Committee
on Audience Research and Evaluation Call for 

Student
and Professional Fellowships for the 2011 AAM Annual Meeting

 

AAM’s professional education program
and Annual Meeting & Museum Expo™ are the best places to find a wide range
of innovative and useful professional
development experiences. To ensure that these opportunities are
available to all museum professionals, CARE is offering two fellowships to the
Annual Meeting in Houston. 

 

The
deadline for all fellowship applications below is Feb 18, 2011.

 

Eligibility
Requirements

Applicant
must be:

Ø  a
current, paid member of CARE at the time of application;

Ø  new
to the museum field (in their first five years); and

Ø  have
not previously attended the AAM Annual Meeting

 

Applicants
for the Student Fellowship must be currently enrolled in a recognized
university or college.

 

Number
of Awards and Amount: Fellowship funds are to assist with the cost of
conference registration, ticketed events and travel. Fellowship recipients will
be eligible to register for the conference at AAM’s early bird rate.

One Student
Fellowship –Covers the Annual Meeting registration, registration for the CARE
Evening, Event and Issues Luncheon, Plus a $350 stipend.

One Professional
Fellowship –Covers the Annual Meeting registration, registration for the CARE
Evening, Event and Issues Luncheon, Plus a $350 stipend.

 

Recipients
of the CARE Fellowship must:

Ø  Attend
the CARE Business Meeting at the Annual Meeting;

Ø  Attend
the CARE Evening Event at the Annual Meeting;

Ø  Attend
the CARE Issues Luncheon at the Annual Meeting; and

Ø  Visit
the CARE marketplace/poster session.

 

Application:
Eligible applicants should apply by sending:

Ø  Letter of
interest which includes:

·       
contact information, including name, address, email address and phone;

·       
which fellowship (student or professional) you are applying

·       
for the Student Fellowship, please include the name of the college or
university

·       
for the Professional Fellowship, list institutional affiliation or
title, if applicable

·       
a summary of your experience in audience research/evaluation;

·       
explanation of why you would like to attend the AAM Annual Meeting; and  indicate if you have you submitted a
session proposal to present at Annual Meeting Preference will be given to those
who are presenting at the Annual Meeting, either in a panel session or
presenting a poster (one type of presentation will not be weighed more heavily
than the other).

Ø  Current
resume

Ø  If
applying for the Student Fellowship, please provide a copy of your valid
student I.D.

Ø  Letter of
recommendation from a supervisor or academic advisor emphasizing
applicant’s work and contribution (or potential contribution) to the field.

 

Send
all required materials by mail, fax or e-mail by February 18, 2011.

CARE
Fellowship | American Association of Museums | 1575 Eye
Street, N.W., Suite 400 Washington,
DC 20005

Fax: 202-289-6578
| E-mail: [log in to unmask]

Questions:
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