Deadline: 31 March 2025
The Barakat Trust is seeking grant applications to fund individual and institutional efforts to promote and preserve artistic culture and heritage related to the Islamic world.
While they have a long track record of supporting projects and initiatives driven by individuals, including but not limited to research trips, publications, and training opportunities, individuals applying for grants from The Barakat Trust need to identify an institution to which grant monies can be transferred on their behalf. They cannot make transfers to personal bank accounts but are strongly committed to the support of individual professional development and projects led by individuals.
Scope
- The Barakat Trust awards are open to applicants worldwide in the fields of:
- research into the history of the art and architecture, and the archaeology and material culture of Islamic societies, including archaeological and other fieldwork, and research trips
- the conservation, preservation, restoration, and presentation to the public of artefacts, buildings and archaeological sites produced by Islamic societies
- the work of libraries, museums and other public collections in the conservation, documentation, and presentation of artefacts and manuscripts produced by Islamic societies in their broadest sense, including the digitisation of archives and collections, and the training of conservation and curatorial staff
- the organisation of events intended to further research in the history of the art, architecture, archaeology, and material culture of Islamic societies, including colloquia and conferences, lectures, seminars and workshops, exhibitions, and attendance at such events.
Categories
- Barakat International Studentship
- Barakat Postgraduate Student & Early Career Award
- The Iradj Bagherzade Publication Grants
- Barakat Senior Scholar
- Barakat Postdoctoral Scholarship
- Barakat Oxford Masters Studentship
- Hands on Islamic Art
Funding Information
- Barakat International Studentship: One scholarship of up to £25,000 to a student from the Islamic world who has already been accepted on a taught Masters courses in a subject relevant to the history of Islamic art and architecture and/or the study of Islamic archaeology, material culture and/or heritage.
- Barakat Postgraduate Student & Early Career Award: Postgraduate students, early career professionals, and early career scholars who were awarded a doctorate, may apply for grants with an upper limit of £2000 towards the costs of travel for fieldwork, research and study.
- The Iradj Bagherzade Publication Grants: Grants with an upper limit of £6,000 towards the costs of a major publication on the history of the art, architecture and material culture of the Islamic world before circa 1920 CE, the archaeological investigation of Islamic world, and the conservation of artefacts, buildings and material culture produced in or for the Islamic world before circa 1920 CE.
- Barakat Senior Scholar: One visiting scholarship of £10,000 to enable an established scholar from the Islamic world to reside in Oxford for three months to carry out a specific programme of research and to deliver a lecture on their research.
- Barakat Postdoctoral Scholarship: The Barakat Postdoctoral Scholarship provides a grant of £20,000 to enable a post-doctoral scholar from the Islamic world.
- Hands on Islamic Art: This category will offer grants of £8,000 plus in-kind support for projects in the United Kingdom (UK) that use collections of Islamic art in the UK to foster greater understanding about the cultures of the Islamic world, and involve a significant element of public engagement, ideally as part of the process of making collections more accessible.
Eligibility Criteria
- Institutions to which they can transfer funds include:
For more information, visit The Barakat Trust.
