Deadline: Ongoing
The Edmonton Heritage Council offers two types of travel grants: research and education. Research travel grants offer limited assistance to individuals—up to $4000—for funding research that will lead to the telling of untold stories related to Edmonton’s heritage, and must be conducted outside the corporate limits of the City of Edmonton. Education travel grants offer limited assistance to individuals—up to $4000—for funding travel to educational opportunities at workshops, conferences and formal educational programs that will benefit the applicant personally and, by extension, Edmonton’s heritage sector.
Who is eligible?
To be eligible, individuals must be a resident of the City of Edmonton and actively engaged in heritage work. Applicants must have no outstanding final reports, or unused previous grant funding. The main purpose of their trip must be to acquire skills or knowledge that will inform their approach to Edmonton’s heritage, or to conduct specific research on Edmonton’s heritage that cannot be conducted from within Edmonton. Finally, applicants must be willing to write a reflection about their experience that may be published on the EHC’s blog.
Who is not eligible?
Research that could be completed from within the City of Edmonton online, by phone or by Skype is not eligible. Research or education undertaken by an individual employed by a heritage organization on a work-related topic is, similarly, not eligible.
How do I apply?
Please determine the appropriate stream—education or research—and download the guidelines, application form and application budget for more information on the application process, and the materials required.
What is the deadline?
Funding for travel grants is ongoing through the year, until all monies have been awarded. If you want to know whether we are still accepting applications, please contact grants@edmontonheritage.ca.