Deadline: 2 December 2017
The International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM), Regional Conservation Centre in Sharjah ATHAR are inviting applicants for the Award for Cultural Heritage Conservation in the Arab Region, 2017.
This Biennial Award seeks to honour and reward outstanding work that contributes to the protection and vitality of tangible cultural heritage in the Arab world.
The Award reflects ICCROM-ATHAR’s commitment to:
- help safeguard the cultural heritage of the Arab region;
- promote international ethics in the practice of tangible heritage conservation;
- facilitate the exchange of knowledge and experience across borders;
- enhance public awareness and appreciation of cultural heritage;
- encourage excellence through example.
Eligibility Criteria
- The Award is open to heritage conservation projects in the Arab region undertaken by public or private institutions, government departments, public-private partnerships, or private sector initiatives based in the Arab region.
- A submission to the Award may be made by any professional member of the project team if accompanied by consent from the owner and a letter of support from the project client or leader (if they are not the applicant).
- The Award is open to projects of any scale or budget that fulfill the criteria.
- The work must have been completed within the past three years at the time of submission. Ongoing projects may be submitted if a substantial part of the project has been successfully completed and fulfils the award criteria.
- If an entry is not selected as a nominated project, it may be re-submitted one more time with additional documentation.
- The cultural heritage being conserved must be over 50 years old. Similarly, for settlements and landscapes, or newly created cultural contexts, the essential historic elements must be more than 50 years old.
How to Apply
Applications must be submitted via given website.
Eligible Countries: Algeria, Bahrain, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen.
For more information, please visit ICCROM–ATHAR.