Scholarship Available for Volunteer at a Historic Site / Museum
to Attend MPMA's 2008 Conference
Application is on the MPMA website: www.mpma.net
With the economic times as they are, scholarships really do help.
They help with travel expense, registration and lodging.
If you don't apply, you can't get it!
Mountain-Plains Museums Association
Presents the following scholarship:
Historic Site Volunteer Scholarship
for the
2008 MPMA Conference in Kansas City, Missouri
October 21-25, 2008
Background
The Scholarship Program, sponsored by the Mountain-Plains Museums Association (MPMA), provides financial assistance to a person who volunteers at a historic site or history museum located in MPMA's 10-state region so that they may attend MPMA’s annual conference. Volunteers may be a board member or volunteer in any division of a museum. MPMA seeks candidates whose attendance at the conference will benefit their future involvement in the museum field or at their site. This year's conference will be held at the Hotel Phillips in Kansas City, Missouri, from October 21-25, 2008. The Historic Site Volunteer Scholarship of $500 is funded by Bob and Claudia Brown.
Eligibility
1. Historic Site Volunteer ($500): The Historic Site Volunteer Scholarship is for a volunteer in the MPMA region to learn more about the museum community.
2. Those who have received an MPMA scholarship in the past are not eligible to apply again.
Scholarship recipients must agree to:
1. Attend the entire conference, attending at least one session in the morning and afternoon of each day.
2. Complete written evaluations of no less than two conference sessions (to be determined by the Scholarship Committee), which may appear in MPMA's newsletter, the Newsgram.
3. Write an article for possible inclusion in the MPMA Newsgram on your experience as a Scholarship recipient and how it benefited you.
4. Be matched with a MPMA member who will act as a mentor during the conference.
5. Attend the Mentor/Mentoree Gathering on Tuesday, October 21, 2008.
Eligible Expenses
MPMA Membership and conference registration will be covered by the scholarship. Travel and lodging expenses may also be eligible expenses (MPMA's Scholarship Committee makes all lodging arrangements). The cost to attend some special events, additional business meetings or workshops is not included.
How to Apply
Applications must be received by August 30, 2008. Incomplete, faxed or late applications will not be accepted. To obtain a scholarship application, visit MPMA's website: http://www.mpma.net/ and go to conferences / scholarships. Contact MPMA at [log in to unmask] for more information or if you have questions.
The conference is scheduled for October 21-25, 2008, at the Hotel Phillips in Kansas City, Missouri. MPMA will collaborate with the Association of Midwest Museums Association. The conference will be Twice the Size! Twice the Fun!
MPMA: A Ten-state museum network
MPMA is the professional service provider to museums in ten states: Colorado, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas and Wyoming.
For more information Click here: Mountain-Plains Museums Association (MPMA)
Mountain-Plains Museums Association
7110 West David Drive / Littleton, Colorado 80128-5404
303-979-9358 / fax 303-979-3553 http://www.mpma.net/