Only eighteen students are chosen to participate each year. These participants are full-time, paid staff of history museums, historic sites, historic homes, preservation or other history organizations, with three to ten years experience in positions of administrative responsibility. The 2001 class will meet from October 27th through November 17th. SHA curriculum includes financial management, marketing, human resources, trustee relations, distance learning, managing change, fundraising, law and ethics, research, interpretation, preservation, evaluation, and more. Field trips to area sites are also scheduled.
Travel expenses depend on location.
Limited scholarship assistance is available. Next application deadline is May 25, 2001.