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Funding Opportunity: CLIR Grants to Digitize Hidden Collections

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On May 8, 2024

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The Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) has been awarded a $5 million grant from the Mellon Foundation to fund the third cycle of the Digitizing Hidden Special Collections: Amplifying Unheard Voices regranting program and its related operations.

This eagerly awaited second renewal continues the thematic focus, emphasizing collections centered around historically marginalized individuals. It aims to amplify the voices, work, experiences, and perspectives of those insufficiently recognized or overlooked. Since its inception in 2015, Digitizing Hidden Collections has made a profound impact, disbursing over $28 million to digitally preserve and disseminate rare and unique content held within cultural memory institutions.

The upcoming call, Digitizing Hidden Special Collections: Amplifying Unheard Voices, presents an unprecedented opportunity for eligible nonprofit organizations throughout the United States and Canada to digitize materials of any format, ensuring their availability for future generations. By providing crucial funding to a diverse cohort of academic, independent, and community-based organizations, CLIR seeks to unlock access to previously inaccessible or underutilized collections.

CLIR board chair Dr. Guy Berthiaume underscored the initiative’s significance, stating, “Documentary heritage is a cornerstone of all democratic societies and is an essential resource for supporting economic, social, legal, and cultural domains and fostering innovation. Thanks to the support of the Mellon Foundation and CLIR, partner institutions will be able to offer immediate and unlimited access to documentary resources fundamental to our understanding of the world around us.”

President of CLIR Charles Henry says, “This generous Mellon Foundation award allows CLIR to continue to enrich our collective history, to augment with rigor and compassion the narratives that shape our identity, empower our agency, and instill harmony to once silent voices.”

An evaluation process awaits the proposal submissions, with a review panel comprising esteemed scholars and practitioners from the United States and Canada, representing a broad array of disciplines. The awardees will be chosen through a thorough two-part review process, ensuring that a diverse group of projects receive the required support to elevate these unheard voices to the forefront of public consciousness.

Please visit the CLIR website to stay informed about the latest developments regarding the program, including updates on the opening call for proposal submissions in August 2024, the schedule, applicant webinars, and more. Signing up for the Grants and Programs mailing list will give you timely notifications and information, including details outlining the eligibility criteria and application process to encourage potential applicants to participate.

Apply for the Antiquities Endowment Fund (AEF) Grant

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On November 17, 2023

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Created with resources from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) as allocated by the U.S. Congress, the American Research Center of Egypt’s Antiquities Endowment Fund (AEF) sustains an ongoing grants program to support the conservation, preservation and documentation of Egypt’s cultural heritage and the dissemination of knowledge about that heritage.

ARCE is offering a short-term grant (for up to one year) which is designed for highly focused professional projects who serve the cultural heritage needs of Egyptian antiquities that are more than 100 years old. Projects may include the actual preservation or protection of sites, buildings or objects; the participation of conservators or other suitable specialists in antiquities projects; the training of both conservators and students; or the production of publications and presentations that disseminate knowledge about Egypt’s cultural heritage.

AEF grants only support direct project costs, indirect costs are not allowable. The budget allows for highly specific expenses to be included. Applications should be denominated in U.S. Dollars; ARCE is not responsible for currency fluctuations. Priority will be given to those publication projects that further the AEF mission of excavation, documentation, and conservation of Egypt’s cultural heritage.

The application process for the short-term grant takes place annually. All applications must be prepared and submitted in English. We encourage you to send a draft proposal via email to aef@arce.org before December 20, 2023, to which ARCE’s Program staff will respond with suggesstions and advice.

Application deadline is 12 midnight EST on February 15th, 2024.

For more information on how to apply, click this link.

Applications open for ARCE AM 2024: Grant for Underrepresented Students

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On November 1, 2023

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To increase opportunities and access to the ARCE Annual Meeting for students from typically underrepresented groups, ARCE will offer the 2024 ARCE Annual Meeting Grant for Underrepresented Students (ARCE Grant) to a maximum of five (5) eligible undergraduate or graduate students whose studies are related to (or who have an interest in studying) Nile Valley cultures through the disciplines of Egyptology, Nubiology, Africology, Art History, Archaeology, Anthropology, Classical, Coptic, Islamic, Middle East, and African Studies, or other related fields. Awardees will be paired with Ph.D. students or early career scholars who will act as mentors during the Annual Meeting.

Up to five grants will be awarded annually. The ARCE Grant will pay all fees related to (i) Annual Meeting registration; (ii) lodging costs and breakfast at the host hotel for each night of the Annual Meeting; and (iii) transportation costs (up to a maximum of $500) incurred in attending the Annual Meeting. Prior to the Annual Meeting, Awardees must consult with the US ARCE Office to arrange registration, lodging, and transportation. ARCE will purchase air or train tickets on behalf of, and in consultation with, awardees. Awardees will be responsible for costs in excess of $500

Application Deadline: December 15, 2023 11:59 PM EST.

Click this link to learn more and apply.

ARCE Annual Meeting Grant for Underrepresented Students

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On October 18, 2023

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To increase opportunities and access to the ARCE Annual Meeting for students from typically underrepresented groups, ARCE will offer the 2024 ARCE Annual Meeting Grant for Underrepresented Students (ARCE Grant) to a maximum of five (5) eligible undergraduate or graduate students whose studies are related to (or who have an interest in studying) Nile Valley cultures through the disciplines of Egyptology, Nubiology, Africology, Art History, Archaeology, Anthropology, Classical, Coptic, Islamic, Middle East, and African Studies, or other related fields. Awardees will be paired with Ph.D. students or early career scholars who will act as mentors during the Annual Meeting.

Up to five grants will be awarded annually. The ARCE Grant will pay all fees related to (i) Annual Meeting registration; (ii) lodging costs and breakfast at the host hotel for each night of the Annual Meeting; and (iii) transportation costs (up to a maximum of $500) incurred in attending the Annual Meeting. Prior to the Annual Meeting, Awardees must consult with the US ARCE Office to arrange registration, lodging, and transportation. ARCE will purchase air or train tickets on behalf of, and in consultation with, awardees. Awardees will be responsible for costs in excess of $500

Application Deadline: December 15, 2023 11:59 PM EST.

Apply here.

Getty Scholars program at the Getty Villa

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On September 18, 2023

In Funding & Fellowships, Position Announcements

The J. Paul Getty Museum is pleased to announce the research theme for the 2024 – 2025 Getty Scholars Program at the Villa, “Anatolia – The Classical World in Context.” Applications for residential scholar grants and postdoctoral fellowships are due on 2 October 2023. Please share this announcement with interested colleagues.

The Getty Scholars Program at the Villa will examine relations between the Greek cities of western Asia Minor and Anatolian civilizations from the 2nd millennium to the Roman Imperial period. In the Late Bronze Age, diplomatic ties linked the Hittite and Luwian kingdoms with the Mycenaeans at Miletos. During the 7th and 6th centuries BCE, the eastern Greeks were at the forefront of revolutionary advances in the arts, monumental architecture, poetry, philosophy, history, and the natural sciences. This “Ionian Enlightenment,” however, culminated within a dynamic cultural and political setting alongside Phrygia, Lydia, Caria, and Lycia, which had already emerged as regional powers over the previous two centuries. Subject to Persian rule after 547 BCE, Greek and Anatolian communities redefined their own identities until the conquest of Alexander the Great and the advent of Roman rule once again transformed the cultural landscapes of the entire region.

The 2024–2025 Getty Scholars Program at the Villa continues a two-year initiative on the interconnectivities that conditioned relations between Anatolian cultures and their Greek neighbors, and the consequent impact on the wider Mediterranean. Priority will be given to research projects that explore multidisciplinary approaches to art and material culture, texts, and other sources.

Deadline: 2 October 2023

How to Apply:

The research theme statement, as well as detailed instructions, eligibility requirements, and a link to apply are available online at: https://www.getty.edu/projects/villa-scholars-program/

Residential grants and fellowships are available for scholars at all stages of their careers:

  • Getty scholar grants for established scholars who have attained distinction in their fields
  • Getty postdoctoral fellowships

Address inquiries to:

Attn: (Type of Grant)

The Getty Foundation

Phone: 310 440.7374

E-mail: VillaScholars@getty.edu; researchgrants@getty.edu

CLIR Awards $644,147 to Recordings at Risk Projects

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On September 18, 2023

In Funding & Fellowships, News and Events

August 1, 2023—In a significant effort to safeguard and celebrate our cultural heritage, the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) announces the allocation of $644,147 to support 17 pioneering projects under the Recordings at Risk program. Building upon the success of the 147 previously funded projects, which have already digitally preserved over 55,000 vulnerable audio and/or visual recordings, this tenth cohort of recipients marks a crucial milestone in cultural preservation.

The cultural significance of these endangered analog audiovisual materials cannot be overstated. The ravages of time, coupled with the scarcity of compatible playback equipment and looming and environmental hazards, threaten their very existence. The grant recipients will employ state-of-the-art technologies and partner with highly skilled digitization service providers to rescue these invaluable records from the brink of extinction.

Among the diverse array of recordings to be digitized, the projects will illuminate the rich tapestry of twentieth-century Native life in America, showcase the evolution of music history, capture the impact of labor and social justice activism, provide unique insights into the wonders of animal life, preserve the multifaceted perspectives and creativity of people from the heart of Appalachia, and illuminate the vibrant lights of Las Vegas.

Through the support of the Mellon Foundation and administered by CLIR, the Recordings at Risk program continues to empower diverse organizations in their mission to preserve rare and unique audio and/or visual recordings of high scholarly value. Since its inception in 2017, the program has awarded grants of between $10,000 and $50,000 to diverse organizations, providing vital resources necessary to save cultural memory that would otherwise be lost to time.

As we race against time to salvage these delicate and fading pieces of our history, each successfully digitized recording becomes a vital testament to the past. This extraordinary endeavor underscores CLIR’s unwavering commitment to cultural preservation, recognizing the urgent need to protect our collective heritage and ensure that the voices and experiences of diverse communities resonate across generations.

Visit the program’s Funded Projects page for more information about individual projects and the independent review panel, which plays a pivotal role in shaping the program’s funding recommendations. CLIR extends its gratitude to all applicants to and reviewers for their unwavering dedication and passion, especially during times of ongoing social duress.

CLIR is in the process of finalizing the next call for proposals for Recordings at Risk. Details on future cycles will be posted to the program’s landing page in the next several months. Those interested are encouraged to sign up for CLIR’s Grants & Programs Newsletter for updates.

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