Professional Education Fellowships
Thanks for your interest in AAM Professional Education Fellowships!
AAM Professional Education offers a variety of fellowship options in collaboration with the AAM Standing Professional Committees (SPCs) and fellowships through the AAM Emerging Museum Professionals (EMP). Fellowship opportunities are announced as soon as program content and logistics are finalized. Fellowships include:
Awards
Fellowship awards vary from program to program (including the AAM annual meeting) and generally (but not always) include:
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Complimentary program registration
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A travel stipend
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Recognition on the AAM Professional Education webpage and printed program materials
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Acknowledgement at the specific program
Guidelines
While specific guidelines may vary, in general application and support documents must be received six weeks prior to the program date. A selection committee will review applications and select recipients.
All applications will receive notification four weeks prior to the program, which will include specific details about AAM expectations of fellowship recipients.
Fellowship recipients must individually register for the Professional Education program or Annual Meeting and must include a copy of their award letter with their registration form.
Current Fellowships
Recently Awarded Fellowships
Learning in Museums Seminar 2008
The AAM Committee on Education (EdCom), the AAM Small Museum Administrators' Committee (SMAC) and the AAM Media and Technology Committee (M&T) awarded fellowships to the following recipients:
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Michael Murawski, Kemper Art Museum of Washington University (EdCom)
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Wendy Van Horn, Museum of Ventura County (EdCom)
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Penelope Soteria, Maryland Maritime Treasures Museum (SMAC)
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Sonja Ostendorf, The Westcott House Foundation (M&T Committee)
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Virginia Millington, The Folger Shakespeare Library (M&T Committee)
The Digital Museum Webinar
The AAM Emerging Museum Professional (EMP) group awarded Digital Museum Webinar fellowships to the following recipients:
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Devon Akmon, Arab American National Museum
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Lynn Bethke, Central Washington University
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Lakita Edwards, Harpers Ferry Center National Park Service
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Mamie Gasperecz, Hermann-Grima and Gallier Historic Houses
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Dalila Goulart, Rhode Island Historical Society
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Aurelie Henry, National Postal Museum, Smithsonian Institution
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Kaia Landon, Student
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Sonja Ostendorf-Rupp, The Westcott House Foundation
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Melissa Prycer, Dallas Heritage Village
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Katrina Stacy, Worcester Art Museum
Annual Meeting 2008
AAM awarded Annual Meeting Diversity Fellowships to the following recipients:
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Esperanza Altamar, Philadelphia Museum of Art
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Sandra Aponte, The Chicago Community Trust
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Shanstella Barnes, The Chicago Community Trust
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Yolanda Bean, Morgan State University
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Imara Canady, The Chicago Community Trust
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Jason Dake, Flint Institute of Arts
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Melissa Delgada, John F. Kennedy University
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Martin Earring, National Museum of the American Indian
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Rebacca Horta, John F. Kennedy University
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Safiyah Jackson, The Chicago Community Trust
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Tanya Jeong, The Chicago Community Trust
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Melissa Rand, University of Hawaii
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Priscilla Rodriquez, Brownsville Heritage
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Jonathan Roscoe, The Jewish Museum of Maryland
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Kimberly Springle, Cooperstown/SUNY-Oneonta
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Zeinab Ulucan, University of Oklahoma
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Veronica Vidal, The Chicago Community Trust
The AAM Committee on Education (EdCom) awarded Annual Meeting Diversity Fellowships to the following recipients:
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Lauren Haney, High Museum of Art
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Safiyah Jackson, Chicago Community Trust Fellow
The AAM Emerging Museum Professional (EMP) group awarded Annual Meeting fellowships to the following recipients:
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Guiseppe Monaco, Ohio Historical Society
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Cole Farrell, Muncie Children’s Museum
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Molly Dalessandro, Museology Graduate Program, University of Washington
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Arbok Ives, Museum Studies Program, New York University
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Katherine Park, Dallas Museum of Nature & Science
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Kara Kelly, Museum of Northern Arizona
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Heather Pozun Watson, Fremont County Pioneer Museum
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Suzanne Fischer, Henepin County Medical Center History Museum
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Rachel Murray, Denver Botanic Gardens
The AAM Small Museum Administrators' Committee awarded Annual Meeting fellowships to the following recipients:
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Catherine Burkhart, Carnegie Museum of Montgomery County
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Billye Chabot, Blount Mansion
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Karen Mehring, Folsom History Museum
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Judy Bowman, Plymouth County Historical Museum
Other Awards & Competitions
Click here for more information on other AAM awards celebrating excellence in the museum field.
Not an AAM Member?
You may submit a membership application and required dues with your fellowship application.
