THE CONSERVATION AWARDS 2005

THE ANNA PLOWDEN TRUST AWARD FOR RESEARCH AND INNOVATION
Notes for Applicants and On-line Form [The form itself is below]

THE ANNA PLOWDEN TRUST AWARD
The Anna Plowden Trust sponsors the Research and Innovation Award, recognising the importance of research and innovation in preserving and understanding the heritage. The Trust was established in 1998 in memory of Anna Plowden CBE, a well-known conservator who was influential in the development of conservation.

What is the Anna Plowden Trust Award for?
The Award recognises the achievements of those involved in conservation research, development and application. It is for the best completed programme of research or development aimed at furthering the practice of conservation.This may relate to materials, equipment, systems or techniques for improved conservation and collection care, and could be for examination, analysis, treatment or monitoring.The work must be completed with a view to possible publication, or put on the market, in the UK between between 1 July 2003 and 31 May 2005.

Who is eligible to apply?
Scientists, conservators, designers, manufacturers or suppliers based in public or commercial sector laboratories, studios or workshops.The application should be made by the head of the laboratory or studio, or manager/director of the company. In the case of joint initiatives, the application must be supported by the co-operating organisations. Projects which are primarily aimed at analytical investigation, with only minimal conservation content or implications, are not eligible.

Timetable and Judging
Entrants for the Anna Plowden Trust Award should submit a short application by 31 May 2005 (see “How to apply” below for details). These will be sifted and considered for short-listing by the Anna Plowden Trustees. Only short-listed candidates will be asked for full details of their projects.All short-listed candidates will be informed in June and asked to submit full details of their projects by mid-July 2004.

The judges may visit the short-listed projects in order to meet those involved and see the outcome of the projects at first hand.

Conditions of application
The work must be carried out in the UK
* The outcome of the project must be accessible to the public in the UK
* The work must be completed with a view to possible publication, or put
   on the market, in the UK between 1 July 2003 and 31 May 2005
* Joint applications from conservators or others working in collaboration are accepted
* All applicants should be clearly identified on the application form
* Applications may be made for both the Award for Conservation or the
   Award for Care of Collections and the Anna Plowden Trust Award
   (using separate forms)
* The decisions of the judges are final

Please note that entry material will not normally be returned.The sponsoring and supporting organisations reserve the right to publicise the projects as submitted.

Criteria for assessment of the award
* Wider benefit to the conservation of heritage
* Excellence in experimental technique, imaginative investigations,
   innovative solutions, resourcefulness
* Extent of potential uptake and wider application
* Revelations or discoveries
* Quality of collaboration with clients and others
* Good documentation, clarity of methodology and presentation
* Training benefits and applications
* Enhancement of public understanding and appreciation
* Cost-effectiveness

The judges will take into account that not every project will be able to demonstrate all these features.

How to apply
To apply for the Anna Plowden Trust Award, please follow the instructions below.

On-line applications
To apply on-line, please complete the form below.

A brief description of no more than 150 words and a fuller project description of no more than 500 words must be entered into the boxes provided, making it clear why you consider your project to be a potential Award-winner.

Three images (in jpg, gif or tiff format) illustrating the project must be submitted as part of your application. Instructions for how to submit the images will be e-mailed to you once the form below has been submitted.

Please check that all fields have been completed before submission. When you click on “Submit your application”, an e-mail containing your application will be sent automatically to the Awards Administrator and you will receive an acknowledgement e-mail message.

Postal applications
You may also download, complete and print out the PDF application form. This should be sent with a project description as outlined above, together with three images (photographs, not slides please), to arrive no later than 31 May 2005, to Conservation Awards, 702 The Chandlery, 50 Westminster Bridge Road, London SE1 7QY. Please note that the Acrobat Reader software does not allow you to save a copy of the completed form. Although you can complete it using this software you must print it out in order to generate copies for submission and for your own refernce.

Any questions?
If you have any queries, or would like further information, please contact Susan Hughes, the Awards Administrator, by telephone or fax on 020 7326 0995 or by e-mail at [email protected]


RECENT AWARD-WINNERS

Anna Plowden Trust Award 2004
David Howell, Conservation Scientist at the Textile Conservation Studio based at Hampton Court Palace, for his Automated Dust Slide Analysis programme.

Anna Plowden Trust Award 2002
Andrew Calver and the Museum of London and Dr Lorraine Gibson, Strathclyde University. The development of a cost-effective technique for measuring air-exchange rates of display cases and storage enclosures.

 

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On-Line Application Form
The Anna Plowden Trust Award for Research and Innovation

Please note that the wording used in the fields marked * will be used on publicity material and Award certificates, and should be as clear and concise as possible.
Fields marked « must be completed.

INFORMATION ON APPLICANT(S)
Name of applicant(s) *
«

Address
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< Town/City «
< County
< Postcode «

Contact name/address (if different from above)
< Name
< Address

< Town/City
< County
< Postcode

Telephone  «
Mobile
Fax 
E-mail   «
Media/PR contact
details (if different)

INFORMATION ON PROJECT
Title of project*
«

Date of completion «

Organisation(s)/individual(s) commissioning the project

Other team members

Location where project can be seen
«

Project Description «
Please give details of the project within the two separate boxes below as directed, making clear why it is considered to be a potential Award-winner. The description must be set out under the headings given below and within the word limits indicated.

Brief description (up to 150 words) «
* Work undertaken
* Methodology and techniques used



Project description (up to 500 words) «
* Wider benefit to the conservation of heritage
* Excellence in experimental technique, imaginative investigations,
   innovative solutions, resourcefulness
* Extent of potential uptake and wider application
* Revelations or discoveries
* Quality of collaboration with clients and others
* Good documentation, clarity of methodology and presentation
* Training benefits and applications
* Enhancement of public understanding and appreciation
* Cost-effectiveness



Images
Please list the images here (explanatory labels):
Image 1: «
Image 2: «
Image 3: «

Instructions on sending the images will be e-mailed to you once the form has been submitted.

I/We declare that this information is supplied to the Conservation Awards by the applicant(s) and represents a true record of the project « (tick this box to make this declaration)

Date of declaration «


Publicity
* Information provided by applicants will be used and retained solely in
   connection with the Conservation Awards scheme.
* Details of individuals and projects reaching the short-lists will be used
   only for the purposes of publicising the Awards and short-listed applicants.
* By submitting this form, applicants signify their consent to such publicity.

     


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