Digital Project Grants, Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art
The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art offers a variety of Fellowships (for individuals) and Grants (for institutions and individuals) twice a year in a strictly timetabled schedule. The programme supports scholarship, academic research and the dissemination of knowledge in the field of British art and architectural history from the medieval period to the present, although all supported topics must have an historical perspective.
We do not offer fellowships and grants in the fields of archaeology, the current practice of architecture or the performing arts. We have no discretionary funds outside our stated programme.
Scope
Digital Project Grants are offered annually. They are awarded to institutions and individuals to help support a curator or research scholar undertaking a digital research project or research which will lead to a digital or online project. This could take the form of:
- an online exhibition or curation of a digital project relating to British art or architectural history, or related topic
- an online catalogue or database of a collection or archive, or an online catalogue or database of a specific part of a collection or archive
- a research project using digital technologies, for example 3-D scanning or modelling
Applicants must demonstrate that any project will include scholarly research within the scope of the work and that funding is not available simply to cover such costs as data entry or document scanning.
Funding
Digital Project Grants are offered for up to two years at a maximum of £20,000 per annum. Applicants should be aware that, due to the heavy demand in this category of grant, awards are often made for considerably less than the maximum figure or for fewer years than requested. It is advisable, therefore, in any two-year application to indicate what is expected to be achieved within each year.
An institution may apply for a Digital Project Grant to provide replacement staff costs to provide temporary cover for a curatorial staff member to work on a digital project
Applications for the support of part-time researchers are welcome.
It should be noted that the Centre does not pay full economic costs. Only one Digital Project Grant application per institution will be considered each year. Applicants, both institutional and individual, should give details of any financial support already in place or funding expected or being sought from other sources.
Outcomes
Applicants must provide details of the expected outcomes of the project. Digital project research might result in a virtual or online exhibition (physical or virtual), an online exhibition catalogue, or a printed or online catalogue of part of a collection or archive. The Centre welcomes applications from institutions and individuals whose aim is to provide open access to collections and resources.
This opportunity has expired. It was originally published here:
http://www.paul-mellon-centre.ac.uk/fellowships-and-grants/opportunities/digital-project-grants/season/autumn-2016