The Newcomen Society is introducing a Small Grants programme, aimed at organisations who are working in the field of the history of engineering and technology, and are charities, voluntary organisations or registered archives holding relevant collections.
The scheme will initially run for a year from 25th February 2026 and then be reviewed.
The programme will fund projects which:
- support the collection, cataloguing and preservation of objects and archives about the history of technology.
- promote the display and interpretation of the history of technology.
- Encourage and support the publication and wider dissemination of material about the history of technology in a range of formats such as articles, videos, podcasts, conferences etc.
The minimum grant will be £500 and the maximum £10,000. The Society welcomes applications where the Newcomen Grant is used as matched funding to create a bigger and more ambitious project.
An application form may be downloaded from:
Expressions of interest should be made by email or post to the Hon Secretary, The Newcomen Society, P O Box 79326, London SW1P 9NP Email: cosec@newcomen.com
Applicants will be allocated a Trustee as contact person who will advise on the process.
All successful applicants will be required to submit an end of project report and are encouraged to submit article(s) on their projects for possible publication in Newcomen Links or the International Journal for the History of Engineering & Technology.
Are you a member of the Newcomen Society?
Having just celebrated its Centenary Year, the society has published over a 1000 papers in The Journal – an invaluable archive of original research material published twice a year, covering all aspects of engineering from ancient times to the present, plus available to browse and download in our FREE TO MEMBERS Archive.
Full Membership includes:
- Journal for the History of Engineering & Technology (two issues, one volume per year)
- Printed and/or PDF versions of LINKS, Newcomens’ newsletter (published 3 times a year)
- Free access and download facilities to the Society’s Archive of past papers back to 1920 (The Journal)
- Membership of local branches and subject groups
- Access to the website’s Member Area offering access to research sources & access to other members (subject to privacy permissions)
- Attendance at summer meetings, conferences, lectures and study days.
About the Author: Peter Turvey
