Patron’s Award for Endangered Crafts 2025

Call for Applications: Patron’s Award for Endangered Crafts

Prize: £3,000
Opening date for applications: 1 March 2025
Closing date for applications: 1 July 2025

The Patron's AwardThis grant of £3,000, supported by Heritage Crafts’ Patron HM The King, will be awarded to an esteemed practitioner of endangered crafts whose proposal makes the best use of the funds to secure the survival of that craft. Former Heritage Crafts Chair Patricia Lovett MBE has once again donated £1,000 as a grant to the runner-up.

Eligible crafts are those categorised as ‘endangered’ and ‘critically endangered’ in the Red List of Endangered Crafts 2023 edition – see heritagecrafts.org.uk/redlist. (Please note that for the purposes of this grant, the only eligible crafts are those listed. The list of eligible crafts may be amended in future years in the light of more research.)

Finalists will be expected to attend the high-profile Winners’ Reception in November 2025.

Nominate: 

www.heritagecrafts.org.uk/our-awards/patrons-award-for-endangered-crafts