Grants & fellowships
Henry Moore Grants support the growth and development of sculpture across historical, modern and contemporary registers, and funds research that expands the appreciation of sculpture.
Types of project we support
We welcome applications from non-profit organisations, based in the UK or internationally. You can apply for a grant in support of exhibitions, exhibition catalogues, commissions, conferences, research, publications and the development of collections through acquisitions, conservation, cataloguing and display.
Individuals are welcome to apply for Research and Travel grants. This is the only category open to individuals.
Henry Moore Grants are available in the following categories:
New Projects and Commissions
Available to non-profit organisations for exhibitions, exhibition catalogues and sculpture commissions.
If your exhibition or commission project aims to encourage new thinking about sculpture or sculpture history, or contributes to public awareness and appreciation of sculpture, you are eligible to apply.
The maximum grant available in this category is £20,000.
Acquisitions and Collections
Available for non-profit organisations who wish to acquire new sculptural works for their collections, or to conserve sculpture in existing collections.
We also consider grants for cataloguing and display costs.
The maximum grant available in this category is £20,000.
Research and Development
Long-Term Research grants
Available to organisations only, these grants support extended research projects requiring funding for more than one year, e.g. a permanent collection catalogue.
Grants can be awarded up to £20,000.
Research and Travel grants
Available to sculpture historians, academics and conservators who are researching and publishing on sculpture conservation, production, history and/or interpretation. As an applicant, you can apply for funding towards your research costs, including travel, photography and archival access.
Research and travel to inform private or personal practice is not eligible.
The maximum grant for individuals is £2,500.
Conferences, Lectures and Publications
Available to organisations who wish to publish a new book or journal, or to stage a conference or other event related to sculpture.
Please note, exhibition catalogues are only eligible under the New Projects and Commissions category.
The maximum grant awarded in this category is £5,000.
Apply for a grant
We use Flexi-Grant to administer grant applications. Please register to create an account, from where you can submit, manage and review all your grant applications.
For help on the application process and answers to common questions, please see our FAQ guidance page.
Applications are considered four times per year, and may be submitted between the following dates (all times GMT):
Autumn
Applications open 1 November, 9:00
Submissions close 1 December, 23:00
For projects starting, or opening to the public, no sooner than 1 April 2024
Winter
Applications open 1 February 2024, 9:00
Submissions close 1 March 2024, 23:00
For projects starting, or opening to the public, no sooner than 1 July 2024
Spring
Applications open 1 May 2024, 9:00
Submissions close 1 June 2024, 23:00
For projects starting, or opening to the public, no sooner than 1 October 2023
Summer
Applications open 1 August 2024, 9:00
Submissions close 1 September 2024, 23:00
For projects starting, or opening to the public, no sooner than 1 January 2024
Further information
Find answers to frequently asked questions about project eligibility, the application process, and our Artist Award scheme.
You can also find downloadable documents on this page, including our grant terms & conditions and versions of our logo for use in marketing materials.
Research fellowships
We support researchers through our sculpture research programme at the Henry Moore Institute in Leeds.
Fellowships allow researchers to spend a month using our facilities in Leeds, and include accommodation, travel and subsistence expenses.
Find out more about research fellowships
Projects we’ve help fund
Learn more about projects and commissions that we have recently helped to fund through our grant giving.
Rafael Pérez Evans: Insulin
Commission/Exhibition
2022
No Show Space, London
£3,000 awarded
Rafael Pérez Evans’ latest sculpture sees the artist continuing to work with key issues in ecology, farming and agriculture.
Insulin presents a new live site-specific solo exhibition at No Show Space in London, on display between 20 October and 19 November 2022.
Frederic Leighton, Athlete Wrestling with a Python
Commission
2022
Leighton House
£4,000 awarded
As part of Leighton House’s transformative £9.6m refurbishment project, the museum commissioned Pangolin Editions to create a new bronze cast of Frederic Leighton’s 1877 sculpture, Athlete Wrestling with a Python.
This cast perfectly reflects the museum’s aspirations, facilitating the appreciation of Leighton’s artistic legacy and his often-overlooked work as a sculptor.
Keith Ackerman, Jacob’s Ladder
Commission
2022
BasementArtsProject
£2,300 awarded
Keith Ackerman’s towering sculpture has transformed a problematic patch of abandoned land in Leeds into the beginnings of a vibrant sculpture garden.
Carved from locally sourced Tadcaster limestone, and having faced lengthy delays due to Covid, Jacob’s Ladder was finally unveiled to the public in summer 2022.
Contact us
The category and criteria information above should help answer most application and eligibility queries.
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We cannot advise whether your project will be funded, only if it is eligible, so please refer back to the guidelines for this information.