Awards & Bursaries: Heritage

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Below is a list of organisations which offer awards or bursaries to museums.  Click on the title for more details.

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  See also: Competitions and Prizes: Heritage
  

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 All

UK

Charity Awards: Arts culture and Heritage
Deadline: March
Award: All ten category winners receive a place on the Leadership Trust's week-long flagship Leadership in Management programme, worth £3,500.
Further information:  The Charity Awards, sponsored by CAF, recognise and honour outstanding performance in the leadership and management of charities. By highlighting the achievements of charities striving for excellence, the awards also promote best practice throughout the sector.  Entry to the Charity Awards 2007 is free and nominations are welcome from charities of any size from throughout the UK. A full list of categories and criteria is available on the website.

Award for the Presentation of Heritage Research
Deadline: September
Award: £1500 + smaller awards
Further information: The purpose of this award is to encourage presentation of recent British and Irish archaeological, historic buildings and heritage conservation research to a wider audience.  It is vital for the future of the historic environment that we do more to present and explain our work to the wider public, to increase their understanding and enjoyment and the value they place on our heritage

Heritage Lottery Fund
Deadline: various
Award: £300 - 10 000
Further information: In partnership with other National Lottery distributors, we make grants through Awards for All to involve people in their local community and bring them together to take part in a wide range of activities.

Sussex Heritage Awards
Deadline: see website
Award: see website
Further information: Entries range from flint walls to formal gardens, dewponds to retail developments, hospitals to haylofts and mansions to market halls.

International

City of Vancouver Heritage Awards
Deadline: November
Award: see website
Further information: The City of Vancouver Heritage Awards acknowledge the special accomplishments, projects and efforts which have furthered the goal of heritage conservation in the City.

CLT: Asia Pacific Heritage Awards
Deadline: see website
Award: see website
Further information:

Heritage Award for Genealogical Websites
Deadline: see website
Award: see website
Further information: This award recognizes and encourages development of websites that contribute to the depth and breadth of trustworthy genealogical information available on the web. 

Hispanic Heritage Awards
Deadline: see website
Award: see website
Further information: Since 1987 the Hispanic Heritage Awards and Ceremony have grown into the most prestigious Hispanic honor and event in America celebrating Hispanic pride, culture and accomplishment.

National Heritage Fellowship Awards
Deadline: October
Award: $20 000
Further information: To honor and preserve our nation's diverse cultural heritage, the National Endowment for the Arts annually awards one-time-only NEA National Heritage Fellowships to master folk and traditional artists. These fellowships recognize lifetime achievement, artistic excellence, and contributions to our nation's traditional arts heritage.

North Carolina Heritage Awards
Deadline: see website
Award: see website
Further information: Since 1989, the North Carolina Heritage Award* has honored our state's most eminent folk artists. Recipients of the Heritage Awards range from internationally acclaimed musicians to folks who quietly practice their art in rural and family settings.

United States Heritage Award
Deadline: see website
Award: see website
Further information: The United States Heritage Award was designed to give youth recognition for learning about the heritage of the United States of America, and being involved

Western Heritage Awards
Deadline: see website
Award: Bronze sculpture
Further information: The museum also may award Wranglers to organizations or individuals who have made outstanding contributions to western (US) heritage during a period of years, or whose contributions lie outside established categories

 Archaeology

UK 

British Archaeology Awards:
Deadline: various
Award: various
Further information: Encompasses:

• The Young Archaeologist of the Year Award
• The Finder's Award,
• The Press Award
• The Channel 4 Awards
• The Archaeological Book Award
• The Scholarly Publication Award
• The Keith Muckelroy Memorial Award:
• The Developer-Funded Archaeology Award
• The Pitt-Rivers Award
• The AIA Award
• The IFA Award
• The Heritage in Britain Award
• The Mick Aston Presentation Award
• The Silver Trowel Award

The Rosemary Cramp Fund
Deadline: February
Award: £50 - 500
Further information: The fund makes grants to students and staff of the Durham Department of Archaeology who put forward projects that fall within its scope; and where there is a strong emphasis on innovation.

The Prehistoric Society
Deadline: January
Award: various
Further information: see website

The Roman Society
Deadline: various
Award: £50 - 500
Further information: see website

Scottish Society of Antiquaries
Deadline: various
Award: £300 - 500
Further information: Includes the Gunning Jubilee Gift, the Chalmers-Jervise Prize and the Buchan lectures fund

Society of Antiquaries of London
Deadline: various
Award: various
Further information: Includes the Joan Pye awards, Hugh Chapman Memorial Fund, Tessa and Mortimer Wheeler Memorial Fund, William Lambarde Memorial Fund, Janet Arnold award, the William and Jane Morris Funds as well as research grants.

Society for Medieval Archaeology Awards
Deadline: various
Award: £250 - 2000
Further information: Includes the Eric Fletcher award, Sudreys Fund and the Medieval Archaeology Research Grant.  The John Hirst award is awarded to outstanding undergraduate dissertations

Archives

UK 

The Conservation Awards
Deadline: December
Award:see website
Further information: If you would like to speak to someone before deciding whether to apply, please contact the Awards Administrator Susan Hughes, e-mail awards@icon.org.uk tel. 020 7326 0995

UNESCO Asia-Pacific Heritage Awards for Culture Heritage Conservation
Deadline: March
Award:see website
Further information: In addition to the established awards the Jury Commendation for Innovation will also be judged. The commendation  recognizes newly-built structures which demonstrate outstanding standards for contemporary architectural design which are well integrated into historic contexts. The deadline for receipt of materials is 30 March 2007. For more information, please see the press release and the regulations.

 Museums

International 

European Museum of the Year Award
Deadline: November
Award: see website
Further information: For museums in Europe.

Illinois Public Museum Grant Awards
Deadline:see website
Award: see website
Further information: Offers grants to public museums in Illinois.

International Museum Communication Awards
Deadline: November
Award: Trophy and certificate
Further information: The awards are open to all museums, art institutions and galleries in Europe and USA.

MUSE awards
Deadline:see website
Award: see website
Further information: Recognises excellence in all varieties of media programs produced by or for museums

Museum and Heritage Awards for Excellence
Deadline: November
Award: £100, 000
Further information: Museum Grants for African American History and Culture are intended to build professional capacity in the African American museum community. The program will provide opportunities for the staff of African American museums to gain knowledge and abilities in the areas of management, operations, programming, collections care and other museum skills identified as a high priority by applicants

National Awards for Museum and Library Service (US)
Deadline:
Award: see website
Further information: The Prize is open to all museums and galleries in the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man. The Trustees normally expect applicants to be participants in the Museum Registration/Accreditation Scheme operated by The Museums, Libraries and Archives Council (MLA).

Tech Museum Awards
Deadline: March
Award: see website
Further information: The Tech Museum Awards - Technology Benefiting Humanity honors innovators from around the world who use technology to benefit humanity in the categories of Environment, Economic Development, Education, Health, and Equality. The Award categories are based on the fifteen Global Challenges identified in the State of the Future report, published by the Millennium Project of the American Council of the United Nations University.