<div dir="ltr"><b>Please consider sharing this announcement with your organization's membership. </b><div><b><br></b></div><div><b>--</b></div><div><b><br></b></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(33,33,33)">The Donald Peterson
Student Travel Award Subcommittee invites applications from archival science
students and recent graduates of archival programs.  The award subsidizes
travel to the SAA Annual Meeting for students presenting research or actively participating
in an SAA-sponsored committee, section, or roundtable.</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(33,33,33)"> </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 12pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(33,33,33)">Application details are below. The
application deadline is <u>February 28, 2020</u>. Applications will only be accepted
online.  If you have any questions regarding the award or the application
process, please contact Katie Howell, Donald Peterson Student Travel Award
Committee Chair, at <a href="mailto:Katie.Howell@uncc.edu">Katie.Howell@uncc.edu</a>. </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="color:rgb(33,33,33)">Purpose and Criteria for Selection</span></b><span style="color:rgb(33,33,33)"></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(33,33,33)">Established in 2005, this
award supports students and recent graduates from graduate archival programs
within North America to attend SAA’s Annual Meeting. The goal of the
scholarship is to stimulate greater participation in the activities of SAA by
students and recent graduates. This participation must include either a
presentation of research during the Annual Meeting or active participation in
an SAA-sponsored committee, section, or roundtable.</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><a name="_gjdgxs"></a><span style="color:rgb(33,33,33)"> </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="color:rgb(33,33,33)">Eligibility</span></b><span style="color:rgb(33,33,33)"></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(33,33,33)">Awarded to an SAA member
in good standing who is currently enrolled in an archival education program or
who graduated from an archival education program in the previous calendar year.
Applications are evaluated based on the merits of the applicant’s essay and
letters of recommendation.</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(33,33,33)"> </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="color:rgb(33,33,33)">Sponsor and Funding</span></b><span style="color:rgb(33,33,33)"></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(33,33,33)">The Society of American
Archivists, in honor of Donald Peterson (1908-1999), New York lawyer and
philatelist, whose deep appreciation of world history and preservation
developed early through his stamp collecting and held true throughout his life.</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(33,33,33)"> </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="color:rgb(33,33,33)">Prize</span></b><span style="color:rgb(33,33,33)"></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(33,33,33)">Up to $1,500 in support of
registration, travel, and accommodation expenses associated with the SAA Annual
Meeting.</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(33,33,33)"> </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="color:rgb(33,33,33)">First Awarded</span></b><span style="color:rgb(33,33,33)"></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(33,33,33)">2006</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(33,33,33)"> </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="color:rgb(33,33,33)">Application Information and Documentation</span></b><span style="color:rgb(33,33,33)"></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(33,33,33)">Click </span><a href="https://app.smarterselect.com/programs/45847-Society-Of-American-Archivists"><span style="color:rgb(149,79,114)">here</span></a><span style="color:rgb(33,33,33)"> to
preview the application and/or to apply. All applications must be submitted
online and include the following:  </span></p>

<ol style="margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in" start="1" type="1">
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(33,33,33);margin:14pt 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">A 500-word essay describing the applicant's career goals
     and potential impact on the archival profession.</li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(33,33,33);margin:0in 0in 1.5pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Unofficial transcript to verify student status or copy
     of graduate diploma.</li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(33,33,33);margin:0in 0in 1.5pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Two letters of recommendation from individuals having
     definite knowledge of the applicant's qualifications.</li>
</ol>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 1.5pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(33,33,33)"> </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="color:rgb(33,33,33)">Application Deadline</span></b><span style="color:rgb(33,33,33)"></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(33,33,33)">February 28, 2020</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(33,33,33)"><br></span></p><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-size:12.8px"><div>Katie Howell, 

Donald Peterson Student Travel Award
Committee Chair

</div><div><a href="mailto:Katie.Howell@uncc.edu" target="_blank">Katie.Howell@uncc.edu</a> </div></div><div style="font-size:12.8px">she / her / hers</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>