Museum Association of Arizona
Awards and Prizes
American Alliance of Museums
Nancy Hanks Memorial Award for Professional Excellence
Honors a museum professional with fewer than 10 years experience in the museum field. The award recognizes a specific achievement that has benefited either the honoree’s home institution or the museum field in general.
Deadline: January 14, 2019
American Alliance of Museums
Distinguished Service to Museums Award
Recognizes an individual’s excellence and contributions to the museum profession for at least 20 years.
Deadline: January 14, 2019
American Alliance of Museums
Awards for Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Inclusion
Honor and celebrate individuals, organizations, or programs advancing the museum field in these areas, either internally through workplace programs and policies or externally with museum audiences and communities.
Deadline: January 14, 2019
American Alliance of Museums
Recognizes an individual who demonstrates exemplary service to the public through the practice of education in a museum. The person’s contributions may be through teaching, program development, community organizing, writing, research and/or professional activities
Deadline: January 31, 2019
American Alliance of Museums
Recognizes exemplary creativity in museum educational programming.
Deadline: January 31, 2019
American Alliance of Museums
Recognizes an individual who demonstrates exemplary service to the public through the practice of education in a museum
Deadline: January 31, 2019
American Alliance of Museums
Innovation in Museum Education
Recognizes an individual or team in conjunction with a program, resource, or media piece, and may include a museum program done in the community outside the museum walls.
Deadline: January 31, 2019
Arizona Preservation Foundation
Governor’s Heritage Preservation Honor Awards
Awards are given to individuals, businesses, organizations, and/or projects in recognition of outstanding achievements in preserving Arizona’s prehistoric and historic resources.
Deadline: March 1, 2019
Governor's Archaeology Advisory Commission
Awards in Public Archaeology
Awards can include the following categories of individuals or organizations that are worthy of recognition for their public service/education endeavors: 1) professional archaeologists, 2) avocational archaeologists, 3) Site Stewards, 4) Tribes, 5) private, non-profit entities, 6) government agencies, 7) private or industrial development entities, and 8) an individual for special or lifetime achievement.
Deadline: March 1, 2019
American Association for State and Local History
Leadership in History Awards Program
Recognizes exemplary work completed by state or federal historical societies, institutions, or agencies; regional, county, or local historical societies, institutions, or agencies; specialized subject societies in related fields such as oral history, genealogy, folklore, archaeology, business history, etc.; junior historical societies; privately owned museums or foundations; individuals; and organizations outside the field of traditional historical agencies. Awards are given for exhibits, public and educational programming, special projects, publications, multimedia, and individual achievement. Nominees need not be members of AASLH to qualify.
Deadline: March 1, 2019