Collections

Effective Collections awards grants from two funds: the Main Fund and the Special Project Fund.

Main Fund

The Main Fund is for museums to identify underused parts of their collections, and to work with us to increase their use, for example via long-loans or permanent transfers of material.

Funding of up to £10,000 will be awarded six-monthly in four rounds, in September 2009, March 2010, September 2010 and March 2011.

Applications for the third round of Main Fund projects must reach the MA by Friday 3 September 2010.

For full details, application forms and guidance see the documents available for download below.

Downloads

Effective Collections: programme prospectus 2009-12

Application guidance for the Main Fund, round 3

Application form for the Main Fund, round 3

Special Project Fund

The Special Project Fund is for exceptional projects with museums to increase use of collections, primarily through sharing them.

With grants of up to £25,000, we are seeking projects that achieve significant public benefit and serve as exemplars to the museum sector and wider partners.

The criteria and terms for this fund are deliberately broad to encourage innovative ideas.

Applications for the third round of special projects must reach the MA by Friday 3 September 2010.

For full details, application form and guidance see the documents available for download below.

Downloads

Effective Collections: programme prospectus 2009-12

Application guidance for the Special Project Fund, round 3

Application form for the Special Project Fund, round 3