Fellowship Program
 
AAM is committed to cultivating and developing leaders across the field by providing access to the professional development resources and networking opportunities offered at the Annual Meeting & MuseumExpo™.

To ensure these opportunities are available to all AAM members, we offer support for individuals who are under-represented within the profession, or whose participation will benefit the museum community but who do not have the individual or institutional means to attend.

Program Requirements

All fellowship recipients must agree to:

1. attend the entire annual meeting and participate in meeting sessions/events specific to their fellowship, including the fellowship breakfast
2. write a post-conference essay that summarizes how the experience will impact their work and/or institution (these may appear in AAM materials)
3. be an AAM member (individual or staff of an AAM member institution). For membership information and applications, visit our membership page. Questions? Contactregistration@aam-us.org
4. complete a meeting registration form.
   

• Getty Multicultural Undergraduate Internship Alumni Fellowships are available for past participants in the Multicultural Undergraduate Internship program.
• Minnesota State Arts Board Fellowships are available for MN residents that live outside the seven-county Minneapolis Saint Paul metropolitan area.

The below fellowships' deadlines have expired.

• International Fellowships were available to museum professionals from developing countries. A rigorous, competitive application process identifies established and emerging museum professionals. International Fellowships include roundtrip travel from a home airport to the annual meeting site, hotel lodging, conference registration, per diem and tickets to selected events
• Diversity Fellowships support professional growth and retention of under-represented professionals in the museum field.
• Emerging Museum Professional (EMP) Fellowships were available to those in the first 10 years of their career in the museum field.
  
• Mid-Career Professional Network Fellowships were available for individuals working in one of the following capacities:
• • audience research and evaluation
  • curator
  • development and membership
  • diversity and inclusion
  • education
  • exhibit development and design
  • media and technology
  • museum administration and management
  • museum professional training
  • public relations and marketing
  • registrar
  • security
  • small museum administration. 

Applications will be selected by the leadership of AAM's Professional Networks.

You may apply to all applicable fellowships but will only be awarded one. Priority is given to first-time AAM conference attendees or to individuals who have not attended the AAM conference in the past three years.

How to Apply

Please note application deadlines and notification dates on each form. Incomplete or late applications will not be considered.

Email: fellowships@aam-us.org        

Questions? Contact fellowships@aam-us.org