Grants

Emerging Conservator Grant

Deadline: March 1st, 2026

The CAPC is supporting emerging conservators by offering a grant to assist with professional development.

The applicant must be a current student or have graduated within the past three years from a recognized conservation program and be a Canadian resident. Grants will be awarded for conservation-related activities such as research, specialized certification, internships, workshops, lectures and conference attendance. For more information, please visit Emerging Conservator Grant.

Programming Grant

Deadline: March 1st, 2026

The CAPC is supporting conservation programming in Canada by offering a grant to assist with meeting the expenses of providing advanced training opportunities for conservators. These include lectures and workshops dealing with any aspect of conservation practice.

The applicant must be a member of CAPC and should be responsible for organizing and programming the event. For more information, please visit Programming Grant.

Originating Community Consultation Grant

(Next offered in 2027)

CAPC's biennial Originating Communities Consultation Grant ($1000) aims to assist CAPC members compensate representatives of originating communities for their participation in consultations during conservation-related projects. Such consultations may be undertaken to share information about items in collections and/or to guide care practices and/or to work towards repatriation. We encourage a broad definition of originating community. We encourage asking the guiding question of: Whose voices should be heard?

The applicant should be a member of CAPC or an organization employing a CAPC member. The CAPC member should be on the consultation team, whether they are responsible for organizing the consultation or not. CAPC members in private practice are eligible. For more information, please visit Originating Community Consultation Grant.