Conference Scholarships

We welcome your interest in applying for a scholarship to the American Museum Membership Conference. At no other conference can you learn more about museum membership fundraising through multiple seminars each day all in one destination, and build long-lasting friendships to help you continually throughout the year as you apply what you have learned.  We are grateful for the generous support of sponsors which allows us to offer a comprehensive development opportunity to museum professionals working in the area of membership, who, due to financial constraints, would otherwise be unable to attend the conference.

Barbara Dougherty Membership Scholarship
Named in honor of the former Managing Chief of Membership of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and founding member of the AMMC Conference, this scholarship is awarded to a qualifying membership professional with three or more years of membership experience.

Roanne Katcher Membership Scholarship
Named in honor of the former Membership Manager of the High Museum of Art and AMMC Coordinator, this scholarship is awarded to a qualifying membership professional with less than three years of membership experience.

​Laura Brouse Long Membership Scholarship
Named in honor of the Director of the James Smithson Society and Smithsonian Giving Circles at the Smithsonian Institution and founding member of the AMMC Board, this scholarship is awarded to women and minorities who are membership professionals employed full time in a museum, and who also have no organizational support or other reimbursement to attend the conference.

Scholarship Details

• Application deadline has been extended to March 23, 2020.
• Recipients will be notified by April 17, 2020.
• Each scholarship will include conference registration, 4 nights lodging, and up to $600 for travel expenses (travel expenses will be borne by the awardee and reimbursed for actual expenses).
• Scholarship recipients are expected to submit a report regarding their experience after the conference.