This year the Fire Museum Network will award two scholarships to the Annual Seminar under the categories of Museum Professional and New Member. Each scholarship recipient will receive a registration fee waiver to help offset expenses, a value of up to $200.00. The deadline for applications is September 10, 2009.

Applicants are required to submit a letter from their institution's director, board president or other supervising authority and a cover letter with a brief essay explaining how they will benefit from attending the meeting and how they will apply what they learn at the meeting to their institution. Scholarship recipients are expected to attend the entire Annual Meeting, during which, they will be recognized.

Please include the following information your cover letter:

1.     Your contact information including name, address, email, telephone and institution information

2.     Indicate which scholarship you are applying for, Museum Professional or New Member. A Museum Professional is any staff member of a fire museum. New members are those who joined the Network in 2008 or 2009. To verify your eligibility, the first digit of your membership number indicates the year you joined. Any membership number beginning with 8 or 9 is eligible.

3.     Indicate if anyone from your institution has previously attended a Fire Museum Network Annual Meeting

4.     Explain how you will benefit from attending this meeting. Provide specific examples and/or goals.

5.     Explain how the information you acquire will be applied when you return to your institution.

Attach a letter of recommendation from your institution's director, board president or other supervising authority.

Mail Cover Letter To:

Angela Rayne, Executive Director
Houston Fire Museum, Inc.
2403 Milam
Houston, TX 77006

713-524-2526
Fax: 713-520-7566
angela@houstonfiremuseum.org