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These prestigious awards will be presented at the British Museum in November 2005.

Short-listed applicants attract significant publicity, and receive a certificate recognising their achievement at the presentation event.

To be eligible for the Award for Conservation or the Collections Care Award, a project must have been completed in the UK between 1 July 2003 and 31 January 2005.
The Award for Conservation is open to projects focused on the conservation of individual items or collections, of the decorative elements or fixtures associated with a historic building (but not the building itself), or of monuments and sculptures.
The Award for Collections Care, offered this year for the first time, is open to projects focused on improving the conditions in which collections are housed.

To be eligible for the Student Conservator of the Year Award, a project may focus on conservation, collections care or research and innovation, and must have been completed as part of a recognised UK training programme or internship between 1 December 2003 and 31 March 2005.

 

To be eligible for the Digital Preservation Award, a project must demonstrate leadership and advancement in the digital preservation arena and must have been completed by 31 May 2005.


To be eligible for the Award for Research and Innovation, a project must be a completed programme of research or development aimed at furthering the practice of conservation, including production of materials, equipment, systems or techniques for improved conservation and collections care, or for examination, analysis, treatment or monitoring. It must have been completed with a view to possible publication or put on the market in the UK between 1 July 2003 and 31 May 2005.

The outcome of all projects submitted must be accessible to the public in the UK.

Deadlines for applications:
8 March 2005 for the Award for Conservation and the Collections Care Award.
5 May 2005 for the Student Conservator of the Year Award.
31 May 2005 for the Digital Preservation Award and the Anna Plowden Award.

 

For more information or an application form, please contact Susan Hughes, the Awards Administrator, by e-mail at [email protected], or tel.no. 020 7326 0995, or by post at Conservation Awards, 702 The Chandlery, 50 Westminster Bridge Road, London SE1 7QY.

Queries specifically about the Digital Preservation Award should be directed to Maggie Jones, Executive Secretary, Digital Preservation Coalition, by e-mail at [email protected] or tel.no. 01904 435 362.