Deadline: 24-Nov-2025
The Lloyd’s Register Foundation has launched an open call for its Heritage Grant, inviting ambitious and high-impact projects that strengthen research, equity, safety, and public access in heritage management.
This £2.5 million scheme seeks proposals that explore how history can inform safer, more inclusive futures—especially in maritime and coastal realms—while emphasizing cross-disciplinary collaboration and innovation.
Applicants from a wide variety of organizations—academia, museums, cultural institutions, civil society, and private sector entities with public interest missions—are welcome to apply. The foundation encourages partnerships that span sectors, geographies, and disciplines, giving space to new voices and underrepresented narratives.
Projects must align with one or more of the foundation’s heritage themes—such as maritime safety, transitions in maritime or port technology, or uncovering hidden histories—and should integrate equity, public access, and future-oriented learning. The foundation is particularly keen to support scalable initiatives that build capacity across the heritage sector, promote inclusive storytelling, and open access to heritage knowledge.
Grants are expected to range between £200,000 and £500,000 per project, with flexible project durations. Eligible costs include research, public engagement, capacity building, digital innovation, and specialist equipment (pre-approved). Applicants are not permitted to use funds for capital works, tuition fees, lobbying, or retrospective costs, among other restrictions.
Shortlisted applicants will be invited to develop full proposals, with final awardees to be announced in June 2026. Throughout their work, grantees will be expected to share insights publicly, engage in learning, and adhere to governance, reporting, and evaluation requirements.
This opportunity offers heritage professionals and organizations a vital avenue to reimagine how history and cultural memory can foster education, safety, inclusion, and innovation—linking the past to future resilience.
For more information, visit Lloyd’s Register Foundation.