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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
lsparks@aia.bu.edu
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The AIA is pleased to offer a number of scholarships and grants for students, publications, and AIA Societies. Scholarships and grants are open to members of the Archaeological Institute of America, and information for each is listed below. If you have any questions, contact the Fellowship Coordinator at 617-358-4184 or lsparks@aia.bu.edu.
Graduate Student Travel Award
These grants are to assist graduate students presenting papers at the Annual Meeting with their travel expenses. For more information, email meetings@aia.bu.edu.
Site Preservation Grant Program
The AIA's Site Preservation Grant Program supports the conservation of ancient monuments and the preparation of management plans for long-term maintenance of the cultural and physical landscapes of sites.
Jane C. Waldbaum Archaeological Field School Scholarship
A new scholarship has been established in honor of AIA Past President Jane C. Waldbaum to assist students with the expenses associated with participation in archaeological field schools. Five prizes of $1000 each will be awarded annually. Click here for more information, or contact the AIA Fellowship Coordinator.
Minority Scholarship
The purpose of the scholarship, administered with the American Philological Association, is to further the preparation of minority undergraduate students for graduate work in classics or archaeology. For more information, please contact the AIA Fellowship Coordinator.
Publication Preparation Grant
This grant assists scholars in preparing, completing, and publishing results of their research of already excavated archaeological material in a peer-reviewed outlet. For more information, please contact the AIA Fellowship Coordinator.
Publications Subvention Grant
This program offers subventions from the AIA's von Bothmer Publication Fund in support of new book-length publications in the field of Greek, Roman, and Etruscan archaeology and art history. For more information, please contact the AIA Fellowship Coordinator.
AIA Society Incentive Grant
The Incentive Grant is to encourage societies to undertake activities such as a teachers' workshop, a kids' archaeology fair, a symposium or event in a local library, or other project promotes archaeology and the AIA's objectives for local community outreach. For more information, please contact, Elizabeth Gilgan, Director, Programs and Services.
0116 252 5337
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The AIA award programme aims to enhance the understanding of industrial archaeology and to encourage high standards in fieldwork and publications.
Annual awards are made in the following categories:
AIA Dorothea Award for Conservation
AIA Peter Neaverson Awards
AIA Fieldwork and Recording Awards
AIA Publications Award
AIA Essay Award
Entry forms are available from:-
AIA Fieldwork and Recording Awards
AIA Liaison Officer, School of Archaeological Studies, University of Leicester, University Road, Leicester LE1 7RH
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In association with the Royal Geographical Society British Airways Communities and Conservation kindly provides return flights for postgraduates or individual researchers aged under 35 conducting conservation-related research or field work. Two bursaries are awarded each year, with each candidate receiving one free return flight. Destinations must be on British Airways flight routes and some strict conditions do apply.
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From time to time, the Association may have funds to assist the development of new research projects. The availability of these monies will be announced in advance on the BASAS Notice Board.
The application procedure is in two steps. There are no application forms in the first step. Those wishing to apply are asked to write a description of their project on one side of A4 (PDF or word document, 10 point or larger). Proposals should be sent to the Assistant Secretary by post or by email. All submissions should be clearly labeled ‘Project Seed Funding’. All applications will be reviewed by Council. Those applicants whose projects are short-listed will be asked to prepare a detailed application on forms supplied by the Association.
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The Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies offers an annual bursary award of up to £400 to enable a student enrolled in a UK university to participate in and gain valuable experience of a British School at Athens fieldwork project (excavation, survey, study season) that relates to Hellenic Studies (in the widest sense).
Preference will be given to students engaged in post-graduate research. It is the responsibility of the applicant to select an appropriate fieldwork project running under the aegis of the British School at Athens and preferably make preliminary inquiries to the project director, prior to submitting an application.
Candidates should submit a letter of application and curriculum vitae (maximum length two pages) by January 31 2005 to the Assistant Director, British School at Athens, Odhós Souidhías 52, Athens 106 76, Greece or by email. Letters of application should not be longer than two pages but should include the following: the name of the fieldwork project (including project director's name) they wish to attend, a statement of the purpose of the application and the name, address and e-mail of two referees whom the awarding panel(s) may consult.
The recipient of the award must have been admitted as a member of the School for the appropriate session before receiving the award, and must submit a short report on the use of the award to the London office (British School at Athens, Senate House, Malet Street, London, WC1E 7HU) by October 31 of the year in which the award was given. The academic staff of the British School at Athens will select a potential candidate(s) but the award will be made by the Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies. The award will be announced within two months of the closing date.
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Its aim is to encourage excellence in archaeological drawing, including the preparation of finished drawings for publication. It is hoped that awards will help individuals to improve their standards of draughtsmanship and also enable the preparation of a larger number of drawings, of higher quality, than might otherwise have been possible.
Applications, to be submitted by January 31 or June 30 each year, should specify the name(s) of the proposed draughtsman/men. Individual applicants must show that drawings are an essential part of their research. Furthermore, although not a precondition, it is hoped that they may be draughtsmen themselves. Applications from project directors, who may also apply during the course of a field campaign, are limited to unexpected expenses that are not provided for in the project's budget, such as extra maintenance costs to enable a draughtsman to draw unforeseen material and finds.
Up to three grants per annum are available. Grants are unlikely to be more than £200. (The Fund does not support printing expenses, or site drawings such as plans and sections, or computer graphics.)
Candidates should submit letters of application to the School's London office by post in four copies (British School at Athens, Senate House, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HU) or by email (bsa@sas.ac.uk).
Letters should not be longer than two pages and should include a statement of the purposes of the application and a budget and timetable for the proposed work, together with the name and address of a referee whom the awarding panel(s) may consult. Recipients of awards must have been admitted as members of the School for the appropriate session before receiving their grants, and must submit a short report on the use of the grant to the London office by October 31. The awards will be made by a panel or panels chosen by the School's Research Committee and will be announced within a month of the closing dates.
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The Knossos Donated Fund of the British School at Athens, with the generous support of anonymous donations, promotes research into prehistoric Knossos (i.e. before 776 BC) by making grants towards the expenses of research projects. Those that involve the study and publication of unpublished excavations at Knossos, including those of Sir Arthur Evans, will be especially welcome. The Fund does not support current fieldwork.
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For the encouragement of research within the field of the Association s interest.
Its scope includes travel, field work, excavation and associated scientific services, historical research and other appropriate forms of assistance (eg photography, photocopying, typing, preparation of drawings for publication, etc).
Awards are normally in the range of £100 £150 or more and are restricted to projects connected directly or indirectly with Wales and the Marches.
Application forms are available from the General Secretary (Dr J M Hughes, The Laurels, Westfield Road, Newport, Gwent NP4 4ND) and must be returned by 1 December for award in the following year.
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Cambridgeshire Young Persons History Awards
The Cambridgeshire Young Persons History Awards were introduced in an attempt to encourage and support the study of all aspects of the Eastern Region's archaeology and history by its young people. The Awards were first presented in 2007.
The more Young People become aware and involved in the study and research of the archaeology and history of their local landscape and community, the more it will enhance their sense of belonging and develop their citizenship skills.
These Young People are the Archaeologists and Historians of Tomorrow, it is up to all of us to encourage and nurture their interest in the Landscape in which they live, their Past and their Local Heritage Today....
The Cambridgeshire Association for Local History is asking people to nominate Young People for CYPHA - the Cambridgeshire Young Persons History Award. Our aim is to reward and recognise History related work carried out by Young People in Eastern Region.
The planned work, research or project can be very broad based, our main aim is for Young People to have fun and learn about their landscape, community and their past. They may want to base their project on their Family's History or on their Village's Archaeology or History or they might want to cast their net further afield to a wider East Anglia based project or they might just be a budding Archaeologist - the basic rule is if in doubt
Please Contact us, to discuss their ideas.....
The Closing date for Entries is the 31st March each year
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Nearly a quarter of all Committee for Research and Exploration (CRE) grants have gone toward archaeological fieldwork across the globe. Our grantees have unearthed evidence of China's earliest rice production, located ancient shipwrecks off Africa, explored Egypt's Giza plateau, and much more.
john.funnell@brightonarch.org.uk
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The CBA SE supports archaeological work, conservation and research projects relating to the historic counties of Kent, Surrey, and West and East Sussex ie including the area of south London up to the river Thames.
Grants are available to any individual, archaeological society, group or unit (including professional units). Individuals do not have to be members of the CBA but it is hoped that recipients who are not already members will feel encouraged to join the CBA. The success of an application is not dependent on a proven record of work.
0207 9695296
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This falls into two categories: (1) support for research projects from non-archaeological disciplines, where CBRL is actively seeking to encourage greater diversity among the projects that it supports; and (2) support for researchers undertaking initial exploratory work or a feasibility study with a view to preparing a later application for major funding from a research Council or the British Academy in due course.
Awards under either heading may be used to cover travel, round tables, seminars, or initial exploratory fieldwork.
In addition CBRL will assist such feasibility studies through the provision of its facilities and in establishing local contacts.
To be eligible under this scheme, a project must involve an element of travel to (or from) the Middle East.
Deadline: Completed applications and references must be received by the London Office by 1 December 2005
caari@bu.edu
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One grant of $1000 to a graduate student of any nationality in a U.S. college or university to pursue a research project relevant to an ongoing field project in Cyprus; to be used to fund research time in residence at CAARI and to help defray costs of travel. Residence at CAARI is required.
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: project statement; expected schedule of work; budget; curriculum vitae; two letters of recommendation.
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The Dorset Archaeological Committee exists to promote all aspects of archaeological work in the county of Dorset and has established a biennial archaeological award to recognise outstanding contributions to Dorset archaeology.
Further details from the Hon Secretary, DAC, Dorset County Museum, High Street West, Dorchester, Dorset DT1 1XA.
0207-973-3107
caroline.mathews@english-heritage.org.uk
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To be eligible for funding under the English Heritage ALSF Programme, projects must:
1. be directly related to the impact on the historic environment of the extraction of aggregate that is subject to the levy
2. aim to reduce, rather than compensate for, the impact of aggregate extraction
3. be additional to activity in English Heritage's existing grants programmes
4. be additional to mineral operators' obligations through planning conditions
5. be delivered in England
Archaeological projects must in addition meet English Heritage's strategic priorities for archaeology which are currently set out in the Implementation Plan for Exploring our Past 1998 (EoP98).
Marine projects must meet English Heritage's strategic priorities for the marine historic environment which are set out in Taking to the Water.
Community Benefit
English Heritage is committed to widening access to, and understanding and enjoyment of, the historic environment. All projects funded through our ALSF Programme should, wherever possible, deliver these aims through programmes of outreach, education, interpretation and community involvement.
Joint Working & Partnership Funding
We encourage project proposals which promote partnership and joint working across different stakeholder groups and constituencies: the aggregates industry, local government, commercial contractors, the higher education and research sector, other environmental agencies, community groups and not-for-profit organisations, and the independent and voluntary sector.
The English Heritage ALSF Programme has no requirement for partnership funding but applications which bring partnership funding or some other resource contribution, and so lever-in additional resopurces for the historic environment, will be particularly welcomed. For eligible sources of partnership funding please see our Guidance Notes page.
We are happy to consider applications where joint funding is also being sought from English Nature and/or The Countryside Agency and/or CEFAS (for marine projects).
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The American Council of Learned Societies is pleased to announce the third annual competition for grants to individuals in the archaeology and early history of East and Southeast Asia. This program is undertaken in cooperation with the Henry Luce Foundation.
Research fellowships and training grants will be awarded for study of the peoples and cultures of early East Asia. Comparative projects and those that build scholarly networks are especially encouraged. Proposals may cover prehistoric or historical periods, but must focus on research or training that involves excavations and/or excavated materials.
For the purposes of this program, "East and Southeast Asia" refers to Brunei, Burma/Myanmar, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Laos, Macau, Malaysia, Mongolia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam.
ACLS grants to individuals are part of the comprehensive Luce Initiative on East and Southeast Asian Archaeology and Early History that also includes a competition for invited institutions—universities and museums— administered by the Luce Foundation’s Asia Program.
Information regarding grants to institutions is available
on the Luce Foundation’s Web site, at www.hluce.org,
under the Asia Program section.
020 75916042
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We award grants of between £500 and £10,000 for people to take part in art, sport, heritage and community activities, and projects that promote education, the environment and health in the local community.
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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 668 8600
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Most of the grants are for projects which rescue information in the face of unavoidable threats, or help to assess the threats to archaeological sites and landscapes. The commonest such threats are:
• coastal erosion and related natural processes;
• semi-natural processes such as rabbit damage orregeneration of woodland;
• gradual processes resulting from human activities, like the destruction of sites by agricultural ploughing.
Projects should be designed to increase public understanding and enjoyment. They must take account of the future of excavated structures after the fieldwork has been completed.
Archaeology grants can cover:
• fieldwork and its immediate reporting;
• rescue conservation of artefacts from the above work, although this is normally carried out through contracts between HS and commercial companies;
• specialists reports and laboratory analysis for material arising from the above work;
• publication of archaeological reports;
• sending of an archive of documents from the above work to RCAHMS;
• the disposal of finds to museums,
• exploration of a theme related to standing buildings or field-monuments, such as preservation of sites in wetlands;
• synthesis of projects funded by HS, including documentary research;
• publication of any archaeological, palaeoenvironmental, historical-architectural or cultural resource management work funded by HS; and of the excavations of deceased archaeologists.
• informing and educating the public about the archaeological work being undertaking;Deadline for the submissions of application forms to the teams is the last Friday of September.
How to apply for Grants
You should discuss your ideas with the HS Inspector whom you hope will support your application, and, particularly for projects involving fieldwork, you should get the (at least moral) support of the Local Authority archaeology service.
+44 (0) 16973 21516
grampus@clark-mactavish.co.uk
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The EASE Leonardo da Vinci project provides funded 6-week archaeology placements, for archaeology undergraduates studying in the UK, to join a range of excavations throughout Europe.
Placements will take place in the Summer of 2006 to coincide with student holidays.
Participants are encouraged to use the EASE placements as a source of accreditation for compulsory fieldwork modules in their UK course of study.
All host partners in the project will be happy to complete field assessment sheets and to provide evidence and feedback to assist in this process.
0116 252 2617
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The Group can make grants up to a maximum of £500 annually for the support of research by members of the Group within its field of interest. Preference will normally be given to field survey, documentary research and preparation of graphics rather than to excavation and the preparation of reports for publication. A summary report of the work will be required within a year and, subject to editorial consideration, may be published in the Annual Report.
Applicants should apply by letter (4 copies) summarising the proposed research and the costs involved. Mention should be made of other applications for funding. The names of two referees should be included. Letters should be addressed to the Treasurer:
Dr R E Glasscock
Treasurer, MSRG
St John's College
CAMBRIDGE
CB2 1TP to reach him by 1st December in the year preceding that in which work will be carried out. Applicants will normally be notified of the outcome in March.
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The Roman Research Trust, in conjunction with The Schools Committee of the Roman Society, invites applications for its new archaeological fieldwork bursaries for 16 to 18 year olds. These bursaries are made available partly by funding from the Roman Society, and partly by funding from the Roman Research Trust. All eligible applications will be considered for support from both funds; successful candidates will be told which fund their support comes from. The bursaries are designed to cover costs of up to £150 per week to enable applicants to participate on an archaeological project. The project should have some link to Roman studies.
To apply candidates should contact first the director/principal investigator of the project they wish to join. The director should then write a short letter (no more than one side of A4) confirming his/her willingness to take the candidate on the project. This letter should also specify what and how training will be provided, noting the staff/supervisor: digger/student ratio. It should also confirm that the candidate, if accepted on the project, would be fully insured. Finally, a copy of the project risk assessment/health and safety guidelines should accompany the letter from the director.
The candidate should then send a copy of the directorÕs letter and risk assessment, with a covering letter to Dr Helen Cockle, Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies, Senate House, University of London, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HU by 15 May. The covering letter should outline the applicantÕs reasons for wishing to apply, their other sources of finance, and the amount requested. It should be clear from the letter exactly what costs the award is expected to cover. Candidates are advised that in the event of strong demand for these bursaries, it may not be possible to award grants to cover more than one week at a time.
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The Institute awards grants on an annual basis as follows:
Tony Clark Fund Up to £500 for archaeological work and dating
Bunnell Lewis Fund Up to £750 towards archaeology of the Romans in the UK
RAI Award Up to £5000 towards archaeological work in the UK
Applications should be made between October and 4 January on forms available from the Administrator at RAI c/o Society of Antiquaries, Burlington House, London, W1J 0BE.
Successful applicants will be notified in April.
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The Royal Archaeological Institute has research funds available each year as follows:
The Tony Clark Memorial Fund. Up to £500 is available each year for scientific elements of archaeological projects.
Applications will be considered for archaeological fieldwork, survey, aspects of excavation and post-excavation research; architectural recording and analysis; and artefact and art-historical research. Documentary research per se will NOT be eligible, but can be considered as an element of the other categories. Preference will be given to projects within the British Isles which have significant part-time/amateur involvement.
Forms are obtainable from The Administrator, Royal Archaeological Institute, c/o Society of Antiquaries, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London W1V 0HS or admin@royalarchaeolinst.org. The closing date for applications and references is the 8th January each year, and these must be sent to the Administrator, as above.
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The Royal Archaeological Institute has research funds available each year as follows:
The Bunnell Lewis Research Fund. Up to £750 is available each year for projects which preferably involve the excavation and exploration of Roman sites.
Applications will be considered for archaeological fieldwork, survey, aspects of excavation and post-excavation research; architectural recording and analysis; and artefact and art-historical research. Documentary research per se will NOT be eligible, but can be considered as an element of the other categories. Preference will be given to projects within the British Isles which have significant part-time/amateur involvement.
Forms are obtainable from The Administrator, Royal Archaeological Institute, c/o Society of Antiquaries, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London W1V 0HS or admin@royalarchaeolinst.org. The closing date for applications and references is the 8th January each year, and these must be sent to the Administrator, as above.
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The Medieval Archaeology Research Grant was established in 1990 and offers a single award of up to £2000.
Applicants must be individual members of the Society wishing to carry out personal research. Excluded are the costs of any excavation or the payment of academic fees.
Applicants should download an application form (Microsoft Word format) and return it to the Honorary Secretary, Dr Andrew Reynolds.
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The Society will support new projects of several years duration but normally expects proposals to have passed through a developmental phase under the Society’s guidance.
This usually involves the proposal being conceived in one of the Society’s Research Groups and, if appropriate and necessary, supported by a Project Development Grant.
The scope of all project proposals will have to be well-defined and focused in term of their research questions and methodology.
The Society will require project directors to provide a schedule for the completion of fieldwork and the preparation of reports and publications.
Further details about the Society’s management style and approach to projects is outlined in the Corpoarte Plan
Other information and details about deadlines are available from the Assistant Secretary, 14 Stephenson Way, London NW1 2HD
020 7969 5204
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Information about applications for the period April 2007 to March 2008 will be available in December 2006.
A grant of up to £400 is available to enable an undergraduate or postgraduate student to participate in an excavation or survey project that relates to Hellenic Studies (in its widest sense).
Participation in the project should take place between April 2007 and March 2008. Applicants must be undergraduate or postgraduate students based in a British university.
If you want to discuss the fieldwork grant scheme or require further information please contact:
Dr Hugh Elton
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Gina Coulthard
020 7479 7080
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The Society provides funds for the support of archaeological and antiquarian research within its fields of interest.
Some of the funds are limited by date and period but the Society is also able to consider applications over a wider geographical and chronological range. In recent years the total allocated has been approximately £30,000, in amounts varying from £500 to £2,500.
Minor Research grants are open to Fellows and other researchers who have links with the UK. The closing date for all funds is the Friday of the first full week in January in the year of application.
Applications for all awards are assessed by the Research Committee. The Committee meets in early March to consider the applications, and applicants are notified of the results by the end of March.
The General Secretary
Society of Antiquaries of London
Burlington House
Piccadilly
London
W1J 0BE
020 7479 7080
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This Fund was established in memory of Sir Mortimer and Tessa Verney Wheeler as the result of an appeal by the British Academy, the Institute of Archaeology and the Society of Antiquaries.
The purpose of the fund is to assist students of archaeology (undergraduates or first-year post-graduate) to gain experience in the field in the UK and abroad.
A total of £2,000 is available each year, with successful applicants receiving up to £500. The closing date for all funds is the Friday of the first full week in January in the year of application.
Applications for all awards are assessed by the Research Committee. The Committee meets in early March to consider the applications, and applicants are notified of the results by the end of March.
The General Secretary
Society of Antiquaries of London
Burlington House
Piccadilly
London
W1J 0BE
020 7479 7080
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The benefaction of Miss Joan Pye has been used to establish an award scheme to assist scholars who have completed their post-graduate degree within the last five years.
The aim of the scheme is to assist research work in the fields of prehistoric and Roman archaeology in the United Kingdom.
The closing date for all funds is the Friday of the first full week in January in the year of application.
Applications for all awards are assessed by the Research Committee. The Committee meets in early March to consider the applications, and applicants are notified of the results by the end of March.
The General Secretary
Society of Antiquaries of London
Burlington House
Piccadilly
London
W1J 0BE
secretary@aias.org.uk
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Grant: Up to £1000 for postgraduate of archaeology to conduct research in Israel
Grant: A travel grant for students of archaeology wishing to excavate in Israel
Closing Date: 12 February of each year
Contact: The Secretary
The Anglo-Israel Archaeological Society
126 Albert Street
London
NW1 7NE
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Applications are invited for the above Award which will be granted for a specific project, or projects, relating to the aims and purposes of the Egypt Exploration Society:
'to survey and explore the antiquities of Egypt in accordance with the best methods of scientific investigation for the purposes of obtaining information about the history, religion, art, literature and culture of that country'.
Territorially these aims include the Sudan as well as Egypt and chronologically the Predynastic to Late Medieval Periods.
The total value of the Award will be in the region of £6,500. This sum may be divided among several projects.
A detailed proposal and budget should be submitted electronically, either by email or on CD, with the names and addresses (including email) of two referees, to:
Centenary Award 2008
The Egypt Exploration Society
3 Doughty Mews
London WC1N 2PG
Email: contact@ees.ac.uk
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The society awards grants from the Coghlan Bequest and R.F. Tylecote Memorial Fund for research and travel. The Coghlan Bequest was set up to facilitate any research into historical metallurgy, including fieldwork, experiments, analysis and travel. Money from the fund is awarded once a year in March; applications must be received by the end of the preceding January to be considered. The R.F. Tylecote Memorial Fund commemorates the renowned archaeometallurgist who was a founder member of the HMS and edited the Journal from its beginning until his death.
It takes the form of Annual Travel Bursaries to help pay for travel, subsistence and conference fees, which will further the aims of the Society, including research, conferences, seminars, excavations, fieldwork and experimental workings.
Money from the fund is awarded in March and November; applications must be received by the end of the preceding January and September. As a guide, up to £150 is usually awarded in each round. Following an award, the results of the research undertaken or a report on the study visit must be sent to the HMS for possible inclusion in the Journal the HMS newsletter. Any unused funds must be returned to the HMS.
Completed forms should be sent to:-
Michael Cowell, Hon. Treasurer, “Little Gables”, 17A Thorncote Road, Northill, Bedfordshire, SG18 9AQ, UK
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Grants from the general fund are to assist research into prehistoric archaeology in any part of the world.
Open to Society members only.
The Society does not normally consider funding long-term projects other than in their initial stages. Preference is likely to be given to smaller-scale projects which are less likely to attract significant support from major sources of funding. Grants will not normally be given for work directly related to a higher degree.
The closing date is the first of January in each year.
Details from the Administrative Assistant, The Prehistoric Society, Institute of Archaeology, University College London, 31-34 Gordon Square, London WC1H 0PY.
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The Schools Committee of the Roman Society, in conjunction with the Roman Research Trust, invites applications for its new archaeological fieldwork bursaries for 16 to 18 year olds. These bursaries are made available partly by funding from the Roman Society, and partly by funding from the Roman Research Trust. All eligible applications will be considered for support from both funds; successful candidates will be told which fund their support comes from. The bursaries are designed to cover costs of up to £150 per week to enable applicants to participate on an archaeological project. The project should have some link to Roman studies.
To apply candidates should contact first the director/principal investigator of the project they wish to join. The director should then write a short letter (no more than one side of A4) confirming his/her willingness to take the candidate on the project. This letter should also specify what and how training will be provided, noting the staff/supervisor: digger/student ratio. It should also confirm that the candidate, if accepted on the project, would be fully insured. Finally, a copy of the project risk assessment/health and safety guidelines should accompany the letter from the director.
The candidate should then send a copy of the director’s letter and risk assessment, with a covering letter to Dr Helen Cockle, Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies, Senate House, University of London, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HU by 19 May 2006. The covering letter should outline the applicant’s reasons for wishing to apply, their other sources of finance, and the amount requested. It should be clear from the letter exactly what costs the award is expected to cover.
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The Society supports a limited number of projects which Council has identified as core strategic research projects for the Society. Proposals for fieldwork on such projects, and their associated post-fieldwork costs, which must have been previously discussed with the Society’s Officers, should be submitted to the Society’s Fieldwork Committee.
Application and Reference forms available from website
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The Sussex Archaeological Society offers £6,000 annually to individuals and groups to assist with the costs of historical and archaeological research with a Sussex connection.
Applications are not dependent on a proven record of research and preference will be given to applicants who do not qualify for other research grants.
Grants for publication are not generally given but applications towards the costs of obtaining specialist reports or producing professional standard drawings will be considered.
In addition grants may cover the purchase of equipment and photocopies or microfilms or archival material. Applications are considered quarterly.
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The Derrick Riley Fund was established in 1994 to foster and support the study of aerial archaeology by young scholars. It provides grants to undergraduate and postgraduate students in the UK and overseas to fund research and further training in aerial archaeology.
A maximum of £500 will be available each year to be split between one or more awards. The grants will support students currently following a degree-level course to undertake either independent research involving aerial archaeology(including undergraduate and postgraduate dissertations) or training in aerial archaeology (for instance, attending a workshop, work placement or a conference). Eligible expenses include travel, accommodation, consumables and conference/workshop fees. The
deadline for applications is 29 May 2009.
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Sally Christian 1953-2008
In February of this year, CCE archaeology student Sally Christian lost a long and difficult fight against cancer. She will be much missed by both fellow students and her tutors. In recent years Sally had followed up her interest in archaeology by completing the Certificate in Archaeology and then registering for the Diploma in Archaeology. She was a keen, able and popular student. Other interests included music and horses, and her successful career in hospitals and latterly jointly running a carehome with her husband, John Patty. Before her death, Sally very generously and anonymously set up the CCE Archaeology Fund (now to be known as the Sally Christian Archaeology Bequest). The main aim of the fund is to provide a source of funding available to CCE archaeology students who wish to undertake various practical archaeology training courses or to participate in/attend archaeological projects or conferences. Priority is to be given to students in the earlier years of their studies to help them explore their interests in different aspects of archaeology. A large number of students have already benefited from the Archaeology Bequest and others who may be interested in seeking such funding will find further details below. Donations in Sally's memory may be made to Cancer Research UK or to the Sally Christian Archaeology Bequest at the University of Sussex.
David Rudling
CCE Convenor for Archaeology
Introduction
This fund has been set up as a result of a very generous bequest by the late Sally Christian, a former CCE archaeology student. The main aim of the fund is to provide a source of funding and bursaries available to CCE archaeology students who wish to undertake various practical archaeology training courses, or participate in/attend archaeological projects or conferences. Priority is to be given to students in the earlier years of their studies to help them explore their interests in different aspects of archaeology. Subject to demand for the above (which is the main objective), some of the annual funding may also be made available for CCE student or staff fieldwork projects (e.g. for equipment or plant hire) where these projects can demonstrate a benefit to CCE archaeology students generally (eg in terms of participation).
Applications for funding
Those wishing to apply for funding must fill out an application form and submit this to David Rudling, Senior Lecturer in Archaeology. Applicants are required to state why they wish to undertake the course/project/event for which they seek funding, and how they think they will benefit. The applications will be considered upon receipt and all applicants informed asap of decisions made. Any funds not allocated by the end of each calendar year will be added to the amount available in the next funding year. The maximum amount available to any one individual regarding training course or conference fees is £200.
Requirements of applicants
1.It is a requirement of all student applications that those receiving funding will maintain a field notebook (following CCE guidelines) during all practical work. If requested this field notebook should be made available for inspection by a member of the CCE archaeology staff. In contrast, those attending a conference should produce a brief report and submit this to David Rudling.
2.Students are required to keep receipts for all expenses covered by the CCE Archaeology Fund and to submit these upon completion of the project/event to David Rudling for audit purposes.
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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
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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
Fellowships and Grants
Archaeological Institute of America
World
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The AIA is pleased to offer a number of scholarships and grants for students, publications, and AIA Societies. Scholarships and grants are open to members of the Archaeological Institute of America, and information for each is listed below. If you have any questions, contact the Fellowship Coordinator at 617-358-4184 or lsparks@aia.bu.edu.
Graduate Student Travel Award
These grants are to assist graduate students presenting papers at the Annual Meeting with their travel expenses. For more information, email meetings@aia.bu.edu.
Site Preservation Grant Program
The AIA's Site Preservation Grant Program supports the conservation of ancient monuments and the preparation of management plans for long-term maintenance of the cultural and physical landscapes of sites.
Jane C. Waldbaum Archaeological Field School Scholarship
A new scholarship has been established in honor of AIA Past President Jane C. Waldbaum to assist students with the expenses associated with participation in archaeological field schools. Five prizes of $1000 each will be awarded annually. Click here for more information, or contact the AIA Fellowship Coordinator.
Minority Scholarship
The purpose of the scholarship, administered with the American Philological Association, is to further the preparation of minority undergraduate students for graduate work in classics or archaeology. For more information, please contact the AIA Fellowship Coordinator.
Publication Preparation Grant
This grant assists scholars in preparing, completing, and publishing results of their research of already excavated archaeological material in a peer-reviewed outlet. For more information, please contact the AIA Fellowship Coordinator.
Publications Subvention Grant
This program offers subventions from the AIA's von Bothmer Publication Fund in support of new book-length publications in the field of Greek, Roman, and Etruscan archaeology and art history. For more information, please contact the AIA Fellowship Coordinator.
AIA Society Incentive Grant
The Incentive Grant is to encourage societies to undertake activities such as a teachers' workshop, a kids' archaeology fair, a symposium or event in a local library, or other project promotes archaeology and the AIA's objectives for local community outreach. For more information, please contact, Elizabeth Gilgan, Director, Programs and Services.
AIA Fieldwork and Recording Awards
Association for Industrial Archaeology
United Kingdom
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The AIA award programme aims to enhance the understanding of industrial archaeology and to encourage high standards in fieldwork and publications.
Annual awards are made in the following categories:
AIA Dorothea Award for Conservation
AIA Peter Neaverson Awards
AIA Fieldwork and Recording Awards
AIA Publications Award
AIA Essay Award
Entry forms are available from:-
AIA Fieldwork and Recording Awards
AIA Liaison Officer, School of Archaeological Studies, University of Leicester, University Road, Leicester LE1 7RH
British Airways Travel Bursaries
British Airways/Royal Geographical Society
World
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In association with the Royal Geographical Society British Airways Communities and Conservation kindly provides return flights for postgraduates or individual researchers aged under 35 conducting conservation-related research or field work. Two bursaries are awarded each year, with each candidate receiving one free return flight. Destinations must be on British Airways flight routes and some strict conditions do apply.
Project Seed Funding
British Association for South Asian Studies
Asia
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From time to time, the Association may have funds to assist the development of new research projects. The availability of these monies will be announced in advance on the BASAS Notice Board.
The application procedure is in two steps. There are no application forms in the first step. Those wishing to apply are asked to write a description of their project on one side of A4 (PDF or word document, 10 point or larger). Proposals should be sent to the Assistant Secretary by post or by email. All submissions should be clearly labeled ‘Project Seed Funding’. All applications will be reviewed by Council. Those applicants whose projects are short-listed will be asked to prepare a detailed application on forms supplied by the Association.
Fieldwork Bursary Award
British School at Athens
Greece
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The Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies offers an annual bursary award of up to £400 to enable a student enrolled in a UK university to participate in and gain valuable experience of a British School at Athens fieldwork project (excavation, survey, study season) that relates to Hellenic Studies (in the widest sense).
Preference will be given to students engaged in post-graduate research. It is the responsibility of the applicant to select an appropriate fieldwork project running under the aegis of the British School at Athens and preferably make preliminary inquiries to the project director, prior to submitting an application.
Candidates should submit a letter of application and curriculum vitae (maximum length two pages) by January 31 2005 to the Assistant Director, British School at Athens, Odhós Souidhías 52, Athens 106 76, Greece or by email. Letters of application should not be longer than two pages but should include the following: the name of the fieldwork project (including project director's name) they wish to attend, a statement of the purpose of the application and the name, address and e-mail of two referees whom the awarding panel(s) may consult.
The recipient of the award must have been admitted as a member of the School for the appropriate session before receiving the award, and must submit a short report on the use of the award to the London office (British School at Athens, Senate House, Malet Street, London, WC1E 7HU) by October 31 of the year in which the award was given. The academic staff of the British School at Athens will select a potential candidate(s) but the award will be made by the Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies. The award will be announced within two months of the closing date.
The Elizabeth Catling Memorial Fund for Archaeological Draughtmanship
British School at Athens
Greece
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Its aim is to encourage excellence in archaeological drawing, including the preparation of finished drawings for publication. It is hoped that awards will help individuals to improve their standards of draughtsmanship and also enable the preparation of a larger number of drawings, of higher quality, than might otherwise have been possible.
Applications, to be submitted by January 31 or June 30 each year, should specify the name(s) of the proposed draughtsman/men. Individual applicants must show that drawings are an essential part of their research. Furthermore, although not a precondition, it is hoped that they may be draughtsmen themselves. Applications from project directors, who may also apply during the course of a field campaign, are limited to unexpected expenses that are not provided for in the project's budget, such as extra maintenance costs to enable a draughtsman to draw unforeseen material and finds.
Up to three grants per annum are available. Grants are unlikely to be more than £200. (The Fund does not support printing expenses, or site drawings such as plans and sections, or computer graphics.)
Candidates should submit letters of application to the School's London office by post in four copies (British School at Athens, Senate House, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HU) or by email (bsa@sas.ac.uk).
Letters should not be longer than two pages and should include a statement of the purposes of the application and a budget and timetable for the proposed work, together with the name and address of a referee whom the awarding panel(s) may consult. Recipients of awards must have been admitted as members of the School for the appropriate session before receiving their grants, and must submit a short report on the use of the grant to the London office by October 31. The awards will be made by a panel or panels chosen by the School's Research Committee and will be announced within a month of the closing dates.
The Knosós Donated Fund
British School at Athens
Greece
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The Knossos Donated Fund of the British School at Athens, with the generous support of anonymous donations, promotes research into prehistoric Knossos (i.e. before 776 BC) by making grants towards the expenses of research projects. Those that involve the study and publication of unpublished excavations at Knossos, including those of Sir Arthur Evans, will be especially welcome. The Fund does not support current fieldwork.
Cambrian Archaeological Association: research fund
Cambrian Archaeological Association
Wales
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For the encouragement of research within the field of the Association s interest.
Its scope includes travel, field work, excavation and associated scientific services, historical research and other appropriate forms of assistance (eg photography, photocopying, typing, preparation of drawings for publication, etc).
Awards are normally in the range of £100 £150 or more and are restricted to projects connected directly or indirectly with Wales and the Marches.
Application forms are available from the General Secretary (Dr J M Hughes, The Laurels, Westfield Road, Newport, Gwent NP4 4ND) and must be returned by 1 December for award in the following year.
Cambridgeshire Young Persons History Awards
Cambridgeshire Association for Local History
Eastern England
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Cambridgeshire Young Persons History Awards
The Cambridgeshire Young Persons History Awards were introduced in an attempt to encourage and support the study of all aspects of the Eastern Region's archaeology and history by its young people. The Awards were first presented in 2007.
The more Young People become aware and involved in the study and research of the archaeology and history of their local landscape and community, the more it will enhance their sense of belonging and develop their citizenship skills.
These Young People are the Archaeologists and Historians of Tomorrow, it is up to all of us to encourage and nurture their interest in the Landscape in which they live, their Past and their Local Heritage Today....
The Cambridgeshire Association for Local History is asking people to nominate Young People for CYPHA - the Cambridgeshire Young Persons History Award. Our aim is to reward and recognise History related work carried out by Young People in Eastern Region.
The planned work, research or project can be very broad based, our main aim is for Young People to have fun and learn about their landscape, community and their past. They may want to base their project on their Family's History or on their Village's Archaeology or History or they might want to cast their net further afield to a wider East Anglia based project or they might just be a budding Archaeologist - the basic rule is if in doubt
Please Contact us, to discuss their ideas.....
The Closing date for Entries is the 31st March each year
National Geographic
Committee for Research and Exploration
World
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Nearly a quarter of all Committee for Research and Exploration (CRE) grants have gone toward archaeological fieldwork across the globe. Our grantees have unearthed evidence of China's earliest rice production, located ancient shipwrecks off Africa, explored Egypt's Giza plateau, and much more.
Grants
Council for British Archaeology in the South East
United Kingdom
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The CBA SE supports archaeological work, conservation and research projects relating to the historic counties of Kent, Surrey, and West and East Sussex ie including the area of south London up to the river Thames.
Grants are available to any individual, archaeological society, group or unit (including professional units). Individuals do not have to be members of the CBA but it is hoped that recipients who are not already members will feel encouraged to join the CBA. The success of an application is not dependent on a proven record of work.
Pilot Studies and Pump-Priming
Council for British Research in the Levant (CBRL)
Levant
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This falls into two categories: (1) support for research projects from non-archaeological disciplines, where CBRL is actively seeking to encourage greater diversity among the projects that it supports; and (2) support for researchers undertaking initial exploratory work or a feasibility study with a view to preparing a later application for major funding from a research Council or the British Academy in due course.
Awards under either heading may be used to cover travel, round tables, seminars, or initial exploratory fieldwork.
In addition CBRL will assist such feasibility studies through the provision of its facilities and in establishing local contacts.
To be eligible under this scheme, a project must involve an element of travel to (or from) the Middle East.
Deadline: Completed applications and references must be received by the London Office by 1 December 2005
Helena Wylde Swiny and Stuart Swiny Fellowship
Cyprus American Archaeological Research Institute
Cyprus
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Description:
One grant of $1000 to a graduate student of any nationality in a U.S. college or university to pursue a research project relevant to an ongoing field project in Cyprus; to be used to fund research time in residence at CAARI and to help defray costs of travel. Residence at CAARI is required.
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: project statement; expected schedule of work; budget; curriculum vitae; two letters of recommendation.
Dorset Archaeological Award
Dorset Archaeological Committee
England
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The Dorset Archaeological Committee exists to promote all aspects of archaeological work in the county of Dorset and has established a biennial archaeological award to recognise outstanding contributions to Dorset archaeology.
Further details from the Hon Secretary, DAC, Dorset County Museum, High Street West, Dorchester, Dorset DT1 1XA.
Aggregates Levy Sustainability Fund
English Heritage
United Kingdom
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To be eligible for funding under the English Heritage ALSF Programme, projects must:
1. be directly related to the impact on the historic environment of the extraction of aggregate that is subject to the levy
2. aim to reduce, rather than compensate for, the impact of aggregate extraction
3. be additional to activity in English Heritage's existing grants programmes
4. be additional to mineral operators' obligations through planning conditions
5. be delivered in England
Archaeological projects must in addition meet English Heritage's strategic priorities for archaeology which are currently set out in the Implementation Plan for Exploring our Past 1998 (EoP98).
Marine projects must meet English Heritage's strategic priorities for the marine historic environment which are set out in Taking to the Water.
Community Benefit
English Heritage is committed to widening access to, and understanding and enjoyment of, the historic environment. All projects funded through our ALSF Programme should, wherever possible, deliver these aims through programmes of outreach, education, interpretation and community involvement.
Joint Working & Partnership Funding
We encourage project proposals which promote partnership and joint working across different stakeholder groups and constituencies: the aggregates industry, local government, commercial contractors, the higher education and research sector, other environmental agencies, community groups and not-for-profit organisations, and the independent and voluntary sector.
The English Heritage ALSF Programme has no requirement for partnership funding but applications which bring partnership funding or some other resource contribution, and so lever-in additional resopurces for the historic environment, will be particularly welcomed. For eligible sources of partnership funding please see our Guidance Notes page.
We are happy to consider applications where joint funding is also being sought from English Nature and/or The Countryside Agency and/or CEFAS (for marine projects).
East and Southeast Asian Archaeology and Early History Grants
Henry Luce Foundation/ACLS
Asia
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The American Council of Learned Societies is pleased to announce the third annual competition for grants to individuals in the archaeology and early history of East and Southeast Asia. This program is undertaken in cooperation with the Henry Luce Foundation.
Research fellowships and training grants will be awarded for study of the peoples and cultures of early East Asia. Comparative projects and those that build scholarly networks are especially encouraged. Proposals may cover prehistoric or historical periods, but must focus on research or training that involves excavations and/or excavated materials.
For the purposes of this program, "East and Southeast Asia" refers to Brunei, Burma/Myanmar, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Laos, Macau, Malaysia, Mongolia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam.
ACLS grants to individuals are part of the comprehensive Luce Initiative on East and Southeast Asian Archaeology and Early History that also includes a competition for invited institutions—universities and museums— administered by the Luce Foundation’s Asia Program.
Information regarding grants to institutions is available
on the Luce Foundation’s Web site, at www.hluce.org,
under the Asia Program section.
Awards for All
Heritage Lottery
United Kingdom
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We award grants of between £500 and £10,000 for people to take part in art, sport, heritage and community activities, and projects that promote education, the environment and health in the local community.
Landscape Partnerships
Heritage Lottery
United Kingdom
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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:
Archaeology Grants
Historic Scotland
Scotland
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Most of the grants are for projects which rescue information in the face of unavoidable threats, or help to assess the threats to archaeological sites and landscapes. The commonest such threats are:
• coastal erosion and related natural processes;
• semi-natural processes such as rabbit damage orregeneration of woodland;
• gradual processes resulting from human activities, like the destruction of sites by agricultural ploughing.
Projects should be designed to increase public understanding and enjoyment. They must take account of the future of excavated structures after the fieldwork has been completed.
Archaeology grants can cover:
• fieldwork and its immediate reporting;
• rescue conservation of artefacts from the above work, although this is normally carried out through contracts between HS and commercial companies;
• specialists reports and laboratory analysis for material arising from the above work;
• publication of archaeological reports;
• sending of an archive of documents from the above work to RCAHMS;
• the disposal of finds to museums,
• exploration of a theme related to standing buildings or field-monuments, such as preservation of sites in wetlands;
• synthesis of projects funded by HS, including documentary research;
• publication of any archaeological, palaeoenvironmental, historical-architectural or cultural resource management work funded by HS; and of the excavations of deceased archaeologists.
• informing and educating the public about the archaeological work being undertaking;Deadline for the submissions of application forms to the teams is the last Friday of September.
How to apply for Grants
You should discuss your ideas with the HS Inspector whom you hope will support your application, and, particularly for projects involving fieldwork, you should get the (at least moral) support of the Local Authority archaeology service.
European Archaeology Skills Exchange - EASE
Leonardo Programme
Europe
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The EASE Leonardo da Vinci project provides funded 6-week archaeology placements, for archaeology undergraduates studying in the UK, to join a range of excavations throughout Europe.
Placements will take place in the Summer of 2006 to coincide with student holidays.
Participants are encouraged to use the EASE placements as a source of accreditation for compulsory fieldwork modules in their UK course of study.
All host partners in the project will be happy to complete field assessment sheets and to provide evidence and feedback to assist in this process.
Medieval Settlement Research Group Research Grants
Medieval Settlement Research Group
United Kingdom
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The Group can make grants up to a maximum of £500 annually for the support of research by members of the Group within its field of interest. Preference will normally be given to field survey, documentary research and preparation of graphics rather than to excavation and the preparation of reports for publication. A summary report of the work will be required within a year and, subject to editorial consideration, may be published in the Annual Report.
Applicants should apply by letter (4 copies) summarising the proposed research and the costs involved. Mention should be made of other applications for funding. The names of two referees should be included. Letters should be addressed to the Treasurer:
Dr R E Glasscock
Treasurer, MSRG
St John's College
CAMBRIDGE
CB2 1TP to reach him by 1st December in the year preceding that in which work will be carried out. Applicants will normally be notified of the outcome in March.
Archaeology fieldwork bursaries
Roman Research Trust
World
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The Roman Research Trust, in conjunction with The Schools Committee of the Roman Society, invites applications for its new archaeological fieldwork bursaries for 16 to 18 year olds. These bursaries are made available partly by funding from the Roman Society, and partly by funding from the Roman Research Trust. All eligible applications will be considered for support from both funds; successful candidates will be told which fund their support comes from. The bursaries are designed to cover costs of up to £150 per week to enable applicants to participate on an archaeological project. The project should have some link to Roman studies.
To apply candidates should contact first the director/principal investigator of the project they wish to join. The director should then write a short letter (no more than one side of A4) confirming his/her willingness to take the candidate on the project. This letter should also specify what and how training will be provided, noting the staff/supervisor: digger/student ratio. It should also confirm that the candidate, if accepted on the project, would be fully insured. Finally, a copy of the project risk assessment/health and safety guidelines should accompany the letter from the director.
The candidate should then send a copy of the directorÕs letter and risk assessment, with a covering letter to Dr Helen Cockle, Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies, Senate House, University of London, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HU by 15 May. The covering letter should outline the applicantÕs reasons for wishing to apply, their other sources of finance, and the amount requested. It should be clear from the letter exactly what costs the award is expected to cover. Candidates are advised that in the event of strong demand for these bursaries, it may not be possible to award grants to cover more than one week at a time.
Research Grants
Royal Archaeological Institute
United Kingdom
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The Institute awards grants on an annual basis as follows:
Tony Clark Fund Up to £500 for archaeological work and dating
Bunnell Lewis Fund Up to £750 towards archaeology of the Romans in the UK
RAI Award Up to £5000 towards archaeological work in the UK
Applications should be made between October and 4 January on forms available from the Administrator at RAI c/o Society of Antiquaries, Burlington House, London, W1J 0BE.
Successful applicants will be notified in April.
Tony Clark Memorial Fund
Royal Archaeological Institute
United Kingdom
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The Royal Archaeological Institute has research funds available each year as follows:
The Tony Clark Memorial Fund. Up to £500 is available each year for scientific elements of archaeological projects.
Applications will be considered for archaeological fieldwork, survey, aspects of excavation and post-excavation research; architectural recording and analysis; and artefact and art-historical research. Documentary research per se will NOT be eligible, but can be considered as an element of the other categories. Preference will be given to projects within the British Isles which have significant part-time/amateur involvement.
Forms are obtainable from The Administrator, Royal Archaeological Institute, c/o Society of Antiquaries, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London W1V 0HS or admin@royalarchaeolinst.org. The closing date for applications and references is the 8th January each year, and these must be sent to the Administrator, as above.
Bunnell Lewis Research Fund
Royal Archaeological Institute
United Kingdom
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The Royal Archaeological Institute has research funds available each year as follows:
The Bunnell Lewis Research Fund. Up to £750 is available each year for projects which preferably involve the excavation and exploration of Roman sites.
Applications will be considered for archaeological fieldwork, survey, aspects of excavation and post-excavation research; architectural recording and analysis; and artefact and art-historical research. Documentary research per se will NOT be eligible, but can be considered as an element of the other categories. Preference will be given to projects within the British Isles which have significant part-time/amateur involvement.
Forms are obtainable from The Administrator, Royal Archaeological Institute, c/o Society of Antiquaries, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London W1V 0HS or admin@royalarchaeolinst.org. The closing date for applications and references is the 8th January each year, and these must be sent to the Administrator, as above.
The Medieval Archaeology Research Grant
Society for Medieval Archaeology
United Kingdom
(0)114 2222920 D.M.Hadley@Sheffield.ac.uk Click
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The Medieval Archaeology Research Grant was established in 1990 and offers a single award of up to £2000.
Applicants must be individual members of the Society wishing to carry out personal research. Excluded are the costs of any excavation or the payment of academic fees.
Applicants should download an application form (Microsoft Word format) and return it to the Honorary Secretary, Dr Andrew Reynolds.
Project Grants
Society for South Asian Studies
Asia
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The Society will support new projects of several years duration but normally expects proposals to have passed through a developmental phase under the Society’s guidance.
This usually involves the proposal being conceived in one of the Society’s Research Groups and, if appropriate and necessary, supported by a Project Development Grant.
The scope of all project proposals will have to be well-defined and focused in term of their research questions and methodology.
The Society will require project directors to provide a schedule for the completion of fieldwork and the preparation of reports and publications.
Further details about the Society’s management style and approach to projects is outlined in the Corpoarte Plan
Other information and details about deadlines are available from the Assistant Secretary, 14 Stephenson Way, London NW1 2HD
SPHS Fieldwork Award
Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies
World
020 7969 5204 biaa@britac.ac.uk Click
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Information about applications for the period April 2007 to March 2008 will be available in December 2006.
A grant of up to £400 is available to enable an undergraduate or postgraduate student to participate in an excavation or survey project that relates to Hellenic Studies (in its widest sense).
Participation in the project should take place between April 2007 and March 2008. Applicants must be undergraduate or postgraduate students based in a British university.
If you want to discuss the fieldwork grant scheme or require further information please contact:
Dr Hugh Elton
or
Gina Coulthard
Research Grants
Society of Antiquaries London
World
020 7479 7080 admin@sal.org.uk Click
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The Society provides funds for the support of archaeological and antiquarian research within its fields of interest.
Some of the funds are limited by date and period but the Society is also able to consider applications over a wider geographical and chronological range. In recent years the total allocated has been approximately £30,000, in amounts varying from £500 to £2,500.
Minor Research grants are open to Fellows and other researchers who have links with the UK. The closing date for all funds is the Friday of the first full week in January in the year of application.
Applications for all awards are assessed by the Research Committee. The Committee meets in early March to consider the applications, and applicants are notified of the results by the end of March.
The General Secretary
Society of Antiquaries of London
Burlington House
Piccadilly
London
W1J 0BE
Tessa and Mortimer Wheeler Memorial Fund
Society of Antiquaries of London
World
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This Fund was established in memory of Sir Mortimer and Tessa Verney Wheeler as the result of an appeal by the British Academy, the Institute of Archaeology and the Society of Antiquaries.
The purpose of the fund is to assist students of archaeology (undergraduates or first-year post-graduate) to gain experience in the field in the UK and abroad.
A total of £2,000 is available each year, with successful applicants receiving up to £500. The closing date for all funds is the Friday of the first full week in January in the year of application.
Applications for all awards are assessed by the Research Committee. The Committee meets in early March to consider the applications, and applicants are notified of the results by the end of March.
The General Secretary
Society of Antiquaries of London
Burlington House
Piccadilly
London
W1J 0BE
Joan Pye Awards
Society of Antiquaries of London
United Kingdom
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The benefaction of Miss Joan Pye has been used to establish an award scheme to assist scholars who have completed their post-graduate degree within the last five years.
The aim of the scheme is to assist research work in the fields of prehistoric and Roman archaeology in the United Kingdom.
The closing date for all funds is the Friday of the first full week in January in the year of application.
Applications for all awards are assessed by the Research Committee. The Committee meets in early March to consider the applications, and applicants are notified of the results by the end of March.
The General Secretary
Society of Antiquaries of London
Burlington House
Piccadilly
London
W1J 0BE
Research/travel grant
The Anglo-Israel Archaeological Society
Israel
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Grant: Up to £1000 for postgraduate of archaeology to conduct research in Israel
Grant: A travel grant for students of archaeology wishing to excavate in Israel
Closing Date: 12 February of each year
Contact: The Secretary
The Anglo-Israel Archaeological Society
126 Albert Street
London
NW1 7NE
Centenary Awards
The Egypt Exploration Society
Egypt
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Applications are invited for the above Award which will be granted for a specific project, or projects, relating to the aims and purposes of the Egypt Exploration Society:
'to survey and explore the antiquities of Egypt in accordance with the best methods of scientific investigation for the purposes of obtaining information about the history, religion, art, literature and culture of that country'.
Territorially these aims include the Sudan as well as Egypt and chronologically the Predynastic to Late Medieval Periods.
The total value of the Award will be in the region of £6,500. This sum may be divided among several projects.
A detailed proposal and budget should be submitted electronically, either by email or on CD, with the names and addresses (including email) of two referees, to:
Centenary Award 2008
The Egypt Exploration Society
3 Doughty Mews
London WC1N 2PG
Email: contact@ees.ac.uk
Coghlan Bequest and R.F. Tylecote Memorial Fund for research and travel
The Historical Metallurgy Society
World
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The society awards grants from the Coghlan Bequest and R.F. Tylecote Memorial Fund for research and travel. The Coghlan Bequest was set up to facilitate any research into historical metallurgy, including fieldwork, experiments, analysis and travel. Money from the fund is awarded once a year in March; applications must be received by the end of the preceding January to be considered. The R.F. Tylecote Memorial Fund commemorates the renowned archaeometallurgist who was a founder member of the HMS and edited the Journal from its beginning until his death.
It takes the form of Annual Travel Bursaries to help pay for travel, subsistence and conference fees, which will further the aims of the Society, including research, conferences, seminars, excavations, fieldwork and experimental workings.
Money from the fund is awarded in March and November; applications must be received by the end of the preceding January and September. As a guide, up to £150 is usually awarded in each round. Following an award, the results of the research undertaken or a report on the study visit must be sent to the HMS for possible inclusion in the Journal the HMS newsletter. Any unused funds must be returned to the HMS.
Completed forms should be sent to:-
Michael Cowell, Hon. Treasurer, “Little Gables”, 17A Thorncote Road, Northill, Bedfordshire, SG18 9AQ, UK
Research fund
The Prehistoric Society
World
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Grants from the general fund are to assist research into prehistoric archaeology in any part of the world.
Open to Society members only.
The Society does not normally consider funding long-term projects other than in their initial stages. Preference is likely to be given to smaller-scale projects which are less likely to attract significant support from major sources of funding. Grants will not normally be given for work directly related to a higher degree.
The closing date is the first of January in each year.
Details from the Administrative Assistant, The Prehistoric Society, Institute of Archaeology, University College London, 31-34 Gordon Square, London WC1H 0PY.
Archaeology Fieldwork Bursaries
The Roman Society and The Roman Research Trust
United Kingdom
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The Schools Committee of the Roman Society, in conjunction with the Roman Research Trust, invites applications for its new archaeological fieldwork bursaries for 16 to 18 year olds. These bursaries are made available partly by funding from the Roman Society, and partly by funding from the Roman Research Trust. All eligible applications will be considered for support from both funds; successful candidates will be told which fund their support comes from. The bursaries are designed to cover costs of up to £150 per week to enable applicants to participate on an archaeological project. The project should have some link to Roman studies.
To apply candidates should contact first the director/principal investigator of the project they wish to join. The director should then write a short letter (no more than one side of A4) confirming his/her willingness to take the candidate on the project. This letter should also specify what and how training will be provided, noting the staff/supervisor: digger/student ratio. It should also confirm that the candidate, if accepted on the project, would be fully insured. Finally, a copy of the project risk assessment/health and safety guidelines should accompany the letter from the director.
The candidate should then send a copy of the director’s letter and risk assessment, with a covering letter to Dr Helen Cockle, Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies, Senate House, University of London, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HU by 19 May 2006. The covering letter should outline the applicant’s reasons for wishing to apply, their other sources of finance, and the amount requested. It should be clear from the letter exactly what costs the award is expected to cover.
Fieldwork Grants
The Society for Libyan Studies
Libya
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The Society supports a limited number of projects which Council has identified as core strategic research projects for the Society. Proposals for fieldwork on such projects, and their associated post-fieldwork costs, which must have been previously discussed with the Society’s Officers, should be submitted to the Society’s Fieldwork Committee.
Application and Reference forms available from website
Margary Research Grants
The Sussex Archaeological Society
England
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The Sussex Archaeological Society offers £6,000 annually to individuals and groups to assist with the costs of historical and archaeological research with a Sussex connection.
Applications are not dependent on a proven record of research and preference will be given to applicants who do not qualify for other research grants.
Grants for publication are not generally given but applications towards the costs of obtaining specialist reports or producing professional standard drawings will be considered.
In addition grants may cover the purchase of equipment and photocopies or microfilms or archival material. Applications are considered quarterly.
Derrick Riley Fund for Aerial archaeology
University of Sheffield
World
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The Derrick Riley Fund was established in 1994 to foster and support the study of aerial archaeology by young scholars. It provides grants to undergraduate and postgraduate students in the UK and overseas to fund research and further training in aerial archaeology.
A maximum of £500 will be available each year to be split between one or more awards. The grants will support students currently following a degree-level course to undertake either independent research involving aerial archaeology(including undergraduate and postgraduate dissertations) or training in aerial archaeology (for instance, attending a workshop, work placement or a conference). Eligible expenses include travel, accommodation, consumables and conference/workshop fees. The
deadline for applications is 29 May 2009.
Sally Christian Archaeology Bequest
University of Sussex
World
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Sally Christian 1953-2008
In February of this year, CCE archaeology student Sally Christian lost a long and difficult fight against cancer. She will be much missed by both fellow students and her tutors. In recent years Sally had followed up her interest in archaeology by completing the Certificate in Archaeology and then registering for the Diploma in Archaeology. She was a keen, able and popular student. Other interests included music and horses, and her successful career in hospitals and latterly jointly running a carehome with her husband, John Patty. Before her death, Sally very generously and anonymously set up the CCE Archaeology Fund (now to be known as the Sally Christian Archaeology Bequest). The main aim of the fund is to provide a source of funding available to CCE archaeology students who wish to undertake various practical archaeology training courses or to participate in/attend archaeological projects or conferences. Priority is to be given to students in the earlier years of their studies to help them explore their interests in different aspects of archaeology. A large number of students have already benefited from the Archaeology Bequest and others who may be interested in seeking such funding will find further details below. Donations in Sally's memory may be made to Cancer Research UK or to the Sally Christian Archaeology Bequest at the University of Sussex.
David Rudling
CCE Convenor for Archaeology
Introduction
This fund has been set up as a result of a very generous bequest by the late Sally Christian, a former CCE archaeology student. The main aim of the fund is to provide a source of funding and bursaries available to CCE archaeology students who wish to undertake various practical archaeology training courses, or participate in/attend archaeological projects or conferences. Priority is to be given to students in the earlier years of their studies to help them explore their interests in different aspects of archaeology. Subject to demand for the above (which is the main objective), some of the annual funding may also be made available for CCE student or staff fieldwork projects (e.g. for equipment or plant hire) where these projects can demonstrate a benefit to CCE archaeology students generally (eg in terms of participation).
Applications for funding
Those wishing to apply for funding must fill out an application form and submit this to David Rudling, Senior Lecturer in Archaeology. Applicants are required to state why they wish to undertake the course/project/event for which they seek funding, and how they think they will benefit. The applications will be considered upon receipt and all applicants informed asap of decisions made. Any funds not allocated by the end of each calendar year will be added to the amount available in the next funding year. The maximum amount available to any one individual regarding training course or conference fees is £200.
Requirements of applicants
1.It is a requirement of all student applications that those receiving funding will maintain a field notebook (following CCE guidelines) during all practical work. If requested this field notebook should be made available for inspection by a member of the CCE archaeology staff. In contrast, those attending a conference should produce a brief report and submit this to David Rudling.
2.Students are required to keep receipts for all expenses covered by the CCE Archaeology Fund and to submit these upon completion of the project/event to David Rudling for audit purposes.
Grants and Bursaries for the Training of Craftsmen and Craftsmanship
York Foundation for Conservation and Craftsmanship
United Kingdom
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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