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Viva Cribb Bursary

What is the Viva Cribb Bursary Program?

The Viva Cribb Bursary Program provides funding to an individual in Ipswich to assist in costs of a project to document, record or publish a significant aspect of the local history of Ipswich. The bursary is named in honour of Viva Cribb, who demonstrated a dedication to the preservation of the history of Ipswich. The bursary aims to foster an appreciation of the city's local history and heritage, by encouraging individuals to document areas of historical significance to Ipswich and to make this information accessible to the community.

Funding Levels

One funding level is provided within the program:

Level 1 - $1,000 up to $5,000

Distribution of Funding

The dates for the 2010/2011 funding round will be announced at the beginning of 2010'
Contact the Digital Archivist on 3810 7272 for more information.

Are you Eligible?

Funding applications are open to individuals, participating in a not-for-profit capacity, aged 18 years or older, who are full time residents of the City of Ipswich. Not-for-profit Community Groups are also eligible to apply.

Eligible projects funded by the Viva Cribb Bursary Program include projects such as the :

Preparation and printing of a local history book
Recording of an oral history
Web resource such as an e-book publication
Image based research for digitisation on the Internet

Projects are required to cover a local history topic of significance to Ipswich in one of the following subject areas:

People, family, political figures
Domestic or public architecture
Natural environment
Floods and disasters
Business and Industry
Sport and culture
Military history
Community organisations or events
Infrastructure

Bursary Acquittal

All bursary funds must be fully acquitted within 12 months. All successful bursary recipients will be required to complete an Acquittal Form and provide relevant receipts to clearly identify project expenditure.

Forms

You can download an example of the 2009 Guidelines and Application Form here:

VCB Guidelines and Application Form 2009 (Word Document, 104 kb)

You can download a copy of the Funding Agreement here:

VCB Funding Agreement 2009 (Word Document, 84 kb)

Last Updated 30 Apr 2009 |

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