Honor Frost Foundation grants
Honor Frost Foundation is a national and international foundation funding maritime archaeology research and heritage work, chiefly in the eastern Mediterranean, with grants from under £10,000 to over £70,000.
Guidance last checked 16 July 2026· from the funder’s own website
Overview
Honor Frost Foundation primarily supports regional research into maritime archaeology in the countries where Honor Frost worked, broadly the eastern Mediterranean, with a particular focus on Cyprus, Lebanon and Syria. It makes grants to both organisations and individuals. It offers three grant tiers. Small grants fund projects under £10,000. Medium grants fund projects between £10,000 and £70,000. Large grants fund projects over £70,000. Medium grants are considered twice a year, with a deadline of April 1st. Small grants have deadlines of May 1st and October 1st. Decisions are usually made within three months of the application deadline.
What they fund
Honor Frost Foundation's funding covers arts, culture, heritage and science, education and training, and environmental conservation.
Who and where
It supports defined groups and the general public, working across countries in the eastern Mediterranean and beyond, including Cyprus, Lebanon and Syria.
Who they help
Where they fund
What Honor Frost Foundation says in its own guidance
Quoted directly from the funder’s own website, with a link to the page each quote came from. Always the most current word is theirs — check the source before you apply.
What they say they're looking for
“The Foundation primarily supports Regional Research into maritime archaeology undertaken in the countries where Honor Frost worked. Broadly, this is the eastern Mediterranean, with a particular focus on Cyprus, Lebanon and Syria”
Source: honorfrostfoundation.org — Small Grant Award - Honor Frost Foundation →
Grant sizes they mention
“Large grant funding is for projects over £70,000.”
Source: honorfrostfoundation.org — Grants - Honor Frost Foundation →
“Medium grant funding is for projects between £10,000-£70,000.”
Source: honorfrostfoundation.org — Grants - Honor Frost Foundation →
“Small grant funding is for projects under £10,000.”
Source: honorfrostfoundation.org — Grants - Honor Frost Foundation →
Deadlines they mention
“Medium grants (between £10,000-£70,000) are considered twice per year, with the following deadlines. April 1st”
Source: honorfrostfoundation.org — Medium Grants - Honor Frost Foundation →
“Application deadlines are: May 1st”
Source: honorfrostfoundation.org — Small Grant Award - Honor Frost Foundation →
“Application deadlines are: May 1st October 1st”
Source: honorfrostfoundation.org — Small Grant Award - Honor Frost Foundation →
How they say to apply
“Decisions on your grants will usually be made within 3 months of the application deadlines.”
Source: honorfrostfoundation.org — Medium Grants - Honor Frost Foundation →
Their charitable objects
As registered with the Charity Commission (their formal purposes):
The objects of the charity are the advancement of research and its publication in the area of marine archaeology with particular but not exclusive reference to the marine archaeology of the lebanese, western syrian and cypriot coast and archaeologically associated maritime wrecks found elsewhere in mediterranean…
How to approach them
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Common questions
How much does Honor Frost Foundation give?
It offers three tiers. Small grants fund projects under £10,000. Medium grants fund projects between £10,000 and £70,000. Large grants fund projects over £70,000.
What does it fund?
It primarily supports research into maritime archaeology in the countries where Honor Frost worked, broadly the eastern Mediterranean, with a particular focus on Cyprus, Lebanon and Syria.
Who can apply?
It makes grants to both organisations and individuals.
How do I apply?
Apply for the grant tier that matches your project size — small, medium or large — ahead of the relevant deadline: medium grants close 1 April, and small grants close 1 May and 1 October. Decisions are usually made within three months of the deadline. Check the foundation's own website (honorfrostfoundation.org) and its Charity Commission entry (charity number 1147921) for current guidance, as dates can change.
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