From: "Bernstein, Rick A - WHS" <Rick.Bernstein@wisconsinhistory.org> Date: Mon, 3 Jun 2013 11:05:17 -0500 Subject: FW: [AAMG-L] Small Museum Scholarship for 2013 AASLH Meeting Message-ID: <1EA45D5A75EBB747A54A4F1905DE558B02FFF08F94D8@MEWMAD0PC01G03.accounts.wistate.us>
Scholarships for the 2013 AASLH Annual Meeting
Birmingham, Alabama, 18-21 September
APPLICATION DEADLINE: 15 JUNE 2013
The American Association for State and Local History will hold its 2013 Ann
ual Meeting in Birmingham, Alabama, from 18-21 September. This year's theme
, Turning Points: Ordinary People Doing Extraordinary Things, will examine
the personal and o rganizational journeys that lead to vibrancy, sustainabi
lity and meaningful social change.
Unfortunately, many working in our nation's small museums feel as if we can
only dream of attending this meeting. In a perfect world, boards would gra
nt every request to pay for our professional development. Institutions of m
odest means, however, may not have the resources to help us become effectiv
e stewards of our community's memory.
Websites, listservs, and social media constantly offer new sources of techn
ical and psychological support, but nothing is better than the face-to-face
fellowship of sharing survival strategies. Every year, increasing numbers
of Annual Meeting sessions address issues specifically affecting small muse
ums. These sessions can be a s practical and wide-ranging as training, mark
eting, and strategic planning. Other sessions focus on creative ways to for
ge and re-energize relationships with the surrounding community.
Now in its eighth year, AASLH's Small Museums Committee is offering scholar
ships to any AASLH members who are full-time, part-time, paid, or volunteer
employees of small museums. The $500 scholarship will cover the cost of th
e conference registration and the Small Museums luncheon. Any remaining fun
ds may be used to offset travel and/or lodging expenses.
Find out more<http://www.smallmuseumcommunity.org/link-resources/scholarshi
ps/> about the scholarship program, or consider making a donation<http://ww
w.aaslh.org/support.htm>.
To qualify, the applicant must work for a museum with a budget of $250,000
or less. They also must either be an individual AASLH member or work for an
institutional member. To apply, please complete this form.<http://www.smal
lmuseumcommunity.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/2013-Small-Museum-Scholarsh
ip-Application-and-Info-page2.pdf> Application forms are also available at
www.aaslh.org/SmallMuseums<http://www.aaslh.org/SmallMuseums>.
The deadline for applications is 15 June. The committee will email award wi
nners by 6 July. If you have any questions, please contact Bruce Teeple, Sm
all Museum Scholarship Subcommittee Chair at mongopawn44@hotmail.com<mailto
:mongopawn44@hotmail.com>
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