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2026 AAM Annual Meeting & MuseumExpo: Local Philadelphia Scholarship Application
The 2026 AAM Annual Meeting & MuseumExpo Local Philadelphia Scholarship Program provides complimentary registration to the 2026 AAM Annual Meeting & MuseumExpo for a select number of museum professionals working in the for the Philadelphia region—meaning Philadelphia, Bucks, Chester, Montgomery, and Delaware counties. In addition, it is also available to those working at museums in Camden, NJ.

Please complete and submit this form by March 20, 2026 if you would like to be considered for a scholarship to the 2026 AAM Annual Meeting & MuseumExpo in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. All application decisions will be sent by April 10, 2026.
Name*

First NameLast Name
Address*

Street Address

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CityState / Province

Postal / Zip CodeCountry
Email Address*
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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 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
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 2026 will center on the Museum Odyssey. 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?
Please note: All essays submitted must be original to the author. Submissions may not be generated by artificial intelligence. If the submission has been substantively assisted by artificial intelligence (including large language models or similar technologies), the applicant must disclose this use and provide appropriate attribution within the work. Failure to do so will result in the scholarship review committee rejecting the essay.
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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2026 AAM Annual Meeting & MuseumExpo: Local Philadelphia Scholarship Application