Dear Colleagues,

The Committee on Audience Research and Evaluation (CARE) of the American Association of Museums (AAM) is currently accepting applications for two CARE Fellowships to the 2007 Annual Meeting of AAM. The fellowships are for $1000 each, awarded to two individuals interested or active in the field of audience research and evaluation. The monies must be used to attend the 2007 AAM Annual Meeting in Chicago. 

The two fellowships are for first-time attendees only –they are restricted to current CARE members who have never before attended an AAM Annual Meeting, and may include students or non-students.

Fellowship recipients must….
* Be a current, paid member of CARE at the time of application
* Attend the CARE Business Meeting at the Annual Meeting
* Attend the CARE Evening Event at the Annual Meeting
* Attend the CARE Issues Luncheon at the Annual Meeting
* Write a short article for the next issue of the Gauge following the Annual Meeting (About the topic you covered if you presented something, or about your experience at the Annual Meeting if you did not present)
* Attend the CARE poster luncheon, either as a presenter or to see what other people are researching

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). 

The deadline for proposals is Thursday, February 15.  To apply for a 2007 CARE Fellowship, please send a Word attachment with the information below to Keni Sturgeon at [log in to unmask] 

To be considered for one of the two awards please include the following information (must be in a Word attachment):
Name:
Address:
Institutional Affiliation (if any):
Current Title (if applicable): 
Email address:
Phone number:
Do you plan on presenting at this year’s Annual Meeting?
What practical experience do you have in audience research/evaluation?
Why would you like to attend the Annual Meeting?
How do you think you will benefit professionally from attending the Annual Meeting?
How might you, now or in the future, contribute to the field of audience research and evaluation?

We hope to see you in Chicago in May. Information about AAM and the Annual Meeting may be found at http://www.aam-us.org/. 

Sincerely,

Keni Sturgeon and Dan Elias
CARE Fellowship Committee
Committee on Audience Research and Evaluation
American Association of Museums
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