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. This scholarship has been
provided with support from Laura B. Roberts.
University
Products Curatorial Fellowship
The Curators
Professional Affinity Group, with support from University
Products, provides a
$300 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.
Scholarship Opportunities
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.
Applications for all awards must be postmarked no later than September 19, 2008. This deadline has passed. Applicants will be contacted regarding the awards.
Applicants will be considered for all scholarships for which they are eligible. 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