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TRAVEL GRANTS TO ATTEND CIMAM'S 2012 ANNUAL CONFERENCE

CIMAM - International Committee of ICOM for Museums and Collections of Modern and Contemporary Art - is pleased to offer twenty-five grants to support the attendance of contemporary visual art professionals from developing countries to CIMAM's 2012 Annual Conference 'Museums Beyond the Crises' that will be held in Istanbul November 12 to 14, 2012. We expect an audience of around 180 museum directors and curators from more than 40 countries.

CIMAM 2012 TRAVEL GRANT GUIDELINES & APPLICATION

Deadline July 1, 2012

About the Funding

Funding for the CIMAM Travel Grants has been generously provided by The ... Getty Foundation and the Fundación Cisneros/Colección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros

Eligibility

Grants are restricted to modern and contemporary art curators and museum directors who work in emerging and developing economies*. While curators of all career levels are encouraged to apply, we are especially interested in receiving applications from junior curators (less than 10 years experience).

Additional Information

The per-grant amount will be established on a case-by-case basis with a maximum of 2.000 Euros for participant awarded. Support is limited to covering registration, travel and lodging expenses (economy class) and post-tour. Applications for this support must be made via email at info@cimam.org DEADLINE July 1, 2012 providing:

- Application form completed, including breakdown of costs, and listing other sources of funding sought or obtained for the proposed project.

- Curriculum vitae including publications, paper presentations, and exhibitions curated in the past five years, as well as any other information relevant to the proposal.

- Two letters of recommendation submitted by professionals or scholars from institutions who are familiar with the applicant's professional qualifications.

- A brief biography of no more than 300 words

- Participants should check their visa requirements to entry Turkey. Before applying for a travel grant, please make sure your visa will be feasible to obtain. CIMAM will support participants' visa applications

- After the conference, grant recipients must submit a written report of 350 words describing their experiences and outcomes. Deadline Friday, November 30, 2012.

Applications will be considered by CIMAM's Travel Grant Committee. The Committee reserves the right to wait until the outcomes of other applications for funding are known.