2022 Conference
Scholarship Opportunities
Thanks to the generosity of sponsors, several scholarships and fellowships are available to help make the NEMA conference more affordable and accessible. All applicants will be considered for all awards for which they are eligible.
Applications must be digitally submitted by midnight on September 30, 2022.
General Scholarships
This award provides a full conference registration and is available to those that need financial assistance.
Many thanks to our Scholarship Underwriting Partners and Sponsors: Connecticut Humanities and the Connecticut Office of the Arts; MassHumanities; Mass Cultural Council; Vermont Humanities; and NEMA Annual Appeal donors.
NEMA Fellowship Award
The NEMA Fellowship Award offers a museum professional or student the opportunity to work with NEMA as a rising voice in our region’s museum field. One NEMA Fellow will be chosen and awarded a stipend of $750 toward attendance at the conference. The NEMA Fellow will share their museum insights and inspirations by writing a minimum of three articles/columns for NEMA publications during the following year. The NEMA Fellow is expected to produce these materials based on their exploration of museum issues and/or experience at the NEMA Conference.
In addition to the scholarship and registration form the applicant will need to tell the committee, in one page, how receiving the NEMA Fellowship (including participation at the conference) would enhance your academic or professional development. Also include possible topics of interest to you that would contribute to current or emerging discussions among museum colleagues.
NEMA Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Scholarship
Thanks to the generosity of NEMA Annual Appeal donors, this scholarship makes the conference financially accessible for students and museum professionals whose racial, ethnic, sexual orientation and/ or gender identity has been historically underrepresented in the museum field. This scholarship provides full conference registration and a stipend ($300) for 4 individuals.
NEMA Board Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Scholarship
A NEMA board funded scholarship to make the conference financially accessible for one professional and/or student whose racial, ethnic, sexual orientation, and/or gender identity has been historically underrepresented in the museum field. Scholarship includes a full-conference registration, three-night stay in the conference hotel, and a stipend ($100).
Educational Program Based Scholarships
The Cynthia Robinson Scholarships
Priority will be given to current students or recent graduates (within five years) of the Tufts Museum Studies Program. A $500 stipend is awarded to support registration, travel, and lodging. Support provided by Cynthia Robinson.
The Katherine Burton Jones Scholarship
Priority for this scholarship will be given to current students or alumni of the Harvard University Extension School, Museum Studies.
The Laura B. Roberts Scholarships
Priority for this scholarship will be given to graduates of the Harvard Museum Studies, Tufts Certificate, Bank Street Museum Leadership, and Cooperstown programs. A $500 stipend is awarded to support registration, travel, and lodging. This scholarship has been provided with support from Laura B. Roberts.