ASPROM
The Association for the Study and Preservation of Roman Mosaics
Grants to Individuals for the Study and Conservation of Ancient Mosaics
Terms and conditions
(1)Grants up to a maximum value of £500 are available, as and when the Association’s funds permit, to support costs of travel and/or publication (e.g. photographs) relating to the study of ancient mosaics and/or work on the conservation or preservation of mosaics.
(2)Applicants should be ASPROM members and doing research for a degree and/or for the publication of a book or article on ancient mosaics, or participating in a project to conserve or preserve mosaics.
(3)Applications for retrospective funding will not be eligible. Successful applicants will receive grants prior to the proposed expenditure and will be required to submit receipts afterwards. It is expected that grants will normally be spent within a year of their award. Any money not used is to be returned to ASPROM.
(4)Applicants must apply to the Honorary Secretary by the deadline, using the application form below. They must also ask their referees to write directly to the Honorary Secretary by the deadline.
(5)Successful applicants will be expected to submit a short illustrated report on their research or the use of the grant, suitable for publication in the journal Mosaic or the ASPROM Newsletter, or an agreed alternative such as a talk at one of ASPROM’s symposia. An acknowledgment of the financial contribution from ASPROM should be included in any resulting publication.
(6)Awards are made twice per year. Applications will be considered by a sub-committee which will make recommendations to the spring and autumn meetings of the ASPROM Executive Committee. The deadlines for applications are 31 January for consideration in March, and 31 August for the October meeting. Successful candidates will be notified as soon as possible after that.
Please email completed application forms to the Honorary Secretary ().
ASPROM
The Association for the Study and Preservation of Roman Mosaics
Application for an Individual Study or Conservation Grant
Name of applicant (BLOCK CAPITALS)Home address
Institutional address
(if applicable)
Email address
Telephone number
Are you a member of ASPROM? / Grants are only available to members of ASPROM. To join, please visit our website at . Your application will be considered as soon as possible afterwards.
Title of project
Brief description of the research project for which the funding is required
(no more than 150 words)
Please be specific about how the ASPROM grant will help you achieve your aims.
Other sources of funding applied for
(Please include names, amounts and likely date of decision. You should inform ASPROM as soon as any awards are made)
If you are a student, please give details of:
(i)the degree for which you are studying and dates of its start and likely completion
(ii)the name of your supervisor or a lecturer familiar with your work
For other applicants, please give details of the work to be published:
(i)whether it is a book, article or short paper
(ii)likely journal or publisher
(iii)likely date of publication
Contact details of two referees whom you have asked to write directly to ASPROM in support of your application. / Name
Postal address
Email address
Name
Postal address
Email address
Itemised costs / Please be as detailed as you can. / £
Travel
Accommodation
Illustrations
Other (please specify)
Total grant applied for:
I agree to abide by the terms and conditions set out in the accompanying guidelines.
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