The next deadline for applications to the National Manuscripts Conservation Trust is 1st April 2015; the results will be announced in mid-June.
We welcome grant applications from non-national institutions such as county record offices, museums, university archives or Special Collections sections, Cathedral archives and libraries, as well as owners of manuscripts that are exempt from capital taxation or owned by a charitable trust. Our grants can cover conservation, binding and other preservation measures, including digitisation (providing it is part of a wider conservation project). The significance of the collection or items to be conserved, as well as the proposed conservation treatment are carefully reviewed by Trustees when making their decisions. The National Archives provides an expert opinion on all application and this informs the Trustees’ considerations.
Among the current recipients of NMCT grants are:
- Derbyshire Record Office: Conserving the archives of the lead mining industry
- Zoological Society London: Conservation of manuscripts of Brian Houghton Hodgson: Mammals of India and Nepal
- Winchester Cathedral: Conservation of the 12th century Winchester Bible
- Black Cultural Archive: Conservation of the Adamah family papers
- Royal Asiatic Society: Conservation of Latin-Chinese manuscript dictionary
- Glamorgan Archives: Conservation of Mouse’s Survey of Manors in Glamorgan.
Applications must be submitted on our application form, which you can download from this site. The Applying to Us section of this site provides information about what organisations and projects are eligible, if you have any queries having read this please do contact Nell Hoare through the Contact Us section of this site.
