Conference Scholarships
Museums Alaska is committed to helping its members attend its annual conference by offering scholarships for travel, lodging, and conference registration.
This initiative is made possible by income from our last two auctions and donations to the Donna Matthews Professional Development Fund.
Organizational members may apply for a scholarship for one staff member. All other applicants must be Individual Members. If you are not a member, click here to join and help us continue to develop programs that benefit the Alaska museum community and the cultural sector.
Scholarships provide more equitable access to our conference — the largest and most comprehensive professional development and networking event for Alaska's museums and cultural centers.
Travel costs for a multi-day event in Alaska can cost over a thousand dollars. This grant assists museum and cultural center professionals with the cost, so they can benefit from participation in our conference.
All applicants must be an individual member or a staff of an organizational member of Museums Alaska.
Organizational members may apply for a scholarship for one staff member. All other applicants must be Individual Members.
Organizational members may apply for a scholarship for one staff person. All other applicants must be current Individual members of Museums Alaska.
Recipients must attend the main days of the conference, October 8-9, 2026. For all applicants, attendance at pre-conference workshops and events is optional, but may be included in the costs to be covered in the scholarship application.
Active Museums Alaska board members, scholarship review committee members, and their immediate family (parents, spouse, child) are ineligible.
Eligible expenses include: transportation costs to/from the conference, lodging, taxi/uber/lyft fees, and/or conference registration fees.
Use of airline companion fares and other cost-saving measures (roommate, etc.) are encourage to make the scholarship funding stretch. Alaska Airlines has provided all attendees a 7% discount on flights.
Grant Cycle:
- Open: Monday, May 18, 2026
- Close: Tuesday, June 30, 2026
To apply, click the button below to go to the submission form on Google Forms.
Grant Help
We want your grant application to be successful, and have provided resources to help:
Grant Writing Tips
Recommended Practices:
- Review the grant application early and commence your application promptly.
- Initiate early contact with the grant administrator to discuss your application.
- For any inquiries or further assistance, please feel free to contact us.
Other Grants
- Grant draft review is a benefit for Organizational Members; ensure your organization's membership is current.
- Contact us early to schedule your review, allowing reviewers ample time to provide feedback.
- Draft reviewers typically return feedback within two weeks. For urgent cases, we'll do our best to accommodate your timeline.
Media Kit
Following the grant awards announcement, Museums Alaska distributes a press release to media outlets statewide.
For your own media needs related to the grant, feel free to inform us of any additional resources you might require.
Scholarship Fund
The Conference Scholarship Fund is funded by income from our last two auctions and donations to the Donna Matthews Professional Development Fund. We encourage you to tag Museums Alaska when sharing updates about your scholarship.
Social Media Handles
Museums Alaska
- Facebook - museumsalaska
- Instagram - museumsak
Logos and Use Guidelines
Feel free to use the Museums Alaska logos from the provided images, adhering to the logo use guidelines outlined.
Thank you to our auction and professional development fund donors. Without you, none of our scholarships would be possible!
