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Scholarship Opportunity: Northwest Archivists: MARA Academic Advising
Apply by April 1, 2025

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Published by: Andrew Wiegert February 17th, 2025

 

If you happen to be a graduate student in the Northwest, or if you know someone who is pursuing a career in archives, then check out the Northwest Archivists’ Student-at-Large Scholarship program! This opportunity provides $500 and a one-year NWA membership to support graduate students in the region as they explore or advance their aspirations in archival work. No NWA membership is required to apply!

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2025 NAGARA Annual Conference Travel Scholarship Application Now Open!
Applications will be accepted through Monday, March 31, 2025

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Published: January 28, 2025 by Andy Wiegert

 

NAGARA is thrilled to announce that our Travel Scholarship application is now open! Over $14,000 in scholarships are available this year! Scholarships range from full-conference support (registration + travel/lodging) to registration-only assistance or supplemental lodging aid!

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Four Travel Award Opportunities to attend ARCHIVES * RECORDS 2025!
Deadline - February 28, 2025

Published: January 16, 2025 by Andy Wiegert

 

Are you looking for financial assistance to attend ARCHIVES * RECORDS 2025 in Anaheim, California? There are four travel award opportunities available to help with registration, transportation, and lodging costs while attending the SAA Annual Meeting. See descriptions and requirements of individual awards below. 

Nominations will be accepted until February 28, 2025.

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The Society of California Archivists (SCA) is now accepting applications for the James V. Mink Scholarship!
Applications will be accepted through January 27, 2025.

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Published: December 19, 2024 by Andy Wiegert

 

The Mission:

The Mink Scholarship provides financial support for an archival studies student or recent graduate to attend the 2025 SCA Annual General Meeting (AGM), plus a pre-conference workshop. James V. Mink was the first president of the Society of California Archivists, and a long-serving archivist at the University of California, Los Angeles. He was a passionate advocate of archival education. 

 

The Scholarship:

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Archie Motley Memorial Scholarship for Students of Color
Applications are due March 1, 2025

Published: December 11, 2024 by Andy Wiegert

 

Award (2 awarded annually)

Scholarship of $1,500 and complimentary 1-year membership to MAC

 

Purpose

To provide financial assistance to minority students pursuing graduate education in archival administration and to encourage ethnic diversification of the Midwest Archives Conference and of the archival profession as a whole.

 

Eligibility

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2024 NAGARA Annual Conference – Now Accepting Travel Scholarship Applications
Applications are due by April 1, 2024

2024 NAGARA Annual Conference

Published: February 20, 2024 by Andy Wiegert

The Travel Scholarship application is now open, and NAGARA is accepting applications through Monday, April 1, 2024. If you have never attended a NAGARA Annual Conference before, then don’t miss out on this opportunity to apply! Visit our Travel Scholarship web page to learn more, prepare your application materials, and apply! Travel Scholarship link: https://nagara.org/AC2024/travel-scholarships

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Josephine Forman Scholarship Opportunity
Submission deadline - February 28, 2024 at 11:59 PM CST (Midnight)

Published: January 15, 2024 by Andy Wiegert

The Josephine Forman Scholarship provides financial support to minority students pursuing graduate education in archival science, encourages students to pursue a career as an archivist, and promotes the diversification of the American archives profession. The scholarship is given to applicants who demonstrate excellent potential for scholastic and personal achievement and who manifest a commitment both to the archives profession and to advancing diversity concerns within it.

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Upcoming Society of American Archivist Opportunity
Become a Navigator

Published: July 19, 2021 by Melissa Prunty Kemp

 Attention all attendees of the 2021 virtual Annual Meeting of the Society of American Archivists!

We are currently experiencing a shortage of Navigators for the 2021 Virtual Navigator Program!

Do you want to help a colleague get oriented with attending SAA? Please consider signing up to be a Navigator.  docs.google.com/forms/d/…

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15 Scholarships with Approaching Deadlines

Published: January 22, 2017 by Anna Maloney

If January means the start of the spring semester, then February and March mean scholarship deadlines. As we approach the commencement of classes on Thursday, now is the perfect time for students to prepare their scholarship applications. The following list of scholarships offered by regional professional associations is a good start: