NEMA | 2007 Annual Conference

Scholarship Opportunities

NEMA is pleased to announce a new addition to the scholarship funds available to attend the Annual Conference, What Makes the Museum. The John Nicholas Brown Center Historic Sites Fellowship is a $500 stipend to staff members from history museums with an annual budget of $250,000 or less are eligible, with priority given to staff members at historic house museums or historic site museums.

In order to take full advantage of this recent opportunity, NEMA will extend the postmark deadline for all scholarship applications to September 21, 2007.

NEMA is pleased to offer several scholarship opportunities to make the annual conference more financially accessible. Scholarship awards support travel, lodging and registration for Individual Members of NEMA and employees of NEMA Institutional Members at the Annual Conference.

The deadline for all scholarship programs has been extended to September 21, 2007. Applicants will be considered for all scholarships for which they are eligible.

Applications for all awards must be postmarked no later than September 21, 2007. To receive confirmation of your application, please send a stamped, self-addressed postcard that will be mailed back to you. You will be notified of the final award decisions in early October. In the event that your application is unsuccessful, you may still register at the early-bird rate at any time before conference.

Please print (html) or download (pdf) and send completed application to:
Professional Development Awards Committee
New England Museum Association
22 Mill Street, Suite 409
Arlington, MA 02476

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NEMA Professional Development Award
Established to make the annual conference financially accessible. It helps support travel, lodging and registration for Individual Members of NEMA and employees of NEMA Institutional Members at the NEMA Annual Conference. Stipends are awarded to conference attendees with special emphasis on new professionals or first-time attendees. Awards of up to $300 are available depending on the availability of funds in any given year. It is expected that recipients and/or their institution will provide some of the costs of attending the annual conference.

The Laura B. Roberts Scholarship
This $500 stipend is awarded to support travel, lodging and registration. Priority for this scholarship will be given to graduates of the Tufts Certificate, Bank Street Museum Leadership, and Cooperstown programs.

University Products Curatorial Fellowship
The Curators Professional Affinity Group, with support from University Products, provides a $200 stipend for Individual Members of NEMA and employees of NEMA Institutional Members to be used for a three-day conference registration. Any curator who has worked in the field five years or less, and works for an institution with an annual budget of $250,000 or less, is eligible for the award.

Gaylord Bros., Small Museum Scholarship
This $500 stipend is awarded to support travel, lodging and registration for Individual Members of NEMA and employees of NEMA Institutional Members. Staff members or volunteers from institutions with an annual budget of $250,000 or less are eligible. This scholarship has been provided with support from Gaylord Bros.

The John Nicholas Brown Center Historic Sites Fellowship
This $500 stipend is awarded to support travel, lodging and registration for a full conference registration. Staff members from history museums with an annual budget of $250,000 or less are eligible, with priority given to staff members at historic house museums or historic site museums. This scholarship has been provided with support from the Public Humanities Program at Brown University.