This may be useful to those of you involved in GLAM partnerships.

I haven't checked, but for the £500 awards, ts possible that volunteer time can be used for the matched funding.

---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Jess Sturman-Coombs rk@townswebarchiving.com Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2019 at 10:48 Subject: Heritage Digitisation Grant To: AHFAP@jiscmail.ac.uk

Dear All *Apologies for cross-posting*,

We thought you might like to know about our heritage digitisation grant that opened today (19th June 2019). It is available to the following UK based institutions:

• Public, private & charity Archives • Business/corporate Archives • Public & private Libraries • Museums • Galleries

Following strong interest, and some excellent applications from archives and other memory institutions over the last three years, the Digitisation Grant has been increased for 2019 and offers the successful applicant’s the following levels of funding:

Primary winner £6,000 Secondary winner £3,000 Shortlisted applicants £500 of match funding

The winners can use the funds to digitise bound books, manuscripts, oversize maps and plans, 35mm slides, microfilm/fiche, glass plate negatives, and other two-dimensional cultural heritage media and will be announced on 28th August 2019 at the ARA Annual Conference in Leeds. The deadline for applications is 28th July 2019.

To find out how to apply and for more details visit: https://www.townswebarchiving.com/twa-digitisation-grant/

Kind Regards,

Jess Sturman-Coombs

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