EMC has announced that the 2014 EMC Heritage Trust Project is now accepting nominations for grants, supporting projects that practice and encourage the stewardship of cultural information in local communities around the world.
EMC has announced that the 2014 EMC Heritage Trust Project is now accepting nominations for grants, supporting projects that practice and encourage the stewardship of cultural information in local communities around the world.
EMC has recognized more than 40 projects with Heritage Trust grants and, through the broader EMC Information Heritage Initiative program, has donated over $35 million to help support the advancement the conservation of information heritage globally. The EMC Information Heritage Initiative program, which was founded in 2007, recognizes organizations and individuals that protect and preserve cultural information from around the world through digitization, which allows for readily accessible online research and education. In addition, the EMC Heritage Trust Project also recognizes and supports local people and projects that practice and inspire the digital stewardship of the world’s information heritage.
In 2014, the EMC Heritage Trust Project will accept applications from 15 countries: Brazil, Canada (excluding Quebec), Chile, Germany, Great Britain, India, Ireland, Japan, Mexico, Philippines, South Africa, Tanzania, Thailand, Turkey, and United States. Applications will be accepted from May 7 to June 20.
Last year, EMC awarded Heritage Trust grants to Museo de la Memoria y los Derechos Humanos (Chile), Kresy-Siberia (Great Britain), and Brooklyn Eagle Visual History Project (United States) in December.
The EMC Heritage Trust Project grant recipients are selected based on the following criteria: potential size of the audience that would benefit from access to the information they are seeking to protect; the at-risk status of the information and why it is urgent to digitize; and how beneficial the EMC grant would be to the overall success of the project.
For more information on the EMC Information Heritage Initiative program, visit the official website.
