BAC Cataloguing Grant for Business Archives
BAC is excited to announce this year’s cataloguing grant for business archives. This year a single award of £5,000 is available.
The aim of this grant is to fund the cataloguing of a business archive collection(s) in either the private or public sector, and to:
- provide financial support for institutions/businesses that manage business archives
- reach collections that have not yet been prioritised but have academic, socio-historical and wider value
- create opportunities for archivists, paraprofessionals and volunteers to gain experience in cataloguing business collections
- make more business collections accessible
Criteria for the grant and how to apply is available in the guidance notes below. Previous applicants are welcome to re-apply. Please note that the BAC will not award a grant to the same institution within three years. The decision on the award of the grant will be made by a Cataloguing Grant Panel established by BAC which consists of two executive committee members and one non-executive member. Panel members will not judge applications where they have a research or employment affiliation.
The Cataloguing Grant for Business Archives (2024) opens on 8 April 2024, with the deadline for applications being 4pm on Friday 21 June.
Any questions should be addressed to James Mortlock, Grant Administrator, james.mortlock@hsbc.com
Download the application form here.
Download the guidance notes here.
Previous winners of the grant
2023 - Hertfordshire Archives and Local Studies (HALS)
2022 - Arts University Bournemouth
2021 - FHALMA
2020 - West Sussex Records Office
2019 - Northern Ballet
2018 - Clevedon Pier and Heritage Trust
2017 - British Motor Industry Heritage Trust (BMIHT)
2016 - Lancashire Archives
2015 - University of Manchester Library
2014 - Gloucestershire Archives
2013 - West Sussex Record Office
2012 - Durham County Record Office
2011 - Norfolk Record Office
2010 - Dorset History Centre and The National Railway Museum