Grants – Helping you preserve our heritage

The Australian National Maritime Museum offers grants to regional museums and organisations to help them preserve Australia's rich maritime heritage.

Many cultural institutions around the country care for maritime items of historical and national significance. The museum supports and encourages their efforts to conserve and display unique local objects for this and future generations.

Do you have an object of significance you want to preserve or display? You may be eligible for an ANMM grant. Apply now for funding up to $10,000.

Recent recipients of ANMM grants

• Australia Day Regatta Inc (NSW) - $3,200.00 to create an oral histories project on the History of the Australia Day Regatta
• Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection (VIC)  - $4,800.00 for the preservation and conservation of a 1858 lifeboat
  
• Kangaroo Island Branch of the National Trust (SA) - $2,945.00  to refurbish the Cape Willoughby Lighthouse
  
• Surf World Gold Coast Inc (QLD) - $3,300.00 to develop a variety of education programs for school students 
  
• Maritime Museum of Tasmania (TAS) - $4,210.00 to digitally record and preserve the hull structure of historic vessels

View a map of grants (at the end of this page)

Our grant program (formally known as the Maritime Museums of Australia Project Support Scheme) is jointly funded by the museum and the federal government's Distributed National Collection Program.

Grant categories

The scheme gives grants up to $10,000 for projects that fall into one of these categories:

• Managing a collection (including registration, storage and research)
• Conservation (for example, documenting and caring for collections, developing methodology)
• Presentation (such as developing exhibitions, education programs, workshops)

Since 1995, the scheme has given more than $510,000 to organisations in Queensland, New South Wales (including Norfolk and Lord Howe Islands), Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia, Western Australia and the Northern Territory.

All non-profit maritime museums and other organisations are encouraged to apply. We also welcome joint applications from two or more eligible institutions. The grant funding may be used to supplement your other funding, including sponsorship.

Apply for a grant

Applications are now open.

Opening date for applications is: Monday 19th July 2010
Closing date for applications is: Friday 20th August 2010
The Selection Committee will convene on: Friday 10th September 2010
Applicants will be notified by: Friday 15th October 2010 

Download the guidelines and application forms:

• MMAPSS guidelines 2010 - 2011 (PDF, 96kb)
• Application form 2010 - 2011(PDF, 102kb)
• Internship form 2010 - 2011 (PDF, 83kb)

For more information or queries, contact the MMAPSS Coordinator:

Phone: +61 2 9298 3743
Fax: +61 2 9298 3725
Email: mmapss@anmm.gov.au

Australian National Maritime Museum
GPO Box 5131
SYDNEY NSW 2001

The Maritime Museums of Australia Project Support Scheme is supported by the Australian Government

 Map - previous grants by location

This Google map shows the location of previous grants given around Australia. Click on a blue marker to view more information about the grant or view a larger map.