Jonathan Ruffer curatorial grants: 2018 deadlines

François Bonvin, 'Still Life with Book, Papers and Inkwell', 1876 © The National Gallery

François Bonvin, 'Still Life with Book, Papers and Inkwell', 1876 © The National Gallery

Art Fund's Jonathan Ruffer Curatorial Grants support UK curators, museum professionals and researchers to undertake travel or other activities that will extend and develop their curatorial expertise, collections-based knowledge and art historical interests.

The grants are available to support, for example: 

  • travel and accommodation for research trips and conferences 
  • museum and exhibition visits
  • training courses and programmes of study
  • books and subscriptions to add to a museum’s research resources or library 

Full details on Art Fund's Jonathan Ruffer curatorial grants can be found here

Small grant applications can be accepted at any point throughout the year.

Applications for grants above £1,500 are considered by a committee three times a year. The 2018 deadlines for applications over £1,500 are:

19 February 2018

7 May 2018

17 September 2018