Dear Colleagues,

The Islamic Manuscript Association’s Annual Grant Scheme closes at 18.00 on Sunday 1 February, 2015. It is designed to further any activities that support the needs of manuscript collections, particularly in the area of collection care and management and in advancing scholarship related to Islamic manuscripts. Work that we support includes but is by no means limited to:

»    Activities related to preservation, conservation and digitisation;

»    Conservation and art supplies;

»    Art historical research;

»    Facilitating access to digital and microfilm images of manuscripts;

»    The cataloguing of collections;

»    Publishing subventions and editing costs;

»    Financial support for image reprographic and copyright expenses;

»    Research materials;

»    Participation in conferences and courses.

The maximum available grant is 5,000 GBP per project. Through the Annual Grant Scheme, the Association has extended expert assistance and funded over 50 different projects in more than 20 countries including Yemen, Mali, Nigeria, Egypt, Lebanon, Morocco, Malaysia, Indonesia, Pakistan, India, Turkey, the United States, Great Britain, France, Germany and Spain.

Further information and forms are available on our website, while a sample model application can also be found here. If you have any queries, please contact us at [email protected]. 

We look forward to receiving your applications.

Best wishes,

Armin

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Armin Yavari

Assistant Director

The Islamic Manuscript Association

33 Trumpington Street

Cambridge CB2 1QY

United Kingdom

T: +44 (0)1223 303 177

F: +44 (0)1223 302 218

E: [email protected]

W: www.islamicmanuscript.org