The next deadline for the submission of applications is 1st October 2015 and the results will be announced in early December. If you want to plan ahead, the deadline after that is 1st April 2016.
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:
- The Bankes Family archive: Dorset History Centre
- The streel archives of Wales: Archives and Records Council Wales
- Aberdeen County Assessed Tax Rolls 1799-1832: Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire Archives
- Derbyshire Record Office: Conserving the archives of the lead mining industry
- Winchester Cathedral: Conservation of the 12th century Winchester Bible
Applications must be submitted on our application form: you can find the form, guidelines and FAQs by following this link.
If you have any queries about whether your project is eligible Nell Hoare via this site.
