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2012 WMA SCHOLARSHIPS 

 

The Western Museums Association (WMA) and CAM are pleased to offer 10 full registration scholarships to California museum professionals for the 2012 WMA conference, Restore and Rejuvenate: Our Cultural & Natural Resources, to be held October 21-24 in Palm Springs, CA. The deadline to apply is Friday, June 22, 2012.
 
CRITERIA
Scholarship recipients must meet at least one eligibility criterion listed and be residents of California, be working in a museum, and successfully articulate the benefit of attending the conference in the application. The following are the eligibility criteria:
  • staff or volunteers from small museums (with budgets of $250,000 or less);
  • emerging museum professionals with less than five years experience;
  • graduate students who have demonstrated a commitment to the museum field;
  • I am an Individual or Institutional member of CAM, and/or
  • individuals of Latino/Hispanic, African, Asian, Native American, and Pacific Islander descent.
Due to the expected high response rate, scholarship awards may be granted to those applicants who meet multiple criteria. All past CAM Scholars, Getty Scholars, and CAM fellows are eligible for a scholarship.
 
Each scholarship includes a complimentary full three-day registration to the conference valued at $400. The scholarship does not include lodging, travel expenses, workshops, meals, or evening events.
 
Double your odds--also apply for a WMA Discounted Conference Registration. 
 
All applications should be submitted online by 11:59 PM on Friday, June 22, 2012.
 
(or insert this link into your browser: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/CH2TZBJ)
 
Scholarship applicants will be notified via email before July 31, 2012.
 
For more information, contact the CAM Office at (831) 471-9970 or email admin@calmuseums.org.
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