The Portable Antiquities Scheme

Roger Bland passed this information onto me for publicity and it seems like a very useful source of funding for the acquisition of artefacts for museums.
The Headley Trust, one of the Sainsbury Family Charitable Trusts, is delighted to announce that following the success of the Headley Museums Treasure Acquisition Scheme, it has revised its criteria [...]

We are pleased to announce the 5th AHRC collaborative PhD award related to the Scheme, details are below. It is a much needed piece of research work that will add to the validity of our dataset.
AHRC Collaborative PhD in analysis of the distribution of Portable Antiquities Scheme data: Archaeology, University of Southampton and the Portable [...]

The Scheme currently has two vacancies within it’s ranks! First off, a fulltime post as Finds Liaison Officer for Oxfordshire and Berkshire:Finds Liaison Officer: Oxfordshire and West Berkshire,  Ref: FLO267
Salary: Grade 7 £18,907 to £20,736
Closing date: 8th July
Interview date: 17th July
We need a dedicated, enthusiastic individual with excellent communication and organisational skills to promote and [...]

AHRC Research Grants Scheme Project PhD studentship
The Gallo-Roman sigillata (samian) industries

Limit of tenure: Fixed term funding, no renewal. Limit of tenure: 3-year PhD studentship running from 1st October 2008 to 30th September 2011
Professor Michael Fulford, Department of Archaeology, School of Human and Environmental Sciences, University of Reading has been successful in obtaining research grant [...]

I’ve been asked to circulate this by the DCMS; if you feel you could do this, then please do apply:
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport would like to invite applications for persons to provide expert advice to the Secretary of State, on applications for approval in respect of immunity from seizure for cultural objects [...]