protect, our archaeological heritage.
If you would like to apply please send us a description of the project you believe would benefit most from the award (it can be your own!), outlining how the money would be spent, and how this project would be helped.
Initial applications must fit on ONE SIDE OF A4 and include full contact details.
Closing Date: 9 November 2008. The successful applicant(s) will be contacted by 1 December 2008.
Contact: Applications to Andante Travels, The Old Barn, Alderbury, Salisbury, SP5 3AR
European Union Prize for Cultural Heritage /Europa Nostra Awards - Europe
Europa Nostra
Lange Voorhout 35
2514 EC
The Hague
2514 EC
Notes:
Category 1: Conservation of
A) Architectural heritage
B) Landscapes
C) Works of art
D) Archaeological sites
Category 2:
A STUDY whose ultimate aim is to lead to tangible effects in the conservation and enhancement of any of the above mentioned Category 1 areas.
Category 3:
Dedicated Service to heritage conservation by individuals or groups.
For further information on the Awards, please contact:
Europa Nostra Secretariat
Heritage Awards Co-ordinator
Ms Eléonore de Merode
Lange Voorhout 35
NL-2514 EC The Hague
Tel: +31 70 302 40 52
Landscape Partnerships - United Kingdom
Heritage Lottery
7 Holbein Place
London
SW1W 8NB
Notes:
This initiative enables partnerships representing a range of heritage and community interests to tackle the needs of landscapes, whose various elements may be in different ownership.
The main switchboard telephone number for our Head Office is 020 7591 6000.
We can normally answer your helpline queries between 9:30am and 5:30pm Mondays to Fridays, or you can leave a message with us outside these hours.
We have a minicom service for people who are hard of hearing: 020 7591 6255. You can use this service if you have access to a minicom textphone.
We have offices in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales, and regional offices across England:
The Chalmers-Jervise Prize - Scotland
Society of Antiquaries of Scotland
The Royal Museum
Chambers Street
Edinburgh
EH1 1JF
Notes:
A prize of £500 is offered biennially (2003, 2005) for the best essay, illustrated where necessary, on any subject relating to the archaeology or history of Scotland before 1100 AD.
There are no entry forms.
The Prize is open to non-Fellows.
Essays submitted must be of the standard required for publication in the Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, to which it is expected that the winning entry be offered for publication.
Entrants should submit their essays (three copies; hard copy only,) to the Director of the Society by 30th November of the calendar year for which it is entered.
Late applications cannot be considered. Entrants will be notified in March of the decision of the Society in respect of their submissions.
The Gulbenkian Prize for Museums and Galleries - United Kingdom
Gulbenkian Awards
Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation
UK Branch
98 Portland Place
London
W1B 1ET
Notes:
The purpose of the Gulbenkian Prize is to recognise and stimulate originality, imagination and excellence in museums and galleries in the UK, and increase public appreciation and enjoyment of all they have to offer.
A single award of £100,000 is presented to a museum or gallery, large or small, anywhere in the UK, whose entry, in the opinion of the judges, best demonstrates a track record of imagination, innovation and excellence through work mainly undertaken during the previous calendar year.
The Prize Administrator is based at:
Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation
UK Branch
98 Portland Place
London W1B 1ET
