2025 AAM Annual Meeting & MuseumExpo Scholarship Application

2025 AAM Annual Meeting & MuseumExpo Scholarship Application
The AAM Annual Meeting Scholarship Program provides complimentary registration to the 2025 AAM Annual Meeting & MuseumExpo for a select number of museum professionals and students at various stages of their careers. The program is designed to nurture inclusive and equitable best practices by providing an opportunity to attend the AAM Annual Meeting for those who have never attended previously.

Please complete and submit this form by January 17, 2025 if you would like to be considered for a Scholarship to the 2025 AAM Annual Meeting in Los Angeles, California. All application decisions will be sent by March 7, 2025.
Name*

First NameLast Name
Address*

Street Address

Street Address Line 2

CityState / Province

Postal / Zip CodeCountry
Email Address*
example@example.com
Have you attended an AAM Annual Meeting in person previously?*

YesNo
Please indicate your current status in the museum field:*

I currently work or have worked/interned/volunteered in the museum fieldI currently work or have worked/interned/volunteered in an organization that provides services to the museum fieldI am currently a museum studies student and am employed/seeking employment in the museum fieldI am seeking internships or employment in the museum fieldI have not worked in a museum and am not seeking employment in the field
How many years have you worked/interned/volunteered in the museum field?*

1-45-910+I have not worked/interned/volunteered in the museum field
How many staff with museum-related responsibilities (including paid, unpaid, part-time and/or full-time staff) work at your institution?

0-34-1011-2526-5051+Not Applicable
What is the name of the museum or organization you are currently affiliated with, or were most recently affiliated with?*
What is your current or most recent job title?*
What is your primary job function/area of work or greatest interest area in the museum field?*

Collections StewardshipCuratorialDevelopment, Membership, Public Relations and MarketingDiversity, Equity, Access, and InclusionEducation and Audience ResearchExhibitionsLeadership, Management, and AdministrationMedia and TechnologyOther
Are you an alumni of the Getty Marrow Undergraduate Internship program?*

YesNo
For the benefit of museums, museum professionals, and the diverse audiences they serve, applications are encouraged from individuals who identify as part of underrepresented or otherwise marginalized communities. Please consider providing your demographic information below. Answers will have no impact on your eligibility for the AAM Scholarship Program and are entirely optional.
What categories best describe your racial and ethnic identity? Select all that apply.

AfricanAlaska NativeAmerican Indian/Native AmericanAsianAsian AmericanSouth AsianBlack/African AmericanLatino/Latina/Latinx/HispanicIndigenous AmericanLatin AmericanMiddle EasternMulti-racialNative HawaiianPacific IslanderWhitePrefer not to answerPrefer to self describe (below)
What is your gender? Please choose all that apply.

AgenderManNon-binaryWomanPrefer not to answer
Do you identify as transgender?

YesNoPrefer not to answer
Which best describes your sexual orientation?

Straight/HeterosexualLesbian/GayBisexualAsexualPansexualQueerPrefer not to answerPrefer to self-describe
Are you a person living with a disability?

YesNoPrefer not to answer
AAM 2025 will center on the Museums & Trust. Please prepare a single essay (no longer than 500 words) addressing the following questions:
- How has your work/experiences shaped your interest in the conference theme?
- How will your participation at the conference contribute to your professional growth?
- How will you plan to share knowledge from the conference in your work or academic studies?
Note: Before uploading your essay below, please be sure to include your resume/curriculum vitae (2 page limit) as well.
Please upload your essay (500 word limit) AND your resume/curriculum vitae (2 page limit) in a single combined Word or PDF document here: *

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Attestation of Need: By submitting this application, I certify that I have not attended a previous AAM Annual Meeting and would not otherwise be able to attend the AAM 2025 Annual Meeting & MuseumExpo without this scholarship

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