Nominate a candidate
Send your nomination to info@museumhorizon.se
Identify your candidate according to the criteria below.

Who can apply
Anyone who has inspired or been inspired by international and national collaboration can apply. Candidates must be working in or with the museum sector and can come from or live in any country in the world. The candidates must have worked and wish to work in the spirit of Hans Manneby which can be summarized as “An empiricist’s search for the comprehensive view”, for the museum development. Read more under the foundation.

Criteria for grants
The scholarships are intended for efforts pertaining to innovatory organizational and structural aspects, forms of collaboration, methods of communication and non-conventional thinking. A grantee should

	seek to root museums in contemporary society by operating in close contacts with the world around and a keen awareness of people’s needs
	inspire, gather and disseminate experiences from international and national collaboration
	maintain a broad perspective of learning and develop the museums’ interdisciplinary methodology
	show flexibility and quality in developing museums operations
	contribute to the development of staff and activities with a sense of commitment and enthusiasm, showing a richness of ideas and a non-conventional approach.

How to apply

	Elaborate on how your museum experience relates to one or more of the Funds criteria for grant
	with a grant from Hans Manneby’s fund I would like to …
	give the name and email address of one person who supports your application
	send your application with your full name and address not later than 30th June 2012, email to info@museumhorizon.se and post to the Secretary of Hans Manneby’s Memorial fund for Museum Development, see address below.

For what can you apply
You can apply for any action you find relevant for you to take further steps in the development of museums. This can be to develop an idea into a project, to participate in a seminar or conference, to test an idea by working in another museum as an intern or to further elaborate your idea during a study tour.

Distribution of grants
The grants for 2012 will be distributed on 10th November and the grantees will be informed at the latest 1th October 2012.