The DPC is pleased to offer a Career Development Fund grant for the online Postgraduate Certificate in Digital Curation course at the University of Salford. The grant will cover half the course fees, providing funding towards 30 credits of the 60-credit course. Applications are welcomed from all DPC members across the globe, and the application deadline for this grant is 7:00 UTC on Wednesday, 25th May 2022.
About the PGCert in Digital Curation Course
The Postgraduate Certificate (PGCert) in Digital Curation course at the University of Salford, MediaCityUK, is ideal for DPC members working as archivists and/or art curators who would like to update or expand their knowledge and understanding of digital curation, as well as those who want to gain a deeper understanding of the processes underpinning the practice of digital curation in the context of contemporary art, and the technical elements that inform its concepts, language and techniques.
Combining the University’s academic rigour with the experience of facilitating a professional course for contemporary arts and creative expression in collaboration with cultural organisations, you will have the opportunity to develop new skills, shaping your own methodologies based on knowledge and understanding around best practice and explore critical thinking and new creative collaboration.
The PGCert in Digital Curation course involves 60 credits of postgraduate study through online distance learning, with emphasis on digital preservation and curation in the broad field of contemporary art. You will be guided through the rudimental aspects of digital curation from the perspective of presenting and preserving contemporary art, to curating contemporary artwork in digital environments.
As well as acquiring technical skills, you will learn creative approaches to digital curation, receive an advanced theoretical overview of the subject, and have the opportunity to experiment with the creative possibilities of presenting, documenting, and preserving contemporary art in digital contexts.
Course content is delivered exclusively online over eight months (part-time), starting either in September 2022 or January 2023, and is comprised of two main modules:
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Digital Curation and Contemporary Art: Collecting and Archiving (30 credits)
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Digital Curation and Contemporary Art: Curating in Context (30 credits)
Full details about the course can be found here: https://www.salford.ac.uk/courses/postgraduate/digital-curation.
About the Career Development Fund Grants
This DPC Career Development Fund grant will cover half the course fees for the PGCert in Digital Curation Course, providing funding towards 30 credits of the 60-credit course. Depending on where the recipient of the grant is based, the grant amount will either be £1,380 (for UK fees) or £2,557 (for EU/International fees). For information about course requirements and fees, visit https://www.salford.ac.uk/courses/postgraduate/digital-curation.
For more details about eligibility and criteria for DPC grants, please read the Career Development Fund Guidelines. Applicants are 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
An application form with guidance and the full Career Development Fund Application Guidelines are available on the DPC website’s Career Development Fund page.
All sections of the grant 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 7:00 UTC on Wednesday, 25th May 2022 (click here to see your local time).
Successful applicants will be notified on or before 10th June 2022.
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. Applicants are also encouraged to email Amy Currie (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) with any questions.
Important Dates
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All sections of the grant 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 7:00 UTC on Wednesday, 25th May 2022 (click here to see your local time).
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Successful applicants will be notified on or before 10th June 2022.
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Successful applicants will then be required to complete the necessary University of Salford application forms by 31st July 2022.
Further Information
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For questions relating to the grant programme, email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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For questions relating to the course, email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or visit the website at https://www.salford.ac.uk/courses/postgraduate/digital-curation.
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For information about joining the Digital Preservation Coalition, visit 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.