With the creation of this fund the DAS is responding to
What we will do
The Fund will develop the DAS’s recent policy to support scholars, acquisitions and display with
Bursaries to professionals, researchers and postgraduate students for
(i) travel connected with research, which might be publicised by the DAS (eg in Journal or newsletter articles)
(ii) travel related to preparation for an exhibition or reinstallation of collectionsFinancial support for museum acquisitions in the decorative arts post 1850.
Two annual Collection Access Grants awarded to publicly funded or charitable trust museums to improve access to and presentation of existing collections.
How we will do it
The Fund
For details of past awardees from the 40th Anniversary Fund look at Award History in the Grants & Bursaries section of this website.