The programme was established in 2018 with funding from Arcadia – a charitable foundation that works to protect nature, preserve cultural heritage, and promote open access to knowledge – and is hosted by the Department of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas at the British Museum.
The EMKP offers three different grants schemes: Small Documentation, Large Documentation, and Legacy Digitisation. Documentation grants provide funding to document living material knowledge systems and practices in danger of disappearing. Small Documentation Grants can be up to 12 months with a maximum award of £20,000. Large Documentation Grants can be up to 24 months with a maximum award of £100,000.
The Legacy Digitisation Grant provides funding to digitise collections or materials relating to endangered material knowledge. It can be up to 12 months with a maximum award of £20,000, and can be applied for separately or together with a documentation grant.
The deadline for all applications is 12.00 GMT on 19 January 2026.
The EMKP Team will be holding Q&A Online Webinars in English and Spanish, to answer queries about the application process. Please register using the following link: 2025-2026 EMKP Applications Webinar Registration Form.
The Webinar dates are:
- 28 October 2025 – 15.00-16.00 GMT – Large + Small Documentation Grant – English
- 11 November 2025 – 16.00-17.00 GMT – Large + Small Documentation Grant – Spanish
- 25 November 2025 – 11.00-12.00 GMT – Legacy Digitisation Grant – English
- 9 December 2025 – 11.00-12.00 GMT – Large + Small Documentation Grant – English
- 9 December 2025 – 15.00-16.00 GMT – Legacy Digitisation Grant – English
- 18 December 2025 – 15.00 -16.00 GMT – Large + Small Documentation Grant – Spanish
For more information regarding the Endangered Material Knowledge Programme, ongoing projects, the application process, and guidelines please visit our website www.emkp.org and the grants page https://www.emkp.org/grants/.
To apply, please create an account on the EMKP FlexiGrant Portal: https://emkp.flexigrant.com/.
Should you have any other questions, please contact us at [email protected]
