Organizer Information
The Henry Moore Foundation was established by the seminal artist Henry Moore in 1977 to encourage public appreciation of the visual arts, with a specific focus on the field of sculpture. Operating internationally, the Foundation administers a highly respected grants and fellowships program designed to advance the growth, development, conservation, and historical study of sculpture across historical, modern, and contemporary registers.
Title & Description
Henry Moore Grants Program (2026 Cycles).
This international funding program supports innovative projects that stimulate fresh thinking, expand scholarship, or increase public access to sculpture. Grants are structured across distinct categories designed for institutions managing large-scale exhibits, collections seeking new acquisitions or conservation strategies, and independent scholars uncovering new art historical narratives.
Categories of Support:
The Foundation distributes funding through five primary pathways depending on the nature of the applicant:
For Non-Profit Organizations:
- New Projects and Commissions: Funding for exhibitions, accompanying exhibition catalogues, and new public or institutional sculpture commissions that contribute to public awareness. (Maximum grant: £20,000).
- Acquisitions and Collections: Grants to acquire new sculptural works, catalogue existing holdings, enhance display presentation, or execute professional conservation measures. (Maximum grant: £20,000).
- Conferences, Lectures and Publications: Financial support to publish non-commercial books or academic journals, or to host conferences and lectures dedicated to sculpture history or theory. (Maximum grant: £5,000).
- Long-Term Research Grants: Designed for extended multi-year institutional projects, such as compiling a permanent collection raisonné. (Maximum grant: £20,000).
For Individual Professionals:
- Research and Travel Grants: Dedicated strictly to sculpture historians, academics, and art conservators traveling for archive access, specialized photography, or fieldwork to publish new textual interpretations or conservation research. (Maximum grant: £2,500).
Categories
Sculpture, Art History / Research.
Eligibility
- Institutional Scope: Open to UK-based and international non-profit arts organizations, museums, galleries, and academic institutions.
- Individual Scope: Limited to specialized researchers and conservators.
- Strict Exclusions: Individual visual artists wishing to fund, create, or research their own studio practice are completely ineligible. The Foundation does not support residency programs, gallery structural/building costs, commercial publishing, community gardens, traditional figurative memorials/statues, or general well-being activities.
Fees
- Application Fee: None (Free to enter).
Application Requirements
- Organizations must successfully pass an institutional registration check before submitting. Registration requests must be logged at least one week prior to the chosen quarterly deadline.
- All data, financial sheets, and proposal summaries must be submitted digitally via the Flexi-Grant system.
How to Apply?
Create an account on the Foundation's portal to compile, track, and complete your submission. Apply via the Henry Moore Grants Portal.
Key Dates & Deadlines (2026 Summer Cycle)
The Foundation reviews grants quarterly. The upcoming summer window operates under the following structure:
- Summer Applications Open: May 1, 2026 (9:00 AM GMT).
- Summer Application Deadline: June 1, 2026, at 23:00 GMT.
- Project Timeline Constraint: Eligible projects submitted in this round must be scheduled to start, or open to the public, no sooner than October 1, 2026.
Location
Global / International Eligibility (Headquartered in the United Kingdom).
Additional Details
Institutional exhibition catalogues must be explicitly channeled through the New Projects and Commissions bracket rather than the Publications category.