Bursaries
Bursaries are available to fund minority-ethnic students through a one-year postgraduate masters course in museum studies.
There is also potential to take the bursary package over two years and study for the masters part-time or via distance learning, depending on the individual's own needs.
Bursary students are based at a university but will normally undertake a 3-5 month placement in a leading museum or gallery.
MLA is the main funder of the Diversify bursary scheme but we also work with partners, including MLA East Midlands, Reading Museums Service, University of East Anglia and University of Southampton, to offer additional bursaries. Museums offering bursary students placements have included Beamish, The North of England Open Air Museum, the Horniman Museum and Gardens, the V&A, Derby Museums and the Museum of London.
To see a list of Diversify partners and funders, click here
What can you expect?
As a bursary holder, you will have your course fees paid and receive a contribution towards essential course expenses such as books and course-related travel. However, you have to fund your own accommodation and day-to-day living expenses while on the course.
Recent bursaries have included:
To find out about how your application can be supported, click here
What can you achieve?
Bursary students who successfully complete the scheme will:
There is also potential to take the bursary package over two years and study for the masters part-time or via distance learning, depending on the individual's own needs.
Bursary students are based at a university but will normally undertake a 3-5 month placement in a leading museum or gallery.
MLA is the main funder of the Diversify bursary scheme but we also work with partners, including MLA East Midlands, Reading Museums Service, University of East Anglia and University of Southampton, to offer additional bursaries. Museums offering bursary students placements have included Beamish, The North of England Open Air Museum, the Horniman Museum and Gardens, the V&A, Derby Museums and the Museum of London.
To see a list of Diversify partners and funders, click here
What can you expect?
As a bursary holder, you will have your course fees paid and receive a contribution towards essential course expenses such as books and course-related travel. However, you have to fund your own accommodation and day-to-day living expenses while on the course.
Recent bursaries have included:
- payment of course fees for a one-year full-time postgraduate museum studies course
- 3-5 month placement at a leading regional museum or gallery in England with a training bursary
- a contribution of up to £1,000 towards essential course expenses, such as books and course-related travel
- free MA membership, including conference attendance, publications and other benefits for the duration of the training, and for an additional two years
- opportunities for additional training, in discussion with the MA
- opportunities to meet and network with other Diversify participants
To find out about how your application can be supported, click here
What can you achieve?
Bursary students who successfully complete the scheme will:
- hold a postgraduate qualification in museum studies
- have practical experience (typically 3-5 months) from their placement in a regional museum or gallery in England
- benefit from the networking and professional development opportunities offered by MA membership
More information
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To read what trainees say about their bursaries, click here
Click here to find out about traineeships
For information about what we've achieved, click here
Register your name on our Diversify email list which will ensure you hear about forthcoming Diversify training opportunities
Click here to register for more information about Diversify
