Thursday, January 14, 2010

2010 SSA Scholarships announcement

The Society of Southwest Archivists invites applications for its annual scholarships. Don’t miss these opportunities to obtain assistance in professional development and annual meeting attendance! All scholarship applications must be postmarked by February 5, 2010. Scholarships available are:

Otis Hebert Jr. Continuing Education Scholarship: In honor of SSA's founding president, this scholarship is intended to further the professional training of working archivists in the Southwest.

John Michael Caldwell Scholarship: Presented annually, this scholarship enables an SSA member enrolled in a graduate archival program to attend the SSA Annual Meeting. This year's meeting will be April 27 - May 2, 2010 in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Annual Meeting Scholarship: Presented annually, this scholarship was created to provide financial aid to an SSA member archivist with limited funding to attend the SSA Annual Meeting. This year's meeting will be April 27 - May 2, 2010 in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Applications must be postmarked or emailed by February 5, 2010.

Eligibility requirements and application guidelines can be found at:
http://southwestarchivists.org

For more information, contact Scholarships Committee Chair:

Betty Shankle
Fort Worth Library Archives
500 W 3rd Street
Fort Worth, TX 76102
Betty.Shankle@fortworthgov.org