[BCMA] BCMA Micro-grants for Emerging and Diverse Professionals - Call for Proposals Now Open

[Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv.]

*Micro-Grants Available to Support Emerging and Diverse Museum
Professionals to Create Online Resources, Workshops, and Networking Events*

*Do you have new ideas and experiences to share? We want to hear your
voice! *The BCMA is excited to offer micro-grants to support emerging and
diverse museum, arts, and cultural professionals to share their ideas with
members, galleries, and heritage organizations across British Columbia and
beyond.

Due to COVID-19, the BC Museums Association (BCMA) has been unable to
deliver its regular regional workshops around the province and we are using
this opportunity to reallocate funding to support museum professionals with
diverse experiences and ideas to create new online resources, workshops,
and networking events.

*What Are We Looking For? We’re Looking for You!*

Through these micro-grants, we hope to encourage new voices and ideas by
supporting content proposals from diverse and emerging museum
professionals. These proposals can range from webinar presentations (view
our YouTube Channel
<https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCanWIOYBGylMduR01nNC8Wg> for examples of
recent webinars), networking ideas (like Watercooler Wednesday
<http://museumsassn.bc.ca/brain/learning-opportunities/bcma-mentors/watercooler-wednesdays/>
or
the BCMA trivia night), written resources (view the BCMA BRAIN
<http://museumsassn.bc.ca/brain/tools-and-resources/> for examples), or
other ideas for online content that would support members across the
province.

We encourage proposals from emerging museum professionals and diverse
professionals (BIPOC, LGBTQ+, and those with disabilities). We also
encourage submissions from museum professionals who have been laid off,
furloughed, or have had their employment impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
If you’ve been interested in the BCMA but haven’t participated in our
programs in the past, this is a great opportunity to share your unique
perspective!

*Funding Available*

The Association has allocated $4,000.00 to support the creation of new
online resources and events and will offer two types of micro-grants:

   - $500.00 “short” proposals
      - “Short” proposals are for activities that take between 10-20 hours
      to plan and deliver, this could include webinars, blog post-style
      resources, one-off networking events, etc.
   - $1,000.00 “medium” proposals
      - “Medium” proposals are for activities that take between 20-40 hours
      to plan and deliver, this could include a brief webinar series,
longer-form
      written resources, multi-part networking events, etc.

*How We Will Evaluate Proposals*

Priority will be given to emerging professionals, professionals with
diverse lived experiences, and professionals whose employment has been
impacted by COVID-19. Through these micro-grants, we hope to support voices
who are not typically heard, so preference will be given to applicants who
are working with the BCMA for the first time and applicants from parts of
the province that are typically underrepresented.

*Application Deadlines*

Applications will be accepted from August 17 until September 18, 2020.

Once accepted, proposals must be carried out before March 31, 2021.

If you have questions or would like more information, please contact
Lorenda Calvert, BCMA Program Coordinator, programs at museumsassn.bc.ca.

*Apply here!*
<http://museumsassn.bc.ca/bcma-micro-grants-for-emerging-and-diverse-professionals/>

-- 

Lorenda Calvert
Programs Coordinator

Pronouns: she/her

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*September 1st is the Deadline for the Museums Assistance Program (MAP) -
COVID-19 Emergency Support Fund for Heritage Organizations.* Apply today
<https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/services/funding/museums-assistance/covid-emergency-fund-heritage.html>
and
tell the museums and heritage organizations in your network
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