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2025 Conference Scholarship RecipientsCultivating Community: Looking In, Reaching Out April 5 - 8, 2025 | Ithaca, NY The Museum Association of New York (MANY) is proud to announce that 12 conference scholarship opportunities to attend the 2025 annual conference “Cultivating Community: Looking In, Reaching Out” in Ithaca, NY, April 5 -8. Scholarships include conference registration, travel reimbursement, hotel accommodation, workshop or special event registration, and complimentary individual MANY memberships for one year.
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BIPOC Museum Professional in Museum Administration
Awarded to a Black, Indigenous, or Person of Color working in museum administration who has played a leadership role in advancing the capacity and sustainability of their museum. Scholarship includes conference registration, one workshop or special event registration, two nights at the Ithaca Marriott, up to $150 transportation/parking reimbursement, and complimentary individual MANY membership for one year.
Mayisha Hassan, Queens Museum
Cassetti Annual Conference Scholarship Awarded to a museum professional who has demonstrated creative leadership and has affected significant, positive change in the ways in which their museum engages with audiences. Scholarship includes conference registration, two nights at the Ithaca Marriott, up to $150 transportation/parking reimbursement, and complimentary individual MANY membership for one year.
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| Robert D. L. Gardiner Foundation Ten scholarships sponsored by the Robert D. L. Gardiner Foundation for museum professionals employed by museums and historical societies on Long Island, including Brooklyn and Queens, with an annual operating budget of $250,000 or less. Scholarship includes conference registration, one workshop or special event registration, two nights at the Ithaca Marriott, up to $400 transportation/parking reimbursement, and complimentary individual MANY membership for one year. Debra Hall, Wading River Historical Society & Museum Kimberly Phyfe, Three Village Historical Society Jeremy Dennis, Ma's House & BIPOC Art Studio, Inc. Zachary Klim, Museum of the Peace Corps Experience George Fleckenstein, Pan Am Museum Foundation |
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How to Apply
Use this Google Form to apply by Friday, December 13, 2024.
To complete your application, you must submit the follow attachments as PDFs to conference@nysmuseums.org by 5 PM Friday, December 13, 2024.
- 1-2 page resume or CV
- 1-2 paragraph bio
Failure to submit these supporting materials will render your application incomplete and therefore ineligible for consideration.
Scholarship recipients will be notified in early January 2025
Registration opens Monday, January 13, 2025
Eligibility
Those eligible for a Conference Scholarship must be employed full time at a NYS museum except if you are applying for a Gardiner Foundation scholarship where part-time, volunteer, or museum trustees are eligible. You may be eligible to apply for multiple scholarships but only one scholarship will be awarded.
Following the conference, scholarship recipients will be required to submit a 500 to 1,000 word summary of their conference experience which may be selected to be included in MANY's This Month in NYS Museums e-newsletter.
For travel reimbursement, all receipts and forms must be submitted no later than May 8, 2025.
If you have any questions about a conference scholarship, please email conference@nysmuseums.org.
FAQWhich scholarship should I apply for? I work for a museum or historical society on Long Island, in Brooklyn, or in Queens with a budget under $250,000.If I receive a scholarship, will my travel be reimbursed? How do I register for the conference if I'm a scholarship recipient? Why does my supervisor/executive director/board president need to approve my application?
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