When the Women’s Committee of the AGO was inaugurated in 1945, Margaret Machell was appointed as the staff person to work with the committee, an association lasting 25 years.
Margaret was greatly respected by both the committee and the staff and they were pleased to see her become Keeper of the Grange, a position she held for 12 years. After a career spanning 42 years, Margaret retired as Gallery Archivist.
In honour of her service to the Art Gallery of Ontario, the Volunteer Committee established the Margaret Machell Study Grant.
The Margaret Machell Study Grant gives AGO volunteers an opportunity to build upon their skills and knowledge base in the areas of: excellence in collections; leadership in interpretation; extraordinary visitor welcome.
Award
1.A maximum of 100% for course/study project costs and related expenses incurred may be awarded up to a total grant limit of $500.00.
2.Money received may be applied only to expenses incurred directly by the applicant.
Eligibility
1.Applicant must be an active volunteer with a minimum of 2 years’ service at the time of application.
2.Previous recipients are ineligible for future Margaret Machell grants.
Requirements
1.A written application must be submitted that fully describes how you intend to use these funds. The project must be clearly related to your volunteer role. Previous recipients have used the grant money for: art/academic courses; attendance at conferences and symposia; and workshops.
2.Application must include a description of the course/class/workshop and a full budget of related costs.
Procedure
1.Application must be received by Tuesday December 8 for grants to be used in the same fiscal year (ending March 31, 2016).
2.A committee consisting of 1 staff member, 1 volunteer and the volunteer presidents will review applications and select the most appropriate.
3.The decision will be made by Monday December 21 and will be final.
4.Unsuccessful applicants may apply again.
5.The grant recipient must submit a written report of the undertaken study. This report will be published in the Volunteer Blog for all to enjoy!
How to Apply
Please submit your application by email to Debbie Kennedy, our Volunteer President. You can email Debbie at: [email protected] In the subject line, please write “Margaret Machell Study Grant application”
Committee members who will be reviewing the applications for 2015- 2016 are:
- Volunteer Executive: Debbie Kennedy, Volunteer President, and Barbara Engle, Chair, Prints & Drawings volunteers
- Volunteer: Chai Lam, Volunteer Recruiter
- Staff: Holly Procktor, Coordinator, Volunteer Resource Management
Curious about last year’s winners and the projects we chose to support? We featured both Roxy Blardony (information guide) and Margaryta Golovchenko (youth council) on our blog. Check their stories out, here and here.
We look forward to receiving your application. Good Luck!