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Professional Development Grants & Scholarships

Review the chart below to see which grants and scholarships you are eligible to apply for. The member requirement means applicants must have an AIC individual membership. Persons receiving member benefits through an institutional membership do not qualify.

Opportunity

 Eligibility

Funds

 Maximum Amount

 Due

 FAIC/Kress Foundation Conservation Fellowship

 Museums and  conservation facilities

 Sponsorship of post-graduate fellowship opportunities to develop skills of emerging conservators

 $37,000

 January 22

Carolyn Horton Scholarship

 AIC Book and Paper Group Members

 Attendance to meetings, seminars, workshops, or to conduct research  or special projects

 $1,500

 February 1

 Christa Gaehde Scholarship

 AIC Members

Professional development events or other activities that support the study and research in conservation of art on paper

 $1,500

 February 1

 "Take A Chance"  Grant

AIC Members

 Innovative conservation research  or projects that may not otherwise  be funded

 $1,000

 February 1

 FAIC/Mellon  Photograph  Workshop  Professional  Development  Scholarship

 International Attendees

 Attendance to FAIC Collaborative Workshops in Photograph Conservation

 $1,000

 February 15,  May 15,  September  15

 FAIC Individual  Professional  Development  Scholarships 

 AIC Professional Associate or Fellow Members

 Professional development, such  as research or attendance to  seminars and courses. NOT for  attendance to AIC Annual  Meeting, with the exception of  workshop fees

 $1,000

 February 15,  September  15

 FAIC Workshop  Development Grants 

 Workshop
  Coordinators

 Development of continuing  education workshops for  conservation professionals and  others

 $1,000

 February 15,  September  15

 FAIC/Kress Foundation International Speaker Scholarship

 Annual Meeting Speakers from outside the US and Canada

 Airfare, ground transportation,  lodging, and meals for speakers at  AIC Annual Meeting traveling from  outside of  US or Canada 

  $2,000

 December 15

 George Stout Scholarship

 AIC Student or Post Graduate Members

 Attendance to professional  meetings

 $1,000

 December 15