Small Grant Award
The Foundation’s Small Grant Awards are twice per year for amounts of up to £10,000. The deadline to apply for a small grant awards are April 1st and October 1st, annually. These small awards support the development of maritime archaeology with respect to:
The Foundation primarily supports regional projects which focus on maritime archaeology or underwater cultural heritage undertaken in the countries where Honor Frost worked. Broadly, this is the eastern Mediterranean, specifically Cyprus, Lebanon, Syria and also Egypt including the Red Sea. The Foundation is keen to support projects which will foster strong collaborations with regional partners, particularly those with local training opportunities. Our full aims and objectives are available here.
The Foundation also offers broader support for activities in this field, including training and workshops, conferences with a regional involvement, conservation work, museum exhibitions, public engagement and education.
In exceptional cases, the Foundation is also interested in developing the discipline and the scope of maritime archaeology and underwater cultural heritage beyond the region. It may consider applications that support the development of new technologies and/or methodologies on a global scale, and in some cases research projects that were aligned with Honor Frost’s research interests beyond the immediate regional scope.
Before applying for a grand under this catagory, it is essential that applicants contact Dr. Lucy Blue, Maritime Archaeology Director.
Grants are available to independent scholars, affiliated scholars and institutions.
Individual grants will not normally exceed £10,000, which could be the total direct costs of the work, a contribution to a larger project, or costs to seed a pilot study. Small Grant Awards only support direct costs but in the case of institutional applications overheads may be considered. For amounts above £10,000, please see our expression of interest form.
The grant applications must be submitted by April 1st and October 1st, annually. Awards are normally announced in June.
The Foundation has funds to support a limited number of applications in each funding cycle, only awarded to those applications deemed by the trustees to be of the highest standard. Repeat funding is considered for outstanding projects. However, unless there are exceptional circumstances, repeat funding will only apply for up to a maximum of three years.