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<span style="font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68);">The Society of Ohio Archivists is pleased to announce
<b>five</b> scholarships to attend the SOA Annual Meeting available to <b>students</b> (2 awards), and
<b>new archival professionals</b> (2 awards) with three years or less experience in the workplace<i>.
</i>The final scholarship category, the </span><span style="font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(33, 117, 155);"><a href="https://ohiopreservationcouncil.org/" target="_blank" id="OWA2db69cc5-bbd6-dd89-f489-cc1038c575b5" class="OWAAutoLink" rel="noopener" style="color: rgb(33, 117, 155); margin: 0px;">Ohio
Preservation Council</a></span><span style="font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68);"> Student/New Professional Scholarship, is available to
<b>either</b> students or new professionals.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68);">The awards will be presented at the SOA
</span><span style="font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(33, 117, 155);"><a href="https://ohioarchivists.org/annual_conference/" id="OWA93c61ec8-e525-9725-e2ce-2d890b0c530d" class="OWAAutoLink" style="color: rgb(33, 117, 155); margin: 0px;">Annual
Meeting</a></span><span style="font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68);"> business meeting which will be held on Friday, May 16, 2025, at the University of Toledo in Toledo, Ohio.<b> Applications are due by March 1, 2025.</b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68);">The scholarship consists of registration to the SOA annual meeting (including lunch), a one-year SOA membership, and a $100 travel stipend. Awardees are required to
submit a photograph and write about their experience for publication in the </span>
<span style="font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(33, 117, 155);"><i><a href="https://ohioarchivists.org/ohioarchivist/" id="OWA4fb5aeb5-83f0-4d16-f8da-8554ccc2d0fc" class="OWAAutoLink" style="color: rgb(33, 117, 155); margin: 0px;">Ohio
Archivist</a></i><a href="https://ohioarchivists.org/ohioarchivist/" id="OWA4fb5aeb5-83f0-4d16-f8da-8554ccc2d0fc" class="OWAAutoLink" style="color: rgb(33, 117, 155); margin: 0px;"> newsletter</a></span><span style="font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68);">.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68);"><b>How to Apply:</b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68);">A fillable PDF
</span><span style="font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(33, 117, 155);"><a href="https://ohioarchivists.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/SOAScholarshipApplication2025-approvedfinal.pdf" target="_blank" id="OWA98eff755-a9fa-2da5-7c06-e3ca368643ca" class="OWAAutoLink" rel="noopener" style="color: rgb(33, 117, 155); margin: 0px;">Scholarship
application</a></span><span style="font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68);"> is available to download. The
</span><span style="font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(33, 117, 155);"><a href="https://ohioarchivists.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/SOAScholarshipAwardsRubric2025-approvedfinal.pdf" target="_blank" id="OWA9ee82113-cfe1-bad0-a54c-72a7bdc6ac68" class="OWAAutoLink" rel="noopener" style="color: rgb(33, 117, 155); margin: 0px;">Scholarship
rubric</a></span><span style="font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68);"> is available for your reference. Applications should include the following information:</span></p>
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<span style="line-height: 1.71429;">Applicant’s name, mailing address, and email address.</span></li><li style="font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); direction: ltr; align-self: start; text-indent: 0px; line-height: 1.71429; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2.57143rem;">
<span style="line-height: 1.71429;"><i>Students</i> should list their school’s name and academic program;</span></li><li style="font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); direction: ltr; align-self: start; text-indent: 0px; line-height: 1.71429; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2.57143rem;">
<span style="line-height: 1.71429;"><i>New professionals</i> should list their employer and number of years working within the field;</span></li><li style="font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); direction: ltr; align-self: start; line-height: 1.71429; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2.57143rem;">
<span style="line-height: 1.71429;">Description about how the meeting will benefit the applicant professionally;</span></li><li style="font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); direction: ltr; align-self: start; line-height: 1.71429; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2.57143rem;">
<span style="line-height: 1.71429;">Brief description of the applicant’s scholarship and contribution to archives. This will be taken into consideration along with the applicant’s number of years in the field or academic study;</span></li><li style="font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); direction: ltr; align-self: start; line-height: 1.71429; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2.57143rem;">
<span style="line-height: 1.71429;">Statement of the applicant’s need for financial support to attend the conference;</span></li><li style="font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); direction: ltr; align-self: start; line-height: 1.71429; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2.57143rem;">
<span style="line-height: 1.71429;">Details: </span><span style="color: rgb(33, 117, 155); line-height: 1.71429;"><a href="https://ohioarchivists.org/committees/membership-awards/scholarships/" id="OWA2c908ab6-e265-c63f-25e1-686619ff0e8a" class="OWAAutoLink" style="color: rgb(33, 117, 155); margin: 0px;">Scholarship
page</a></span><span style="line-height: 1.71429;">.</span></li></ul>
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<span style="font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68);"><i>Applications and inquiries can be sent via email to Membership & Awards Committee cochairs
</i></span><span style="font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(33, 117, 155);"><i><a href="mailto:sshreffler1@udayton.edu" id="OWA201fe19e-f24e-dc9b-16a0-c7adb0c84fe5" class="OWAAutoLink" style="color: rgb(33, 117, 155); margin: 0px;">Stephanie
Shreffler</a></i></span><span style="font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68);"><i> and
</i></span><span style="font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(33, 117, 155);"><i><a href="mailto:helen.conger@case.edu" id="OWA85fb90b2-f321-6392-c134-16c1ad0f2585" class="OWAAutoLink" style="color: rgb(33, 117, 155); margin: 0px;">Helen
Conger</a></i></span><span style="font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68);"><i>.</i></span></p>
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