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.
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.
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, September 26-27, 2024. 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. Car rental during the conference is not eligible.
Use of airline companion fares and other cost-saving measures (roommate, etc.) are positive factors. Alaska Airlines has provided all attendees a 7% discount on flights, so remember to factor that in.
You must demonstrate at least 25% in matching funds, whether through personal/institutional funds, other grants/scholarships, or cost-saving measures.
The button below will take you to our application site hosted on Google Forms.
Explore the application guidelines and additional resources.
To apply, click the button below to go to the submission form on Google Forms.
More details on how to apply can be found in the Application Guidelines linked above.
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