OUMP Associates Scheme

New museum community engagement grant scheme

Oxford University Museums Partnership is delighted to launch a new grant scheme for museum-led community engagement projects. Proposals are welcomed from museums located in Oxfordshire that are within the accreditation scheme (Full Accreditation, Provisional Accreditation or Working Towards Accreditation). The grant pot is £50,000 and individual grants will be between £5,000-£15,000 for projects that seek to activate partnerships to deliver cultural engagement for one or more local underserved communities in 2025-2026.

This call is now OPEN.

STEP 1: Before applying, please read the OUMP Associates Scheme Criteria and Guidelines.

STEP 2: Consider attending a Meet The Funder briefing (details below).

STEP 3: Please complete an application form, available here: https://app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/oxford/oump-associates-scheme-application-form

The deadline for applications is 9.00 am on Monday 17th February 2025.

Please note that application is via the online form only. The form has a 'Finish Later' option which means you can save and return to your form if you don't wish to complete it in one go. You may prefer to draft your responses offline and then paste them into the form. Click here to download the application form questions in a Word document.

Find out more

In early January 2025 we held some Meet The Funder briefing sessions. The recording is available below. If you have any other queries not covered by the information provided, or you would like to schedule a call about the scheme, please email us.