National Fund for Acquisitions

1. * Name and address of museum, art gallery, library or archive making acquisition
2. * Postcode
3. * Telephone

1. * Name and address of authority to which grant should be paid
2. * Postcode
3. * Telephone

1. * MLA Accreditation number
2. Accreditation status

   1. Full
   2. Provisional

If buying at auction give separate figures for maximum hammer price, buyer's premium and agent's commission (if applicable). All prices must be given in £ sterling

1. * Object price

1. * Amount requested from NFA (£)
2. Amount requested from other national sources (£)
3. Local/own funding (£)
4. * Total cost (£)

1. * Name and address of vendor, auction house or contractor
2. Postcode

Photographs are required whenever possible and may be submitted electronically. Please ensure that they are either in gif, jpg, or png format and under 1,500kb in size

1. * Present location of object(s). This information is required in case it is necessary for the object(s) to be viewed
2. * Please confirm that you or your representative have examined the potential acquisition and give a brief comment on condition
3. Place at which the object will be kept (if other than the principal museum, art gallery, library or archive named above)

1. Has the proposed purchase been approved by your Committee?

   1. Yes
   2. No
   3. Not applicable
2. * State any time limit on sale and confirm that the purchase has not already been made

1. * Curator
2. E-mail
3. * Telephone

1. * Authorised contact
2. Job title
3. E-mail

1. * Full description of the proposed acquisition (category, material, condition, provenance, date, etc)

Please detail the reasons for purchase and proposals for public viewing, including:

• the significance of the proposed acquisition
• relevance to your organisation's collecting policy
• proposals for display, learning/public programmes, study or research and/or loan to other organisations

Note: It is important to complete this section as adequately as possible. See Guidance for Applicants [PDF - 70KB]. Supporting material may be attached. Applications which do not give a full description of the object(s) and justification for purchase will be returned.

1. * Reasons for purchase and proposals for public viewing

If you do not receive our automated response after submitting the form please email nfa@nms.ac.uk to check that we have received it.