CWAM 2018 ANNUAL MEETINGSCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION

Cheyenne, WY April 12-14, 2018

APPLICATION DEADLINE: Friday, February 9, 2018

AWARD NOTIFICATION: Friday,February 16, 2018

The Colorado-Wyoming Association of Museums (CWAM) will award scholarships to support the attendance of the 2018 Annual Meeting in Cheyenne, Wyoming on April 12-14.Each scholarship recipient will receive a meeting registration fee waiver plus the possibility of a cash grant of up to $200 to help offset expenses.Preference will be given to applicants who have not previously received a scholarship.

Scholarship recipients are requiredto attend the KeynoteSession,as well as the Business Lunch, during which they will be recognized. Following the conference, scholarship recipients are also required to write a short article for the CWAM e-blast covering a session they attended at the annual meeting.

INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING IN YOUR APPLICATION: (Incomplete applications will not be considered)

  • Your contact information: name, address, email, telephone, and institution, if applicable
  • Letter of recommendation from your institution’s director, a board member, or other supervising authority
  • Completed application form
  • Short essay

ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:

  1. What is your CWAM membership status? You or your institution must be a current member of CWAM to be eligible forascholarship or you may apply for a Non-Member scholarship. If you are awarded a Non-Member scholarship, you must become a member to receive the award.

_____Institutional / Individual / Student/Volunteer or _____Non-Member (includesout of CO & WY)

  1. Has your institution previously sent a representative to a CWAM annual meeting?____Yes ____No
  1. Have you personally previously received a CWAM annual meeting scholarship?____ Yes ____ No
  1. Do you have need for the cash grant to help offset travel expenses? _____ Yes ______No
  1. If you answered yes to number 4, how much are you requesting, up to $200? ______
  1. SHORT ESSAY: How will you benefit personally from attending this meeting? How will your institution benefit when you return? If you are not currently at an institution, please tell how thescholarship will benefit your professional development.Provide specific examples or goals. Please use a separate sheet to answer these questions, and limit your essay to one page.

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Applicant Signature Date

EMAIL COMPLETED APPLICATIONS TO:

Karen Dropps

(must be received by 5 PM on the deadline)