FAIC/Kress Foundation International Speaker Scholarship

The FAIC / Kress Foundation International Speaker Scholarship supports speakers who must travel from outside of the US or Canada to attend the upcoming AIC Annual Meeting. Proposals for funding may include airfare, ground transportation, lodging at the host hotel, and meal per diems but not honoraria, meeting registration costs, or optional events (such as workshop fees).

All individual AIC members traveling from outside the US or Canada may apply.

Inclusion in the program at the upcoming AIC Annual Meeting
Based outside the US and Canada
Usefulness of participation to the speaker
Usefulness of speaker’s contribution to the AIC Annual Meeting
Support from the appropriate Program Chair
Appropriateness of the budget; demonstration of financial need
Representation of specialties (typically one speaker per session)
Representation of countries (one to three speakers per country)

Speakers must mark on their abstract proposal that they would like to be considered for this funding.

Once speakers are selected for talks at the Annual Meeting, FAIC staff will work with the Program Chairs to select speakers for scholarships based on the priorities for each session.

Because the Samuel H. Kress Foundation does not fund individuals directly, the Foundation for Advancement in Conservation (FAIC) will request funding as a single, unified proposal on behalf of the applicants. After the Samuel H. Kress Foundation makes their decision, FAIC will notify all applicants regarding their award status (most likely by March 1).

All applicants will receive a notification letter via email to notify them of the status of their application following the review. Awardees will also receive their letter via DocuSign and must sign and return their letter in order for the funding to be sent. Awards of $600 or more require a W9 form from awardees who are US residents, as these funds are subject to taxes (awardees will receive a 1099 tax form at the beginning of the calendar year for taxable funding received the previous year). Awardees within the US will receive a check in the mail shortly after the documents are submitted to FAIC. Awardees outside the US must complete a wire transfer form and the funding will be sent via wire transfer shortly after the documents are submitted to FAIC.

In order to remain eligible for future funding, recipients must submit a final report within 30 days of the Annual Meeting to funding@culturalheritage.org.

The report must include: