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01722 713800
daniel@andantetravels.co.uk
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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
Tel: +31 70 302 40 52
ao@europanostra.org
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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
020 7636 5365
info@thegulbenkianprize.org.uk
info@thegulbenk
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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
020 75916042
enquire@hlf.org.uk
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for website and further details
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:
0131 247 4133
info@socantscot.org
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for website and further details
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.
conservationyork@hotmail.com
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for website and further details
Notes:
Applications are invited by the York Foundation for Conservation and Craftsmanship for bursaries to assist the training of Craftsmen and conservators. Bursaries of up to £1,500 each are available to further the knowledge and skills of craftsmen and conservators at various stages of their careers. This can include CPD courses. Bursaries of up to £3,000 are offered to encourage and assist established craftsmen and conservators to take on a new apprentice/trainee.
The total sum available is £12,000, made up of £8000 from the Foundation’s own Bursary Fund, £2,000 funded by the York Company of Merchant Taylors, and £1,000 each from the Freemasons and from the Historic Houses Association (Yorkshire Region) in association with Coutts Bank. While the Merchant Taylors award is restricted to young people with links to York and its surrounding area, the other awards have no such restriction (though if all other things prove equal, preference will be given to an applicant living, training or employed in the Yorkshire Region).
Applications will be judged on merit and need, and there are no restrictions on who may apply. Employers may apply on behalf of employees. Bursaries will not generally be awarded to assist the funding of a student’s undergraduate degree or equivalent course. In the case of individual applications preference will be given to those seeking advanced skills or training in crafts/specialities in short supply.
The Trustees are particularly keen to facilitate the taking on of new trainees/apprentices. This would include someone starting out or part way through a three year apprenticeship, or a person not yet in the trade/profession but who, having had some basic skills training or relevant experience, needs further skills training to qualify. Applications for such bursaries would normally be expected from the potential employer, and could be used in a variety of ways to reduce the employer’s costs, e.g. those related to the introductory training demanded by legal requirements. That should not preclude applications from employers for other purposes, nor from potential trainees who have identified a committed potential employer.
In 2008 seven awards were made ranging in value from £500 to £2,000. The winners included a self-employed carpenter, a firm of decorative plasterers, and conservators of books and armour. A full list of 2008 and previous year’s winners can be found here.
Application forms can be downloaded here or may be obtained from the Secretary of the Foundation
by email: conservationyork@hotmail.com
or by post: The Merchant Adventurers’ Hall, Fossgate, York YO1 9XD
The closing date for receipt of applications is Saturday 28 March 2009
Andante Travels Archaeology Award
Andante Travels
World
01722 713800 daniel@andantetravels.co.uk Click
for website and further details
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
Europa Nostra
Europe
Tel: +31 70 302 40 52 ao@europanostra.org Click
for website and further details
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
The Gulbenkian Prize for Museums and Galleries
Gulbenkian Awards
United Kingdom
020 7636 5365 info@thegulbenkianprize.org.uk
info@thegulbenk Click
for website and further details
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
Landscape Partnerships
Heritage Lottery
United Kingdom
020 75916042 enquire@hlf.org.uk Click
for website and further details
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
Society of Antiquaries of Scotland
Scotland
0131 247 4133 info@socantscot.org Click
for website and further details
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.
Grants and Bursaries for the Training of Craftsmen and Craftsmanship
York Foundation for Conservation and Craftsmanship
United Kingdom
conservationyork@hotmail.com Click
for website and further details
Notes:
Applications are invited by the York Foundation for Conservation and Craftsmanship for bursaries to assist the training of Craftsmen and conservators. Bursaries of up to £1,500 each are available to further the knowledge and skills of craftsmen and conservators at various stages of their careers. This can include CPD courses. Bursaries of up to £3,000 are offered to encourage and assist established craftsmen and conservators to take on a new apprentice/trainee.
The total sum available is £12,000, made up of £8000 from the Foundation’s own Bursary Fund, £2,000 funded by the York Company of Merchant Taylors, and £1,000 each from the Freemasons and from the Historic Houses Association (Yorkshire Region) in association with Coutts Bank. While the Merchant Taylors award is restricted to young people with links to York and its surrounding area, the other awards have no such restriction (though if all other things prove equal, preference will be given to an applicant living, training or employed in the Yorkshire Region).
Applications will be judged on merit and need, and there are no restrictions on who may apply. Employers may apply on behalf of employees. Bursaries will not generally be awarded to assist the funding of a student’s undergraduate degree or equivalent course. In the case of individual applications preference will be given to those seeking advanced skills or training in crafts/specialities in short supply.
The Trustees are particularly keen to facilitate the taking on of new trainees/apprentices. This would include someone starting out or part way through a three year apprenticeship, or a person not yet in the trade/profession but who, having had some basic skills training or relevant experience, needs further skills training to qualify. Applications for such bursaries would normally be expected from the potential employer, and could be used in a variety of ways to reduce the employer’s costs, e.g. those related to the introductory training demanded by legal requirements. That should not preclude applications from employers for other purposes, nor from potential trainees who have identified a committed potential employer.
In 2008 seven awards were made ranging in value from £500 to £2,000. The winners included a self-employed carpenter, a firm of decorative plasterers, and conservators of books and armour. A full list of 2008 and previous year’s winners can be found here.
Application forms can be downloaded here or may be obtained from the Secretary of the Foundation
by email: conservationyork@hotmail.com
or by post: The Merchant Adventurers’ Hall, Fossgate, York YO1 9XD
The closing date for receipt of applications is Saturday 28 March 2009