Digitisation Grants
Forecasted
Digitisation Grants support organisations researching and digitising British art and architectural history collections to make material freely accessible online and contribute to scholarship.
Funder: Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art
Due Dates: Autumn 2027 (next application round; exact dates unannounced) | November 27, 2026 (2026 decisions, by)
Funding Amounts: Up to £5,000; outcomes normally expected within five years
Summary: Supports organisations digitising their own British art collections to make material freely accessible online.
Key Information: Applicants must hold a dedicated business account and work on material from their own collections.
Description
The Paul Mellon Centre’s Digitisation Grants support organisations undertaking research and digitisation to make their collections freely available online. Eligible material includes photographic and archival collections, bound volumes, objects, paintings, publications and other assets relating to British art or architectural history. Projects should publish the digitised material through the organisation’s website or another relevant online platform and demonstrate a benefit to the field of British art.
The programme values academic rigour, originality and lasting contributions to scholarship. Its assessment priorities also include work in geographical or cultural contexts not previously supported by the Centre, projects incorporating underrepresented voices, and research reaching broader audiences. Funding can support external digitisation services, cataloguing and research personnel, and equipment or software for in-house digitisation.
