The Margaret Machell Study Grant for Volunteers

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/education; extraordinary visitor welcome.

Eligibility

1. Applicant must be an active volunteer with a minimum of one year of volunteer service at the time of application.
2. Previous recipients are ineligible for future Margaret Machell grants.

Requirements

1. Please include a short summary that describes how you intend to use these funds (towards a course fee, etc.) The project must be clearly related to your volunteer role.  Previous recipients have used the grant money for: art courses; attendance at conferences and symposia; workshops.
2. Application must include a description of the course/workshop and a full budget of related costs.

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.

Procedure

1. Application must be received by Tuesday December 6 for grants to be used in the same AGO fiscal year (ending March 31, 2017).
2. A committee consisting of 1 staff member, 1 volunteer and the volunteer president will review applications and select the recipient(s).
3. The decision will be made by Monday December 19 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

Applications should be addressed to: Margaret Machell Study Grant Committee

Please email your completed application to our Volunteer President, [email protected]

If you’d prefer, you can drop-off a paper application in person to the Volunteer Presidents’ Office (in the Volunteer Lounge), or to Holly Procktor or Vanessa Bano,in Staff & Volunteer Resources (just up the stairs from the Volunteer Lounge).

Committee members who will be reviewing the applications for 2016 – 2017 are:

Staff:                                 Holly Procktor, Coordinator, Volunteer Resource Management

Volunteer:                        Chai Lam, Volunteer Recruiter

Volunteer Executive:     Shelagh Barrington, Volunteer President, and Barbara Engle, Volunteer Chair, Prints & Drawings