Henry Moore Foundation
Overview
Henry Moore Grants welcome applications from non-profit organisations, based in the UK or internationally. You can apply for a grant in support of exhibitions, exhibition catalogues, commissions, conferences, research, publications and the development of collections through acquisitions, conservation, cataloguing and display.
The Henry Moore Foundation awards grants in five categories:
New Projects and Commissions
Available to non-profit organisations for exhibitions, exhibition catalogues and sculpture commissions.
If your exhibition or commission project aims to encourage new thinking about sculpture or sculpture history, or contributes to public awareness and appreciation of sculpture, you are eligible to apply.
The maximum grant available in this category is £20,000.
Acquisitions and Collections
Available for non-profit organisations who wish to acquire new sculptural works for their collections, or to conserve sculpture in existing collections.
They also consider grants for cataloguing and display costs.
The maximum grant available in this category is £20,000.
Research and Development
Long-Term Research grants
Available to organisations only, these grants support extended research projects requiring funding for more than one year, e.g. a permanent collection catalogue.
Grants can be awarded up to £20,000.
Research and Travel grants
Available to sculpture historians, academics and conservators who are researching and publishing on sculpture conservation, production, history and/or interpretation.
As an applicant, you can apply for funding towards your research costs, including travel, photography and archival access.
This grant is not available to artists who are researching or travelling to inform their own practical work. Please see the FAQs for further information about eligibility.
The maximum grant for individuals is £2,500.
Conferences, Lectures and Publications
Available to organisations who wish to publish a new book or journal, or to stage a conference or other event related to sculpture.
Please note, exhibition catalogues are only eligible under the New Projects and Commissions category.
The maximum grant awarded in this category is £5,000.
Find out more on the website
Applications are assessed in terms of their:
- development of the study of sculpture
- contribution to the public awareness and understanding of sculpture
- encouragement of new thinking in sculpture, including the history of sculpture
- artistic quality
- careful financial management
Applicants are asked to observe the following guidelines:
- In the case of exhibitions, they will only consider applications where the full list of artists is confirmed.
- In the case of publications and conferences, they will only consider applications where the full list of contributers is confirmed; and in the case of publications, an outline distribution plan must be submitted.
- They consider applications covering projects of varying scales, but only support organisations. Applications from individuals are only accepted when applying for a Research and Travel Grant. If a Research and Travel Grant is awarded, it will be paid to the individual.
- They may support international sculpture in Britain and abroad.
- Applications should be filed online.
- The Grants Committee does not offer feedback on applications.
- Project start dates should be no less than six months after the application deadlines.
- The Foundation does not provide revenue expenditure.
- No grant (or part of any grant) may be used to pay any fee or to provide any other benefit to any individual who is a Trustee of The Henry Moore Foundation. Please advise whether it is envisaged that any Trustee will have an interest in the project in respect of which a grant is sought.
For examples of past grants awarded visit the website