Art Fund: Jonathan Ruffer curatorial grants
Overview
Jonathan Ruffer curatorial grants support UK curators, museum professionals and researchers to undertake travel and other activities that will extend and develop their curatorial expertise, collections-based knowledge and art historical interests.
The grants can support, for example:
- UK and international travel and accommodation for research trips and conferences
- Training courses and programmes of study (including online)
- Subscriptions, for example archive subscriptions
- Other kinds of activity where a strong case can be made for its contribution to the development of curatorial skills and collections-based research projects
Please note, the grants cannot be used to cover fees for the applicant or other participants involved in the research.
They encourage to undertake your journey in the most environmentally sustainable way possible. Please read our Green Travel Policy for applicants and awardees when planning your travel.
What they can fund
Curators and other museum professionals, including researchers and academics, who are:
- employed by or working in partnership with a museum, gallery, archive or arts organisation which is not-for-profit and regularly programmes exhibitions that are open to the public for the majority of the year. This could include charities, CICs and CIOs.
If you are not based in a museum or gallery they ask that you provide a letter of support from a fully or provisionally accredited public collection.
For full eligibility details please see the Guidance for applicants.
Funding Level
Small Grant
- Grant requests of £2,000 or less
- Next application deadline: There are no fixed deadlines for applications in this category.
- Decision by: They aim to turn around applications within eight weeks of submission
Large Grant
- Grant requests of above £2,000
- Next application deadline: There are two deadlines per year for applications over £2,000. The next deadline is 17 March 2025.