Scholarships are available that will provide financial assistance to those studying and/or working in MPMA's ten-state region so they may attend the 2018 MPMA annual conference. Scholarships Available: All scholarships include a cash award plus conference registration * Ten (10) General MPMA Scholarships * One (1) Association of South Dakota Museums Scholarship (ASDM) Applicant must reside in South Dakota and be an ASDM member * Two (2) Dakin Scholarships Applicant must be an employee of a museum owned and operated by a tribe or a Native American student currently in a museum training program * One (1) RC-MPMA/ANR Transport Scholarship Applicant must be a current paid member of RC-MPMA * One (1) RC-MPMA/Ship Art – Terry Dowd LLC Scholarship Applicant must be a current paid member of RC-MPMA and have at least 6 years of experience in the field Scholarship Application Deadline is the end of the day TOMORROW, June 8, 2018 For more information and to apply: MPMA 2018 Conference Scholarships <https://www.mpma.net/Scholarships> Thank you to our scholarship partners: The Association of South Dakota Museums, the Volver Trust, ANR Transport, and Ship Art – Terry Dowd, LLC. Join your colleagues from across MPMA’s ten-state region in beautiful Billings, Montana for the 2018 Conference, Stronger Together: New Museum Solutions, September 11-15. Tours and events will include visits to: the Tippet Rise Art Center, the Little Bighorn Battlefield, Pompeys Pillar, the Yellowstone Art Museum, the Western Heritage Center, and the Beartooth Highway. Featured speakers include: Museum Hack; Trevor Jones, CEO of History Nebraska and co-author of Active Collections; Artists Patrick Zentz, Wendy Red Star, Bently Spang, and Tyson Middle; Montana Lieutenant Governor Mike Cooney, and more. The conference schedule, details, and registration information can be found at: https://www.mpma.net/Conference ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).