Thanks to the progress it has already made, a UCLA-led program created to increase diversity in the field of cultural heritage conservation has received a new $900,000 grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. The funds ensure the initiative will continue through at least 2025.
The program received pilot funding of $450,000 from the Mellon Foundation in 2016.
The first six postgraduate scholars to participate in the program gave presentations about their 10-week paid internships at an on-campu