The Foundation offers funding in the following categories:

• New projects and commissions: Grants of up to £20,000 to encourage new thinking about sculpture or sculpture history or contribute to public awareness and appreciation of sculpture.
• Acquisitions and collections: Grants of up to £20,000 for museums and galleries to acquire or conserve sculpture for their collections, cataloguing, and display costs.
• Research and development:
  • Long-term grants of up to £20,000 for projects that require funding for more than one year, such as a permanent collection catalogue.
  • Small research grants of up to £2,500 for academics, curators, and independent scholars for research costs on the history and interpretation of sculpture.
• Conferences, lectures, and publications: Grants of up to £5000 to publish a new book or journal, or to stage a conference or other event related to sculpture.

This funding round is for projects starting, or opening to the public, no sooner than 1 April 2025.

There are typically four deadlines per year.

The next deadline for applications is 1 December 2024 (23:00).