Community Archives Scheme
Find out about the Community Archive Scheme requirements and begin the application process
The Community Archive Scheme intake for 2024 has now closed.
Please check back in summer 2025 for more information.
Scheme Requirements
1. You are a low / no income / volunteer-based group.
2. You have identified the digital materials you would like to ingest.
3. The materials to be ingested into DRI are already digitised / currently being digitised.
4. All materials are suitable for Open Access publishing.
5. Your group can commit to one hour-long training session per week over eight weeks.
6. Your group commits to preparing metadata and ingesting content within one year.
DRI is funded by the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (DFHERIS) via the Higher Education Authority (HEA).
