Scoping Grant

We welcome applications from any organisation based in Europe, EU and non-EU states alike, except for Ukraine, Russia and Belarus. 

The organisation’s activities must be deemed charitable under UK charity law, and we will require proof of its charitable status. This includes organisations which are either not-for-profit or publicly funded e.g., state or private libraries, archives, museums, research institutes, universities, cultural centres or non-profit organisations. For more information, please consult the UK’s Charity Commission website and its list of Charitable Purposes. 

If you are in the process of obtaining charitable status, please be aware that no payments will be made to your organisation until you have achieved this status. Additionally, if your organisation is awarded a grant but fails to secure charitable status within 3 months of having been notified of the award, the grant will be cancelled.

We support applications for project-related costs so please ensure your project budget fits our criteria.

We support a wide variety of projects at different stages of development, including stand-alone initiatives and new aspects of an existing project. However, we do not fund retroactively. This means we will not consider a request for funding for an activity that has already happened or is scheduled to happen while the application for funding is being considered.

Applications are assessed on a regular basis throughout the year and can be submitted at any time. You should expect to get a response within 4 weeks.

If your application is approved, you will receive an official Grant Offer Letter together with an Award Agreement which you will need to e-sign and return with the necessary supporting documentation.

If the required documentation is not included, your application cannot be considered.

1. Budget table and budget explanation 
2. Proof of Charitable Status: This will vary from country to country and according to the type of organisation making the application. This may be a UK charity number where applicable. If your organisation is a not-for-profit or a publicly funded body, such as a university, research centre or museum, we will accept a copy of the relevant portion of the organisation’s statutes as proof of its charitable status.
   • Certification from the tax authorities: If you have a certificate from the tax authorities that demonstrates charitable status in your country this can also be submitted as proof.
3. Professional CV for the expert (maximum 2 pages): This should reflect their experience in undertaking activities such as the one outlined in this application. Qualifications include professional certificates, university diplomas, and relevant experience.
4. Photographs: If appropriate and relevant, please include up to 10 photographs (saved together into one word document or PDF). This could be some examples of the materials to be conserved, floor plans, rare books to be repaired etc. Please ensure that each photo is no larger than 1MB. Please note that you have a combined application file size allowance of 20MB. 

Translations: For documents not originally written in English please include an English translation. This does not need to be an official or full translation, but it must be clear and accurate. Documents in a language other than English that are not accompanied by an English translation will not be processed.

Please upload your translated document against the same upload title you use for the original document. This means you may have two documents saved under each upload title.