AAM’s professional education program and Annual Meeting & Museum Expo™ are the best places to find a wide range of innovative and useful professional development experiences. To ensure that these opportunities are available to all museum professionals, we offer a wide variety of fellowships. We encourage you to apply for as many as you like, but you cannot receive more than one.

The deadline for all 2011 fellowship applications has passed.

AAM's fellowship opportunities are available for individual members or museum staff working for an institutional member. If you are not a member check out membership opportunities for individuals and institutions.

Diversity
AAM is strongly committed to issues of diversity represented in ourselves, our institutions and our communities. The Diversity Fellowship is offered as a way to acknowledge and support those individuals that have demonstrated their efforts and have a long-term vision of promoting equity and diversity in the museum field.

Download Diversity Fellowship Application (PDF)

Emerging Museum Professionals
The Emerging Museum Professional Fellowship offers support to those within the first ten years of their professional career working in the museum field.

Download EMP Fellowship Application (PDF)

Getty MUI Fellowship
Getty Multicultural Undergraduate Internship Alumni Fellowship—for past participants in the Multicultural Undergraduate Internship program.

Download Getty Fellowship Application (PDF)

International
AAM is offering two types of fellowships for our international colleagues.

Fundacion Jumex Fellowships are designated solely for museum professionals from Mexico.

The Getty Foundation Fellowships are for museum professionals from developing countries.  Deadline Extended from Feb 18 to Feb 25!

Both fellowships offers round-trip coach airfare to Houston, five nights single-occupancy hotel, full-meeting registration and select networking and social events. Fellowship recipients also receive a one-year AAM individual membership.

Texas Museum Professionals
Open to those currently employed at a Texas museum or a full-time student in a museum-related course of study in Texas. Preference to small museums and first-time attendees of the annual meeting. Download Texas Museum Professionals form (PDF)

Professional Networks
A number of AAM’s Standing Professional Committees (SPCs) and Professional Interest Committees (PICs) offer financial assistance to help colleagues attend the meeting. Eligibility and applications vary by committee. If you work in any of these areas, please check out the following opportunities.

• Audience Research and Evaluation: CARE Student and Professional Fellowships (PDF)  
• Curators: CurCom Fellowship for First Time Attendees (PDF)
• Development and Membership: DAM Fellowships for entry, middle, senior level professionals (PDF)
• Education: EdCom Diversity Fellowship (PDF)
• Exhibit Development and Design: NAME Student and Professional Fellowships (PDF)
• Museum Management: MMC Fellowship (PDF)
• Media and Technology: Media & Technology Fellowship (PDF)
• Public Relations and Marketing: PRAM Newcomer and Seasoned Professional Fellowship (PDF)
• Registrars: RC-AAM Fellowships:
  

  Artcore Travel Fellowship for mid-level to senior-level professional (MS WORD document)
  Artemis Fine Art Services Presenter Fellowship for an individual who has made an outstanding contribution to professional meetings as a session and/or workshop presenter (MS WORD document)
  DeWitt Stern Group Travel Fellowship (MS WORD document)
  Dietl/Rock-It Cargo Mid-Level Professional Travel Fellowship (WORD document)
  Dun-Rite Travel Fellowship for mid-level to senior-level professional (WORD document)
  Margaret A. Willard Memorial - Zamprelli Fine Arts Fellowship for student or recent graduate (MS WORD document)
  Masterpiece International Travel Fellowship for international attendee (MS WORD document)

• Small Museum Administrators: SMAC Fellowships (PDF)
• Visitor Services: VSPIC Fellowship (PDF)