The Charitable Objective of the Palmerston Forts Society (PFS) is “The advancement of the education of the public in the history of Fort Nelson and other Victorian fortifications. In particular by supporting and assisting the improvement of the fortifications for the public benefit.”
In furtherance of this objective, the PFS are making available a number of financial grants for projects related to the preservation, conservation, protection and recording of Victorian Forts in the public interest. The value of these individual grants will be up to £1000 each
It is expected that the recipients of these grants will be societies, trusts and other organisations which support or operate Victorian forts for the public good.
The deliverables of the project should be tangible - restoration, education, publication, interpretation - and priority will be given to projects where the deliverables are clearly sustainable.
Projects where the principle focus is on research are covered by a separate scheme which is limited to PFS members – you can find details of that in the members’ area of this website.
Applications for grants will be considered on their merits and funding will be granted on a one-off basis. The decision to award or not award a grant is entirely at the discretion of the PFS and the PFS are not required to give reasons for any decisions. Projects will be selected by a sub-committee of the PFS committee and their recommendations validated by a quorum of the committee.
There is no limit to the number of applications that can be made by any group or society but no more than one grant per group will be approved in any year.
To learn more about the grants scheme please study the attached pdf document: PFS Grants Rules and Conditions
To apply for a grant please download and fill out the attached Word document:
PFS Grants Application
Completed forms should be sent to membership@palmerstonfortssociety.org.uk
The scheme is new and there are bound to be some teething problems with the form and interpretation of the rules. Please get back to us if you have any questions.
The objects of the Palmerston Fort Society include the advancement of the education of the public in the history of Victorian Fortifications, supporting and co-ordinating research, and publishing the useful results.
In furtherance of our objects, we are making available a number of small research grants, up to £250 in value, with the intent of supporting Palmerston Fort Society members in their research by covering some of the costs associated with conducting a predefined project.
For more details see our Research Grants page within the members web-site.
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