The AAA provides financial assistance programs to help with the cost of the Annual Meeting. Each program provides support for various groups of people, please check the eligibility requirements for the program before applying.

AAA + AIA Membership & Annual Meeting Registration Waiver

This waiver provides complimentary membership and annual meeting registration to enrolled citizens of federally-recognized American Indian or Alaska Native tribes. Learn more or apply for the American Indian and Alaska Native Tribal Wavier. The open period for this waiver is ongoing but the application can take 7-14 days to review and approve.

Annual Meeting Childcare Grant

The childcare grant helps to enable AAA members, with dependent children, to attend the Annual Meeting in-person. The purpose of this grant is to offset some of the childcare costs by reimbursing childcare specific costs incurred during on-site attendance of the meeting. We will be awarding a limited number of childcare grants, up to $250 each, to members who registered and attended the annual meeting in-person and submitted proper documentation. The deadline to submit your application and documentation is December 20, 2024, 11:59pm ET.

Documentation required: Childcare provider name, service dates, dependent name and relationship to submitter, type of service/description of out-of-pocket costs and amount of out-of-pocket costs.