Lloyd's Register Foundation announces Heritage Grant Open Call
UArctic partner Lloyd's Register Foundation has announced a £2.5 million heritage grant open funding call for heritage research, equity, safety and public access.
Heritage Grants Call
The Lloyd’s Register Foundation’s Heritage Grants Call aims to fund ambitious, high-impact projects that support Lloyd’s Register Foundation’s heritage key themes and contribute to delivering the Foundation’s 2024-2029 strategy. This £2.5 million Programme will support initiatives that strengthen heritage research, equity, safety, and public access, while advancing Lloyd's Register Foundation's global reputation as a centre of excellence in heritage management and learning from the past.
The Foundation has been working globally to engineer a safer world for many years, building on the legacy of Lloyds Register, dating back to 1760 as a maritime classification society. The heritage key themes aim to increase the understanding of maritime safety and its importance to the past, present and future ocean economy. Through this call Lloyd Register wishes to invite expressions of interest to help them deliver this vision, mobilising heritage and cultural evidence, and widening perspectives to learn from the past.
Who can apply and the sizes of the grant possible
Those who can apply for this grant are registered Charities, Civil Society and Mission-Driven Organisations, Academic Institutions and Heritage & Culture Organisations. Non-charitable organisations are also able to apply, although there are several principles that a Non-charitable organisation must live up to. The Grant sizes are between £200,000 and up to £500,000 per project, the duration of project is flexible. Projects must align with the heritage key themes Safety, Equity & Transparency and Transitions.
There are a particular interest for proposals that will scale the impact in these following ways:
- Align with the foundation's heritage priorities and contribute to delivering the 2024-2029 strategy.
- Demonstrate collaboration and shared benefit
- Centre equity, innovation, and access
- Have a clear vision and plan for impact and sustainability
- Build capacity across the sector
For timely consideration, the submission deadline for an expression of interest is the 24th of November 2025. Invitations to submit full proposals will be issued 19 January 2026 and the deadline to submit full proposals is 2 March 2026.
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Lloyd's Register Foundation currently funds UArctic x LRF Research Fellowships on Arctic maritime safety.