Scholarships and Fellowships
Scholarships and Fellowships
Thanks to the generosity of sponsors , several scholarships and fellowships are available to help make the NEMA conference more affordable . For complete information on the application process , visit nemanet . org / scholarships . Application postmark deadline : September 15 , 2017 .
NEMA Professional Development Award This award helps support travel , lodging , and registration for individual members of NEMA and employees of NEMA institutional members at the NEMA annual conference . Awards of up to $ 310 are available depending on the availability of funds in any given year .
NEMA Fellowship Program The NEMA Fellowship Program offers a museum professional or student the chance to build thought leadership in the museum field . One NEMA Fellow will be chosen and awarded a stipend of $ 750 toward attendance at the 2017 NEMA Conference . The NEMA Fellow will write articles for NEMA publications and will be introduced at the NEMA conference .
NEMA Diversity Scholarships Established to make the annual conference financially accessible for students and museum professionals from diverse social , economic , racial , or ethnic backgrounds so that they can attend the conference . Scholarship includes a full three day registration ( and up to $ 100 , depending on the availability of funds in any given year ).
Diversity Fellowship The John Nicholas Brown Center for Public Humanities and Cultural Heritage at Brown University provides a $ 500 fellowship to a culturally diverse museum professional to attend the NEMA annual conference . NEMA members from diverse social , economic , racial , or ethnic backgrounds whose attendance at the conference will benefit their museum and whose commitment to museum work will be reinforced by their participation are encouraged to apply . Applicants must register for the entire conference . The stipend may be used to fund registration , travel , lodging , and food .
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 Harvard Extension Museum Studies Program , Tufts Certificate , Bank Street Museum Leadership , and Cooperstown programs .
Native American Fellowship The Mashantucket Pequot Museum & Research Center will provide a $ 500 stipend to a Native American museum professional or student ( undergraduate or graduate ) to support travel , lodging , and registration associated with the NEMA annual conference . Priority is given to individuals with demonstrated interest in tribal museums and cultural centers .
University Products Curatorial Scholarship The Curators Professional Affinity Group , with support from University Products , provides a $ 310 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 .
The Cynthia Robinson Scholarship This $ 500 stipend is awarded to support travel , lodging , and registration . Priority for this scholarship will be given to current students or recent graduates ( within 5 years ) of the Tufts Museum Studies Program . This scholarship has been provided with support from Cynthia Robinson .
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