Applications are due September 15 for requests for funding in seven categories. See you if qualify for funding. For more details regarding grants and scholarships offered by the Foundation of the American Institute for Conservation (FAIC), visit <URL:http://www.conservation-us.org/grants>. Please carefully read instructions for each application you wish to submit, as procedures are being updated to improve the application process.
FAIC Individual Professional Development Scholarships offer support of up to $1,000 to help defray professional development costs for AIC Fellows or Professional Associate members. FAIC/Tru Vue(r) International Professional Development Scholarships help conservation professionals defray up to $1,500 in costs for attending international professional development events, such as workshops, conferences, and symposia. Key criteria of the award include demonstration of the learning that would occur, its applicability to individual's professional development goals, and dissemination of that learning to others. FAIC/NEH Individual Professional Development Scholarships of up to $1,000 are available to AIC members who are U.S. citizens or residents to support registration and/or attendance at upcoming FAIC workshops that are supported by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities: "Cleaning and Conductivity" and "Salted Paper Prints Symposium and Workshop." Visit <URL:http://www.conservation-us.org/current-courses> for more information on these programs. FAIC/Mellon Photograph Workshop Professional Development Scholarships are available to international attendees of the upcoming FAIC Collaborative Workshop in Photograph Conservation: "Compensation for Loss." The awards up to $1,000 help defray expenses related to attendance, plus waive registration fees. Visit <URL:http://www.conservation-us.org/current-courses> for more information on these programs. FAIC Lecture Grants offer up to $500 for the purpose of presenting public lectures to help advance public awareness of conservation. FAIC Regional Angels Grants offer up to $1,000 toward the development and implementation of volunteer projects that bring teams of conservators to work with collections in need of care around the country. FAIC Workshop Development Grants offer up to $1,000 to help defray costs for development and presentation of regional workshops for conservators. FAIC Small Meeting Support Grants are intended to help defray the costs, up to $2,500, to develop and hold small meetings of AIC members. Please note that the review process takes up to eight weeks following the application deadline. For more information, contact Sarah Saetren at faicgrants<at>conservation-us<.>org or (202) 661-8071. ****** Unsubscribe by sending a message to [email protected] Searchable archives: http://cool.conservation-us.org/byform/mailing-lists/cdl/
