2026 RISE grants application form - The International National Trusts Organisation (INTO) | The International National Trusts Organisation (INTO)

RISE Seed Grant application form

Please complete this form to submit a proposal to the RISE small grants programme, in partnership with the University of Bristol’s Plants, Enslavement and Public History project.

Please note, the deadline for submission of this form has been updated to 11 November 2026.

Name

First Last

Job title

Organisation

All applicants must work at INTO member trusts in good standing and be part of the RISE programme.

Phone

Please include the international dialling code for your country.

Project title

Please give your proposal a name

Project overview

Describe your project in detail: what will you do and how will you deliver it? Tell us about your approach, key activities and any partners or milestones involved.

How will this project benefit your heritage trust?

Please tell us about how the project will help you, for instance by improving interpretation at a site you manage or by improving your relationship with certain communities.

Engagement with the research themes for new interpretation

Tell us about how your project responds to the research questions and themes that are part of the partnership with University of Bristol. Please include a comment on the extent to which the proposed work represents new interpretation. Is this the first time this work will have been done? Does it build on existing work but add a new dimension?

Budget

Please tell us how much you are requesting and share an approximate break down for how you plan to spend the money. The maximum grant request is £2,500.

Timeline

Please tell us when you intend to deliver the work.

Permission for submission

I confirm that I have the necessary permission

Please tick here to confirm that you have secured the appropriate consent internally to submit this application.

Grant conditions

I confirm that I will abide by the grant conditions

Please tick here to confirm that you have read the grant conditions published on the INTO website and are happy with these if awarded a grant.

RISE Seed Grant application form

Application guidance & FAQ