Tru Vue® Conservation and Exhibition Grant Scheme 2024 is open for applications

Applications open on Monday 5 August and the deadline for submissions is Monday 30 September 5pm (UK time).

Under the scheme, small heritage institutions are able to apply for grant funding up to £3,000 to support the delivery of conservation projects that enable the safe display of an object in their collection. We are looking to support projects that do one of the following:

Conserve and protect an object or objects already on display

Or

Enable an object that is not currently on display to be conserved and made accessible to visitors in a safe way

There are two components to the scheme:

• Glazing materials supplied by Tru Vue® (value estimated up to £4,000)

Tru Vue Materials

• Funding to cover the materials, supplies and/or support needed to deliver the project

If you have any questions about the Tru Vue® materials or would like some advice on what the best fit would be for your project, please contact Tru Vue’s representative Andrew Haycock at [email protected]. 

To learn more about this opportunity and apply please click here. 

Grantees will receive both the cash grant and the Tru Vue® materials. The Tru Vue® materials are free of charge however the cost of their transportation and fabrication are expected to be factored into the project budget along with the conservation work.

The material donation is worth up to £4000 and will be credited to the Tru Vue® distributor directly for the distributor to make the requested material available to the grantee. The distributor may charge the grantee for cut-to-size and shipping of the donated material; money from the cash award can be used towards this cost.

The cash award is up to £3000 and intended to cover the conservation process, case fabrication, and the aforementioned shipping or cut-to-size costs.

Applicants will be asked to provide a quote from a supplier in the application form, detailing the shipping, fabrication, and cut material-to-size costs involved in this project.

To see examples of previously funded projects, check out Icon's Grants Gallery and choose the Tru Vue Programme in the drop-down menu. 

Eligibility

At least five grants of up to £3,000 will be distributed to small heritage institutions with under 100,000 visitors per year.

We welcome applications from institutions across the globe (bar the United States and institutions from targeted geographic regions that are subject to the United Kingdom, United States, and/or United States economic sanctions and embargoes; check the US Sanctions here and the UK Sanctions here).

To learn more about this opportunity and apply please click here. 

Header image: Installation view of Challenging Convention at the Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle upon Tyne. Photo credit Colin Davison