The DPC’s Career Development Fund is pleased to offer two grants for DPC members to attend the online Discovering Collections, Discovering Communities 2022 Conference (DCDC22) taking place 11-15 July 2022. Each grant will cover 100% of the registration fees for the virtual conference, and grant applications are welcomed from DPC Members. The application deadline for this grant is 07:00 UTC on 13 May 2022.
About DCDC22
DCDC stands for Discovering Collections, Discovering Communities, a cross-sectoral conference, hosted by The National Archives, RLUK and Jisc, that brings together the GLAMA sectors (galleries, libraries, archives, museums and academia) to shine a light on shared experiences, innovations, interests and concerns.
The DCDC22 conference will be a virtual event, held from 11-15 July. It will showcase how digital innovation is transforming the cultural heritage and academic sectors and their relationship with their audiences. From individual projects to national programmes, for organisations and groups large and small, the event looks forward to examining the opportunities and challenges that digital technologies and collaboration can offer.
Championing creativity and talent within the GLAMA (galleries, libraries, archives, museums, and academia) sector and exploring digital solutions at scale, DCDC22 is a forum for knowledge-exchange between organisations and individuals at all levels. DCDC22 will explore how research is reimagining how our collections are formed and preserved, how audiences engage with and contribute to our work, and how we plan for the future.
For information about DCDC22 please visit the conference page here.
About the DPC Career Development Fund Grants
These Career Development Fund grants are available to DPC Members. Each grant will cover 100% of the registration fees for the DCDC22 conference, which includes access to the full five days of the event. For more information on conference fees, registration, and other bursaries offered by DCDC22, please visit https://dcdcconference.com/faq22/.
For more details about eligibility and criteria for DPC grants, please read the Career Development Fund Guidelines. Applicants are also encouraged to contact the DPC Training & Grants Manager (Amy Currie, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) should any questions arise.
How to Apply
The application form for this grant and the full Career Development Fund Guidelines are available on the DPC website’s Career Development Fund page.
All sections of the application form should be completed and returned to the Training & Grants Manager (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.), accompanied by explicit approval for attendance from a supervisor via email or attached letter, by 07:00 UTC on Friday, 13th May 2022 (click here to see your local time).
Please note that only one grant is available per member per call. In other words, DPC members may submit a maximum of one application for one applicant for this advertised call (e.g. one application for a person representing a DPC member organization). There cannot be multiple applicants representing the same DPC member, so please coordinate with colleagues to ensure one application is submitted.
For more details about eligibility and criteria for the grants, please read the Career Development Fund Guidelines or email the Training and Grants Manager (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) with any questions.
Important Dates
- All sections of the application form should be completed and returned to Amy Currie (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.), accompanied by explicit approval for attendance from a supervisor (via email or attached letter) by 07:00 UTC on 13th May 2022 (click here to see your local time).
- Successful applicants will be notified on or before 30th May 2022.
Further Information
- For more information about DCDC22, please visit the conference page at https://dcdcconference.com/.
- For questions relating to this grant programme, email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
- For information about joining the Digital Preservation Coalition, see: https://www.dpconline.org/about/join-us.
Acknowledgements
The Career Development Fund is sponsored by the DPC’s Supporters who recognize the benefit and seek to support a connected and trained digital preservation workforce. We gratefully acknowledge their financial support to this programme and ask applicants to acknowledge that support in any communications that result. At the time of writing, the Career Development Fund is supported by Arkivum, Artefactual Systems Inc., AVP, Ex Libris, Iron Mountain, Libnova, Max Communications, Preservica and Twist Bioscience. A full list of supporters is online here.