Grant panel service
Join a grant panel to learn more about our grants and provide funding recommendations.
What is grant panel service?
Grant Panel Overview:
The Museums Alaska panels guide our grant awards. Each panel has five passionate volunteers representing diverse regions and interests, who review the applications and make recommendations for funding.
Benefits of Service:
Panel members enjoy a myriad of opportunities, like networking with fellow professionals to supporting Alaska’s museums and cultural centers.
Participation on the panels foster leadership skills, offers insights into our grant process, and allows members to apply their unique skill sets where they matter most.
Panel Participation Requirements:
- Understand guidelines and application
- Read panel instructions manual
- Read and score all applications and write helpful feedback for applicants
- Actively participate in panel meetings (more information about how many per panel at the bottom of the page)
- Serve for three (or fewer, if needed) years.
How to Join:
- Email the director (di******@***********ka.org) to indicate your interest in joining a panel.
Grant Panels (more information below):
- Alaska Art Fund Panel
- Collections Management Fund Panel
- Access to Alaska Native Collections Panel
- Conference Scholarships Panel
If you're looking for other ways to participate, consider full board service or committee opportunities.
Let's shape the future together!
Alaska Art Fund Panel
A fund for Museums to Purchase art from living artists
Review and score applications to the Alaska Art Fund, determine award amounts, and contribute to the improvement of the grant application process.
- Quarterly meetings - March, June, September, December
- Open to: 5 people
- Term: three years on, one year off
Collections Management Panel
A fund for caring for and sharing collections
Review applications to the Collections Management Fund, determine award amounts, and contribute to the improvement of the grant application process.
- Biannual meetings - March, November
- Open to: 5 people
- Term: three years on, one year off
Access to Alaska Native Collections Panel
A fund for Alaska Native Artists to visit collections
Review applications to the Access to Alaska Native Collections grant program, determine award amounts, and contribute to the improvement of the grant application process.
- Annual meetings - September
- Open to: 5 people
- Term: three years on, one year off
Conference Scholarships Panel
A fund for scholarships to our conference
Review applications to the Conference Scholarship Fund, determine award amounts, and contribute to the improvement of the grant application process.
- Biannual meetings - every other year in July
- Open to: 5 people
- Term: three years on, one year off