CurCom Annual Fellowship Program

2009 CurCom Fellowship Award Announcement

The Curators’ Committee is pleased to announce the availability of two fellowships for curators who have never attended an AAM Annual Meeting before and whose major job responsibilities are the care and interpretation of their museums’ collections. These two $1,000 fellowships are intended to help defray the cost of attending the Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, PA April 20 – May 4, 2009. Please note that fellowship winners will be expected to attend the CurCom business luncheon at the Annual Meeting, where they will be recognized.

Application Eligibility

  • To qualify the applicant must never have attended an AAM Annual meeting.
  • To qualify the applicant’s major (75%) job responsibility must be the care and interpretation of their institution’s collection.
To apply, please send
  • Cover letter expressing 1)how participation in the AAM annual meeting would benefit the applicant and their institution, 2)how professional development is important to the applicant’s career, 3)to furthering the mission of their institution, 4)a brief description of how collections are significant to their work and 5) an explanation of the museum’s financial need for him/her to receive this fellowship
  • A letter of recommendation from the immediate supervisor, emphasizing his/her contribution to the profession
  • Resume
Due Date: postmarked on or before December 24, 2008

Send originals, plus two sets of photocopies to: James Burns, Curator of History, Tempe Historical Museum, 809 East Southern Ave., Tempe, AZ 85282

For further information contact James Burns at 480- 350- 5110 or via email at james_burns@tempe.gov. Results will be announced during the week of January 26th so recipients can register for the conference before the (early) early bird deadline on January 30, 2009.




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