Center for collections care: building capacity for humanities collections care through education and training [the center for collections care (C3) provides affordable and accessible professional…

The National Endowment for the Humanities awarded Beloit College $348,615 on March 1, 2026, under the Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access program (CFDA 45.149) to operate the Center for Collections Care, a professional development initiative in collections stewardship for cultural heritage professionals.

Over the three-year performance period (March 1, 2026, through February 28, 2029), the Center will deliver training to over 460 individuals from approximately 290 cultural institutions nationwide, fund 165 scholarships for museum, library, archive, and conservation professionals at established and emerging career stages, and award two 12-month postgraduate fellowships for emerging cultural heritage professionals. Work is performed in Wisconsin.

Center for collections care: building capacity for humanities collections care through education and training [the center for collections care (C3) provides affordable and accessible professional development training that empowers participants to effectively steward humanities collections by building knowledge and skills through instruction in collections care. To support the development of knowledge and skills among professionals responsible for preserving and providing access to humanities collections, C3 respectfully requests $348,615 from the national endowment for the humanities to support a three year project that will: (1) provide training to over 460 individuals from approximately 290 cultural institutions across the nation; (2) provide 165 scholarships to established and emerging museum, library, archive, and conservation professionals; and (3) provide two 12-month postgraduate fellowships for emerging cultural heritage professionals.]