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Regional Training Emergency response for Documentary Heritage - Application Form

 

 

As part of the International Council on Archives (ICA) collaboration with the Cultural Emergency Response (CER) for the upcoming regional training programme, “Emergency Response for Documentary Heritage,” we are calling for applications to participate in the course. The course aims at professionals across South and South-East Asia, and it will be held in Colombo, Sri Lanka from 30 November – 4 December 2026. All selected participants will receive a grant to attend this workshop.

The deadline for applications is 16 June 2026 

If you experience any issues or have any questions about this application form, please send an e-mail to programme@ica.org

More information on the call can be found here: https://www.ica.org/call-regional-training-2026/

Personal Details
Email:
First Name
Last Name
ICA membership – Select your membership type:
Name and email address of the person responsible for your institution’s membership at ICA: (their email address will be included in our communications with you)
Add your membership number here:
Nationality:
Country of residence:
Gender:
Telephone number:
Please enter as follows (example for Dutch telephone number): 0031203449167 [country code][area code][personal number]’
Highest completed level of education:
If applicable, fill in the following information about the institution where you received your Bachelor or equivalent, Master or equivalent, or PhD or equivalent certificate:
Most recent action in protecting written documentary heritage under threat:
Fill out the year
Have you ever worked on a documentary heritage safeguarding project supported by an international grant? If so, please provide the name of the organisation:
Professional context
I am a:
Type of organisation:
Name of organisation I currently work for:
Name of department I currently work at:
Function title:

Protecting written documentary heritage experience in the last 5 years:

Please enter as follows: organisational name, department (if applicable), function title
Reflection on personal strengths and opportunities for learning
Below you will be asked to assign numbers to personal strengths and opportunities for learning for aspects that will also be returned to in the course. This self-evaluation is not used for the purposes of selection, but instead serves the organizers to get an initial view of how they can adapt course content to your qualifications and needs.
Please rate the following skills and knowledge from 1 (I" consider this an opportunity for learning") to 5 ("I consider this a personal strength")
1 2 3 4 5
1. General knowledge of emergency response documentary heritage
2. Teambuilding and dynamics
3. Project management
4. Crisis management
5. Fundraising and grant writing
6. Networking and Advocacy
7. International Organizations and Coordination
8. Post-disaster recovery data collection and analysis
9. Project planning and implementation
10. General knowledge risk management to documentary heritage
Motivation and Vision
Why is it important to protect documentary heritage from crisis in your context?
1000 characters max.
How will your participation to this course lead to a (better) integration of the protection of documentary heritage in your organisational, local, and/or national contexts?
1000 characters max.
Heritage risk and emergency preparedness in your context
To complete your application, please answer the following questions. Your responses will inform your pre-course work. Your responses will be discussed online before the in-person workshop. 
What are the key risks or vulnerabilities of the collection and institution where you work?  
Has your institution experienced any emergencies in the past (e.g. natural disasters, conflict, theft)? If so, briefly describe each incident and how the institution responded. 
What preparedness measures does your institution currently have in place to respond to emergencies? 
What are the main risks currently threatening heritage collections in your country? 
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I attest to my fluency in English:
I declare that the information I provided in this application form is true and correct.
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