William and Jane Morris Church Conservation grants

We make awards of £500-£5,000 to churches, chapels and other places of worship in the United Kingdom for the conservation of decorative features and monuments.

We make these awards from the Morris Fund, which was formed in 1939 using a bequest to the Society from May Morris, the younger daughter of William and Jane Morris. In accordance with May’s will, we only support work carried out under the principles of the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings (SPAB), which was founded by her father.

You can apply on behalf of a church, a chapel or any other place of worship in the United Kingdom.

We fund smaller programmes of work concerned with the conservation of decorative or non-structural features inside the building. This might include, for example:

stained glass windows
sculpture
furniture
internal monuments and tombs
wall paintings

The object must have been made no later than 1896 (the year of William Morris’s death), even if it is in a building which is older. Turret clocks and organs are not grant aided. However applications for a clock or an organ case that makes a significant contribution to the interior of a church, and/or is of specific antiquarian interest, may exceptionally be considered.

Deadline for applications is 31st August 2026

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