ICOM ICTOP Travel grants for young ICOM professionals (3 grants)

           to attend the 27th ICOM General Conference in Dubai

 ‘The Future of Museums in Rapidly Changing Communities’

                           Dubai, November 11-17, 2025

 

Criteria for ICOM ICTOP Travel grants for young ICOM professionals

(3 grants)

 

 All applicants should be:

1. 40 years of age or under.
2. able to write and understand English fluently and be part-time or full-time museum employees, researchers, academics, or trainers.
3. individual members of ICOM and of ICTOP the International Committee for the Training of Personnel (if applicable).
4. aware that priority will be given to young members (≤ 40 years) from countries belonging to categories 5, 4, 3 and 2 of the grid defined by ICOM. https://icom.museum/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Call-for-dues-2024_EN-Country-Category.pdf
5. aware that young members who have received ICTOP grants in the last three years will not be given priority for a grant in 2024.
6. applicants must be up to date with ICOM membership dues.

 

All applications must include:

• the completed and signed application form
• a 300 words statement of the applicant’s motivation for attending the ICTOP 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)
• a letter of recommendation from the Chair of the applicant’s International or National Committee (recommended, not obligatory)
• a travel plan with an estimated sum of travel and accommodation expenses. The maximum grant amount for 3 grantees is in total 1200 euro. Please note that the grant may not cover all travel and accommodation costs and answer whether a partial (400 euros) grant would make the trip possible. The grantee will pay the travel and accommodation expenses and send all the invoices and credit card receipts to ICTOP and the grant will be transferred to the grantee after the ICTOP meeting.

 

In awarding grants, priority will be given to those applicants:

• who come from countries belonging to Categories 5, 4, 3 and 2 of the grid defined by ICOM https://icom.museum/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Call-for-dues-2024_EN-Country-Category.pdf

 

Each grantee will be required to submit a short report and within two weeks following the meeting, stating his/her experience and contribution to ICOM activities and its International Committee.

May you have any related questions please contact ICTOP at: rita.capurro@gmail.com and icomictop@gmail.com

 

Application Form:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XDOsx-QHO1Nd8xVowWquypiwOzZ2K9VY/view?usp=sharing