2012 MetLife Foundation & ACM Replication Award
Due to technical difficulties, the application deadline has been extended to:
February 21, 2012
The MetLife Foundation & ACM Replication Award is one of the highest forms of recognition for a children's museum. The award acknowledges a museum has an exhibit, program or management practice that is novel, effective and mission-building and that it should be replicated to advance the children's museum field.
In the 2012 Replication Award competition, one children's museum will recieve a restricted granted of $10,000 to create a promising practice replication Web-based toolkit. The recipient will be recognized during the InterActivity 2012 opening plenary session, elevated as a leader in the children's museum field at the Promising Practice Replication session at InterActivity 2013 and promoted through ACM press outreach and their toolkit will be a linked as a featured toolkit on the ACM Web site.
- To apply, museum representatives should first read the theme, eligibility, selection criteria and narrative requirements outlined on this page, and then complete an Application PDF.
Eligibility
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The award competition is open to prior award recipients of the Promising Practice Award (U.S. and International museums).
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The museum must be a current ACM member.
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Applicants must plan for and deliver a Web-based tool-kit based on the award-winning practice, which must still be current or ongoing.
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Applicant must agree to complete the toolkit must within 11 months of recieving the award (April 2013).
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Applicant agrees to recognize that MetLife Foundation and/or MetLife Foundation & ACM Replication Award Program as the sole sponsor for the creation of online replication toolkit. (Other sponsors and partners may be recognized on elsewhere for their support of the museum-based practice, exhibit or program).
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The applicant agrees, if selected for an award, that a representative from the museum will accept its Replication Award in person at InterActivity 2012 (May 10-12, 2012) in Portland, Oregon. The applicant understands all InterActivity registration and travel expenses and arrangements are entirely the responsibility of the museum.
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The applicant agrees, if selected, that a museum representative will lead a Replication Toolkit Training Session at InterActivity 2013 (April 30-May 2, 2013) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Again, the applicant understands all InterActivity registration and travel expenses and arrangements are entirely the responsibility of the museum. (Museums may choose to use a portion of the restricted cash award to pay for said expenses.)