The Eva Sofi Ernstell Memorial Bursary

The Eva-Sofi Ernstell Memorial Bursary

ICOMAM offers financial support (ICOM) Arms & Military (previously ICOMAM) members from the category 3, 4 and 5 countries to attend the Annual ICOMAM congress, in memory of late past president Eva-Sofi Ernstell.

For the category division of countries, see link:  Call-for-dues-2020-EN-5-7.pdf

ICOMAM are offering three grants of  750 Euros each to support attendance at the 2025 conference in Dubai, UAE.

Details of the conference are available on ICOMAM website.

The financial support can be granted under few conditions:

The applicants must be:

  • Grant can be used for travel costs, accommodation and registration fees
  • Maximum of 750,- euros 
  • Applicant must be an ICOMAM member (individual or employee of an institutional ICOMAM member). 
  • Able to write and understand English fluently and be full-time museum employees.
  • Applicant gives a paper or presentation during the conference  (you can already submit a paper before 15 July 2025 Link: Call For Papers – ICOM 2025 )
  • Applicant has not applied for the grant for one of the last five (5) ICOMAM congresses.
  • Applicant fills in the application form and send it to the treasurer of secretary of ICOMAM
  • A 500 words statement of the applicant’s motivation for attending the annual meeting and the benefits which he/she expects to derive from it
  • The applicant’s curriculum vitae indicating training, work experience, publications as well as current work responsibilities within his/her institution (maximum one page)
  • A copy of a valid travel document (passport, identity card)
  • The board of ICOMAM assesses the application.

All applications must include:

▪ the completed and signed application form

▪ a 500 words statement of the applicant’s motivation for attending the annual meeting and the benefits which he/she expects to derive from it

▪ the applicant’s curriculum vitae indicating training, work experience, publications as well as current work responsibilities within his/her institution (maximum one page)

▪ a copy of a valid travel document (passport, identity card)

The grant, which will be paid on submission of receipts,  can be used to cover travel, accommodation, subsistence and conference fees up to the total sum of 750 Euros.

Applications should be sent at the latest 15 September 2025 to :

Esther Meijer

ICOMAM Treasurer

secretary.icomam@icom.museum

APPLICATION FORM:

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