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Professional Development Grant │ Alberta Museums Association:

February 3, 2025

Value

Individual members: Individual applicants may apply for up to 70%, to a maximum of $2,500, of eligible costs within the Formal Learning and Informal Learning Areas. Institutional members: Institutional applicants may apply for up to 70%, to a maximum of $5,000, of eligible costs within the Formal Learning and Informal Learning Areas.

Description

The Professional Development Grant provides funding to eligible Individual and Institutional Members as they undertake professional and personal learning opportunities to increase the overall body of knowledge of the Alberta Museum community.

Eligible Applicants

Individual members:

  • Are Individual Members of the Alberta Museums Association in good standing (i.e. dues paid for the current year);
  • Are residents in Alberta at the time of application; and,
  • Have no overdue Grant Evaluations.

 

Institutional members:

  • Have been designated a Recognized Museum or are a Candidate within the Recognized Museum Program;
  • Are members in good standing (i.e. dues paid for the current year);
  • Have no overdue evaluations and no unused grant funds to be returned; and,
  • Are open to the public year-round or seasonally for a minimum of 200 hours annually.

Eligible Expenses

Ineligible expenses for Professional Development Grants include but are not limited to:

  • Meals, accommodation, or personal expenses for extended Professional Development Opportunities (over fourteen days);
  • Hard costs associated with the learning opportunity (computers, laptops, photocopying, internet fees);
  • Lost salary or wages and donated hours;
  • Any expenses related to accompanying travel companions;
  • Unnecessary stopovers while travelling; and,
  • Alcohol

Deadline Date

February 3, 2025, by 4:30 p.m.

Contact

Contact Name: Alberta Museums Association

Phone Number: 780.424.2626

E-mail Address: grants@museums.ab.ca

Website: https://www.museums.ab.ca/what-we-do/grants/professional-development-grant.aspx

Industry:

Arts and Culture

Location:

Alberta

Tags:

museum

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