Emerging Professionals Monthly Bulletin

April 2025

Funding Opportunities:

• Association on American Indian Affairs (AAIA) Scholarship: Deadline May 31^st -indian-affairs.org/nativescholarship
• American Indian College Fund: Deadline May 31^st - collegefund.org/scholarships/
• IMLS FY25 Grants: Deadline Nov. 2025* (As funding is available) - imls.gov/funding-opportunities
• National Trust for Historic Preservation Southwest Intervention Fund: Deadline June 1^st -savingplaces.org/southwest-fund

Jobs:

• New Mexico History Museum Photo Digitization Tech (Contract position)- Deadline April 18^th – Listing attached
•  Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian Collections Manager & Registrar – Deadline April 14^th - wheelwright.org/employment-opportunities

Workshops & Webinars:

• AAM Webinar “Resume Do’s and Don’ts – Crafting a standout Resume” April 10^th 4pm – 5pm - aam-us.org/resume-dos-and-donts
• AAM Webinar “Conference Confidence: How to Connect and Learn with Purpose!” – April 17^th 12pm – 1pm - aam-us.org/confident-connector
• School for Advanced Research Native Arts Speaker Series “Classroom Connections: Teaching the Next Generation of Native Artists” – April 9^th 10:30am – 12pm – Hybrid event (in person and live on Youtube) youtube.com/@sarsantafemultimedia

Conferences:

• American Alliance of Museums (AAM) Annual Meeting: May 6-9^th (Los Angeles) annualmeeting.aam-us.org/
•  Association of Academic Museums and Galleries (AAMG) Annual Conference: June 24-27^th (Albuquerque) artmuseum.unm.edu/aamg

Events:

• Chocolate and Coffee Fest - April 5^th & 6^th @ Expo New Mexico https://chocolateandcoffeefest.com/
• Las Cruces International Film Festival - April 9^th – 13^th @ Las Cruces (various locations) https://lascrucesfilmfest.com/
• Discovery After Dark 21+ STEM Night – April 11^th VIP 5:30pm, General Admission 6:30pm @ National Museum of Nuclear Science & History - nuclearmuseum.org/discovery-after-dark
• Explora! Adult Night: ArtScience with Shared Futures – April 18^th 6pm-9pm @ Explora! explora.us/adult-night/

In the News:

• The Hopes and Hazards for AI in Reconstructing Ancient Worlds - https://www.sapiens.org/generativeai
• Fighting for Justice for the Dead-and the Living -  https://www.sapiens.org/forensic-anthropology
• American Alliance of Museums Advocacy Resources - https://www.aam-us.org/programs/advocacy/

Study/Focus Session Recommendation of the Month:

youtube.com/classical-music-for-deadlines