FAIC Latin American and Caribbean Scholars Program Scholarships

Latin American and Caribbean Scholars Program

The information below will be available soon in Spanish and
Portuguese. Questions can be addressed by e-mail to:
becas<-a t->conservation-us< . >org

Important:  Please do not use forms or guidelines from the 2010
scholarships, as the procedures have changed for 2012. 2012 FAIC
Latin American and Caribbean Scholarships to attend the AIC Annual
Meeting in Albuquerque, New Mexico (USA)

The 40th Annual Meeting of American Institute for Conservation of
Historic and Artistic Work (AIC) will be held at the Albuquerque
Convention Center and the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Albuquerque, New
Mexico (USA) May 8-11, 2012. The theme of the meeting will focus on
outreach and advocacy in conservation.  Sessions at the meeting will
explore how conservation connects with other departments within
institutions, allied professionals, the media, our clients, and the
public in general.

The Foundation of the American Institute for Conservation of
Historic and Artistic Works (FAIC) has received funding from the
Getty Foundation to offer scholarships to conservation professionals
from Latin America and the Caribbean to participate in the 2012 AIC
Annual Meeting.  Conservation professionals with a minimum of three
years of experience and currently employed in the conservation field
may apply. Priority will be given to new applicants; previous
scholarship recipients may apply again. The selection will be based
on:

    The quality of a proposed presentation (a 20 to 30 minute talk
    or a poster)

    Previous opportunities to attend international meetings

    Number of applicants from each country

    Ability to communicate in English (there will be no simultaneous
    interpretation provided)

    Ability to share information gained from the AIC Annual Meeting

    Availability of financial support from employer or other sources

Please read the following information carefully and send an
application in English to the Foundation of the American Institute
for Conservation at becas<-a t->conservation-us< . >org, or by mail to the
specified address at the bottom of this announcement.  Applications
must be received by August 15, 2011.  If possible, please use the
application form:  as a PDF form or as a Word form.  If you cannot
use the form, please provide the following information:

    Personal information: full name, address, e-mail, fax, and phone
    numbers.

    Curriculum vitae (maximum 3 pages, please do not attach photos
    and/or additional information).

    An abstract for a presentation, preferably connected to the
    topic of the conference (maximum 500 words). The essay needs to
    written both in English and the original language of the
    candidate so that it can be reviewed by the selection committee.
    Abstracts from selected applicants will be considered for
    presentation in Specialty Group or General Sessions and for the
    Poster Session.

    Information on the institution where the applicant is employed:
    name, address, phone numbers, fax, e-mail, the applicant's
    position in the institution, conservation tasks carried out on
    collections, and how the applicant plans to share and
    disseminate the information gained from attending the conference
    and the symposium.

    A letter with the following information:

    A statement committing to attend all sessions and events in the
    conference and the workshops.

    A statement about the type of visa the applicant has to enter
    the USA. If the applicant does not have a visa, she/he will have
    four months to obtain it, from the date the scholarship is
    awarded (November 15, 2011). FAIC will send an original letter
    of award to be presented at the respective American Embassy. The
    costs associated with the visa will be the responsibility of the
    applicant.

    An estimated cost of the round-trip economy airfare from your
    home city to Albuquerque, New Mexico (for arrival Monday, May 7,
    2012 departure Sunday, May 13, 2012).

    A statement on how much could the applicant personally
    contribute to her/his expenses or from other sources of funding
    such as her/his institution or local foundations. The expenses
    including transportation, registration, hotel and miscellaneous
    are approximately (in U.S. dollars):

Meeting Registration, $395.00
Workshop on May 8, 2012 $140.00
Santa Fe/Conservation Lab Tour on May 12, 2011 included

Hotel (double occupancy with another scholar), $480.00
Food and miscellaneous (US $56/day x 7 days), $392.00

Airfare from the applicant's city to Albuquerque, varies
Ground transportation, visa, other travel fees, varies

Scholarship awards from FAIC will generally cover registration,
workshop, tour, hotel, and airfare only.  A limited number of
stipends for meals are available and must be specifically requested.

All applicants of this LAC scholar program will have the opportunity
to attend workshops or tours on Tuesday, May 8, 2012.  A special
tour of Santa Fe museums and conservation labs, with language
assistance in Portuguese and Spanish, will be organized on Saturday,
May 12, 2012.

Note: The applications must be received by FAIC by August 15, 2011.

Application forms and more information are available at

    <URL:http://www.conservation-us.org/grants>

Electronic submissions are encouraged. Please send the complete
information via air mail (FEDEX, DHL), e-mail or fax to:

    Eric Pourchot
    FAIC Scholarship Program
    1156 15th Street, NW, Suite 320
    Washington, DC 20005 USA
    202-452-9545, Ext. 5,
    Fax: 202-452-9328
    becas<-a t->conservation-us< . >org

Abigail Choudhury
Development and Education Associate
Foundation of the American Institute for Conservation of Historic
    and Artistic Works
1156 15th St, Suite 320
Washington, DC 20005
202-661-8070
Fax: 202-452-9328


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