This is a word version to help you prepare your application. Please do not submit this version, but apply using the online form. If you need any support to complete the application contact Sue, sue.hughes@museumdevelopmentnorth.org. The online application form is available from 14 June.

Please read the guidance before applying for a bursary.  Applications open on 14 June and are assessed on a rolling basis until 6 December, or until all the funds are allocated.

West Cheshire Museums – A sustainability festival including craft fairs, outdoor yoga, open mic nights, ‘climate ceilidhs’, clothes swaps, litter picks, pub quizzes, eco-storytelling, and a local circus troupe. Accompanied by a travelling Augmented Reality exhibition about plastic pollution.

Warrington Museum & Art Gallery – Creating a Sky Garden and rolling out Carbon Literacy Training.

Touchstones Rochdale – The Dippy on Tour exhibition, an installation of over 1000 knitted bees, and the start of climate action work.

Scarborough Museums & Galleries – A Space to Be – a community space with sustainability at its heart, including activities exploring nature, supporting discussion and debate.

REME Museum – Greening the Museum through creating a wildflower garden and ‘Dig for Victory’ vegetable patch.

Quaker Tapestry Museum – The Flood Tapestry Project, creating a way for the people to share their experience of the Storm Desmond flooding, and to celebrate community resilience.

National Football Museum (NFM) – One of the first museums in the country to officially become a Carbon Literacy Organisation. NFM is aiming to reduce their direct carbon emissions by 50% by 2025 through staff training, visitor engagement and new lighting.