Applications close 1st December 2026
The Endangered Material Knowledge Programme gives grants to support the documentation of material knowledge systems that are under threat and in danger of disappearing.
There are two types of grants: Documentation and Legacy Digitisation.
Documentation grants - intended to document living material practices. They can be small, with a duration of 12 months and a maximum award of £20,000, or large, with a duration of 24 months and a maximum award of £100,000.
The Legacy Digitisation grant - intended to digitise existing archives focusing on material practices that were or are still endangered. They support one year of work with a maximum award of £20,000, and they can be combined with a Documentation grant, provided that they are related.
Applications must be submitted through the grant management system, Flexigrant. Visit the website to learn more.
Online Q&A Webinars will be run on the following dates, in response to growing interest in the programme:
29th September
11.00 BST - Documentation Grants (English)
15.00 BST - Legacy Digitisation Grants (English)
13th October
11.00 BST - Legacy Digitisation Grants (English)
15.00 BST - Documentation Grants (English)
27th October
11.00 GMT - Documentation Grants (Spanish)
15.00 GMT - Documentation Grants (Italian)
10th November
11.00 GMT - Documentation Grants (English)
15.00 GMT - Legacy Digitisation Grants (Italian)
17th November
11.00 GMT - Final Q&A Session
Register for these webinars via the Google Registration Form. Outside of these sessions, you can get in touch with the programme team at emkp@britishmuseum.org.
Related Links:
EMKP website
EMKP Instagram
Webinar registration form
Flexigrant application
Images courtesy of EMKP