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Rothschild Foundation Hanadiv Europe

European Jewish Heritage grants

Grants for not-for-profit institutions across Europe, including the UK, that hold archives, libraries, books, records or objects relating to Jewish history, heritage and culture. The two routes open now accept applications all year: Scoping Grants of up to £5,000 pay for an independent consultant to survey a little-understood collection and write a report, and Expert/Consultant Visits of up to £2,000 pay for an expert to visit and advise on things such as cataloguing, digitisation, conservation, exhibitions or education. The larger Collections Management, Exhibition Support and Digital Heritage Projects grants are a two-stage annual round that is closed for 2026 and is due to reopen in January 2027.

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You could get
Up to £5,000
no fixed round
Deadline
Rolling
apply any time
Effort
Moderate
full application with documents

Who can apply

  • Any organisation based in Europe, in EU and non-EU states alike, except Ukraine, Russia and Belarus, whose activities run on a not-for-profit basis and that can prove it
  • UK applicants need charitable status under UK charity law; international applicants must be non-profit entities under their local rules
  • The Foundation names museums, universities, public, private and institutional libraries and archives, heritage organisations, cultural institutions and other professional organisations that have acquired a collection
  • The organisation must hold material relating to Jewish history, heritage or culture, and the application must come from the organisation, not an individual
  • An organisation still obtaining charitable or not-for-profit status will not be paid until it is confirmed, and the grant is cancelled if that status is not secured within three months of the award notification

What it funds

  • Scoping Grant (up to £5,000): consultant fees and reasonable expenses for an independent consultant to survey all or part of a collection related to Jewish history, heritage or culture and produce a report on its current status, condition, size, provenance and significance with recommendations for next steps; basic packaging to keep material safe in the short term can be included. It can be a preliminary step towards a larger project application.
  • Expert/Consultant Visit (up to £2,000): fees and reasonable expenses for an external expert to visit the institution and produce a report, advising on managing the Jewish material held or giving strategic advice about it (for example cataloguing, digitisation, conservation, exhibition design or educational programming)

The annual (currently closed) categories cover collections management, exhibition development and digital heritage projects.

What it will not fund

  • Activities that have already happened, or that are scheduled to happen while the application is being considered
  • Organisations based in Ukraine, Russia or Belarus
  • Organisations that do not operate on a not-for-profit basis

Collections Management, Exhibition Support and Digital Heritage Projects grants are closed until January 2027; only Scoping Grants and Expert/Consultant Visits can be applied for now

How to apply

  1. Read the Application Guidance for the grant you want (Scoping Grant or Expert/Consultant Visit) on the Foundation's website
  2. Register or sign in to the Foundation's online grants portal (YourCause)
  3. Complete the online application form and upload the required supporting documents, with English translations of any non-English documents
  4. If approved, sign and return the grant letter and agreement electronically

Scoping Grants are paid to the organisation once the report has been submitted and approved; Expert Visit grants are paid directly to the expert after the report, against an expenses form with invoices and receipts

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Have ready

  • Proof of not-for-profit or charitable status (for UK applicants, the charity number where applicable)
  • Professional CV of the proposed expert or consultant, maximum 2 pages, in English
  • For a Scoping Grant: budget table and explanation on the Foundation's own budget form (your own format is not accepted)
  • Photographs of the material, optional (Scoping Grant: up to 10 compiled into one document; each photo no larger than 1MB)
  • English translations of any documents not originally in English

applications without the required documentation cannot be considered

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