MARAC EDUCATION COMMITTEE: SCHOLARSHIPS
MARAC MEETING SCHOLARSHIP
The Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference (MARAC) offers one
scholarship of $400.00 for attendance at
each of its semi-annual meetings. Scholarship funds may be
used for conference registration, workshops, conference
meals, and travel expenses. Persons meeting the criteria
outlined below are encouraged to apply.
This scholarship is designated the Marsha
Trimble MARAC Meeting Scholarship in recognition of Marsha's
many years of service to MARAC, both as volunteer
administrator and also as MARAC Vice Chair and Chair of the
Meetings Coordinating Committee.
QUALIFICATIONS: For this scholarship, an individual must currently:
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Be employed in the MARAC region in an
archival or archives-related position,
OR
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Be enrolled as a graduate student in a
program that includes courses in archival
administration.
TO APPLY: Submit a current
resume, a cover letter including a statement of the expected
benefits of attending the MARAC meeting, and a letter of
reference from a person with knowledge of the applicant's
work or educational program.
All scholarship applications should be sent by email, with a hard copy by fax or mail to the current chair of the MARAC Education Committee:
Current Chair of the Education Committee:
Brian Keough
M.E. Grenander Department of Special Collections & Archives
University at Albany
Albany, NY 12222
TEL: 518/437-3931
FAX: 518/437-3930
bkeough@uamail.albany.edu
DEADLINES: For the spring
conference scholarship, the deadline for receipt of
applications is March 15; for the fall
conference scholarship, the deadline is September
10.
FURTHER INFORMATION: For
information on upcoming MARAC meetings, including dates, see
MARAC
Conferences.
MODERN ARCHIVES INSTITUTE SCHOLARSHIP
The Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference
(MARAC) provides scholarship funds for one individual to
attend each Modern Archives Institute. The scholarship award
covers the tuition, and up to $500 in travel expenses with
demonstration of need, a submitted budget, and receipts.
This scholarship is established in honor of
MARAC member Leonard Rapport and is known as the
Leonard Rapport Modern Archives Institute
Scholarship.
QUALIFICATIONS: For this
scholarship, an individual must currently be employed in the
MARAC region in an archival or archives-related position.
APPLICATION: Applicants
should submit a resume; a cover letter including a statement
of the expected benefits of attending the Institute; and two
letters of recommendation from persons having knowledge of
the applicant's work and qualifications.
All scholarship applications should be sent by email, with a hard copy by fax or mail to the current chair of the MARAC Education Committee:
Current Chair of the Education Committee:
Brian Keough
M.E. Grenander Department of Special Collections & Archives
University at Albany
Albany, NY 12222
TEL: 518/437-3931
FAX: 518/437-3930
bkeough@uamail.albany.edu
DEADLINES: Applications for
the winter Institute scholarship should be received no later
than November 1; the recipient will be
notified by December 15. Applications for the summer
Institute scholarship should be received no later than
March 1; the recipient will be notified by
April 15.
FURTHER INFORMATION:
Individuals accepting the scholarship agree to write a report
on the experience for possible publication in the
Mid-Atlantic Archivist.
For further information about the Modern
Archives Institute, including dates, see http://www.archives.gov/preservation/index.html.
Please note that, though the Institute fills months in
advance, a space is reserved for the MARAC scholarship
winner.
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