CurCom Annual Fellowship Program

2009 Fellowship Applicant

Two lucky recipeints will be awarded the amount of $1,000 each: these fellowships will enable them to attend the 2009 AAM Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, PA next May.

Application Eligibility

  • To qualify the applicant must never have attended an AAM Annual meeting.
  • To qualify the applicant’s major (75%) job responsibility must be the care and interpretation of their institution’s collection.
To apply, please send
  • Cover letter expressing how participation in the AAM annual meeting would benefit the applicant and their institution, how professional development is important to the applicant’s career and to furthering the mission of their institution, a brief description of how collections are significant to their work and an explanation of the museum’s financial need for him/her to receive this fellowship
  • A letter of recommendation from the immediate supervisor, emphasizing his/her contribution to the profession
  • Resume
Due Date: postmarked on or before Jan. 9, 2009
Send originals, plus two sets of photocopies to: James Burns, Curator of History, Tempe Historical Museum, 809 East Southern Ave., Tempe, AZ 85282

For further information contact James Burns at 480- 350- 5110 or via email at james_burns@tempe.gov. Results will be announced in time for recipients to register for the conference before the early bird deadline.



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