Grants awarded
You can search below for information about all grants we awarded. Our grants data is also available in csv format here.
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Grant recipient
Purpose
Grant details
Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften
Culture
Endangered Languages Documentation Programme
$24,990,000
2021 | 10 years
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Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften
Culture$24,990,000
2021 | 10 years
To support a grant programme to document languages which are at risk of extinction, and build a digital archive to make the results freely available online.
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British Museum
Culture
Endangered Material Knowledge Programme
$11,075,680
2020 | 8 years
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British Museum
Culture$11,075,680
2020 | 8 years
To support a grant programme for documenting endangered material culture (how things are made and how they are used), and to make materials freely available online.
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Turquoise Mountain Trust
Culture
Core support
$30,285
2019 | 1 year
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Turquoise Mountain Trust
Culture$30,285
2019 | 1 year
To support the Turquoise Mountain Trust’s work with artisans in Afghanistan, Myanmar and Jordan.
British Museum
Culture
Endangered Material Knowledge Programme
$2,295,684
2018 | 4 years
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British Museum
Culture$2,295,684
2018 | 4 years
To support a grant programme for documenting endangered material culture (how things are made and how they are used), and to make materials freely available online.
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School of Oriental and African Studies
Culture
Endangered Languages Documentation Programme
$11,026,080
2015 | 7 years
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School of Oriental and African Studies
Culture$11,026,080
2015 | 7 years
To support a grant programme to document languages which are at risk of extinction, and build a digital archive to make the results freely available online.
University of Toronto
Culture
Documentation of rock-cut churches in Ethiopia
$250,000
2015 | 3 years
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University of Toronto
Culture$250,000
2015 | 3 years
To document the disappearing craft of cutting rock churches in Ethiopia and make the records freely available online.
University of Cambridge
Culture
Documentation of Kalmyk heritage
$1,207,965
2014 | 5 years
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University of Cambridge
Culture$1,207,965
2014 | 5 years
To document the endangered cultural heritage of the Kalmyks and Oirats and make the records freely available online.
University of Exeter
Culture
Documenting Mandaean rituals and religious traditions
$348,556
2014 | 3 years
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University of Exeter
Culture$348,556
2014 | 3 years
To document the rituals and priestly knowledge of the Mandaeans and to make the records freely available online.
University of Virginia
Culture
Preserving Bhutan's cultural heritage
$1,422,590
2013 | 5 years
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University of Virginia
Culture$1,422,590
2013 | 5 years
To document the oral traditions of Bhutan and make the records freely available online.
School of Oriental and African Studies
Culture
Endangered Languages Documentation Programme
$33,851,813
2002 | 15 years
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School of Oriental and African Studies
Culture$33,851,813
2002 | 15 years
To support a grant programme to document languages which are at risk of extinction, and build a digital archive to make the results freely available online.
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