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Mellon Foundation Grant to Support Museum Programs
Mellon Foundation Grant to Support Museum Programs
The grant will support the Museum's public and education programs. (Photo: Jin Lee)
A recent $750,000 grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation will help support the 9/11 Memorial Museum’s education and public programs.
Through the grant, humanities scholars will be able to work with the Museum to examine the ongoing effects of 9/11 and build an intellectual program across the institution’s core programs. The grant will support the selection of two postdoctoral scholars for two-year residencies – one starting in fall 2015 and another in 2017 – as well as a senior scholar.
“We are grateful to The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation for their generosity, allowing our institution to establish what will become a nationally recognized academic program at the 9/11 Memorial Museum,” 9/11 Memorial President Joe Daniels said. “This important initiative will accelerate the Museum’s emergence as an authoritative venue for the post-9/11 world.”
Information on applying to the 2015 fellowship is available here.
By Jordan Friedman, 9/11 Memorial Research and Digital Projects Associate
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