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CORRECTION: Deadline to apply for the SOA scholarships is<b> March 13, 2026</b>. (Not March 1 as previously announced.)</div>
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<span style="font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68);">The Society of Ohio Archivists is pleased to announce
<b>six</b> scholarships available to students and archivists to attend the SOA/MAC joint<a style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" data-auth="NotApplicable" originalsrc="https://ohioarchivists.org/annual_conference/" class="x_OWAAutoLink" id="OWAca212701-059f-bbda-cc87-c9451a98a834" href="https://ohioarchivists.org/annual_conference/"> annual
meeting</a> on May 14-16, 2026, in Columbus, Ohio:</span></p>
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<span role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.71429;"><b>Student Scholarship Award</b> – 2 awards for enrolled graduate students.</span></li><li style="font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.71429; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2.57143rem;">
<span role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.71429;"><b>New Professional Scholarship Award</b> – 2 awards for new archival professionals with three years or less experience in the workplace.</span></li><li style="font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.71429; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2.57143rem;">
<span role="presentation" style="color: rgb(33, 117, 155); line-height: 1.71429;"><b><a style="color: rgb(33, 117, 155); margin: 0px;" data-auth="NotApplicable" originalsrc="https://ohiopreservationcouncil.org/" class="x_OWAAutoLink" id="OWA667ffdfe-e792-f796-a086-2debb77c23aa" href="https://ohiopreservationcouncil.org/">Ohio
Preservation Council</a></b></span><span role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.71429;"><b> Student/New Professional Scholarship</b> – 1 award for either students or new professionals.</span></li><li style="font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.71429; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2.57143rem;">
<span role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.71429;"><b>Justice, Equity, Diversity, Accessibility, and Inclusion (JEDAI) Award</b> – 1 award. This is an identity-based scholarship designed to help diversify the profession.</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);">This year’s scholarship consists of full registration to the MAC/SOA annual meeting, a per diem for lunch costs, hotel accommodations, 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
<i>Ohio Archivist</i> newsletter. <b>Deadline to apply is March 13, 2026.</b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68);">The
</span><span style="font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(33, 117, 155);"><a style="color: rgb(33, 117, 155); margin: 0px;" data-auth="NotApplicable" originalsrc="https://ohioarchivists.org/committees/membership-awards/" class="x_OWAAutoLink" id="OWA0c26c3d0-bea9-8e96-a0af-a3af2884f6ff" href="https://ohioarchivists.org/committees/membership-awards/">Membership
& Awards Committee</a></span><span style="font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68);"> is responsible for soliciting applications and submitting recommendations to SOA Council. The awards will be presented
at the SOA annual business meeting on May 15, 2026.</span></p>
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How to Apply</h4>
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<span style="font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68);">A PDF
</span><span style="font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(33, 117, 155);"><a style="color: rgb(33, 117, 155); margin: 0px;" data-auth="NotApplicable" originalsrc="https://ohioarchivists.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2026-ScholarshipApplication.docx.pdf" class="x_OWAAutoLink" id="OWAa8c8667e-8aba-ff74-2280-33955c408c8a" href="https://ohioarchivists.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2026-ScholarshipApplication.docx.pdf">Scholarship
application</a></span><span style="font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68);"> is available to download. The
</span><span style="font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(33, 117, 155);"><a style="color: rgb(33, 117, 155); margin: 0px;" data-auth="NotApplicable" originalsrc="https://ohioarchivists.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2026_Rubric_SOAScholarshipAwards.docx.pdf" class="x_OWAAutoLink" id="OWAfa821d1b-c6e6-edd1-63d8-cca79cc577ca" href="https://ohioarchivists.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2026_Rubric_SOAScholarshipAwards.docx.pdf">Scholarship
rubric</a></span><span style="font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68);"> is available for your reference. Applications and inquiries can be sent via email to Membership & Awards Committee co-chairs
</span><span style="font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(33, 117, 155);"><a style="color: rgb(33, 117, 155); margin: 0px;" class="x_OWAAutoLink" id="OWAb6ffd02a-78ed-fdde-6fc7-c2dc912d8f2a" href="mailto:sshreffler1@udayton.edu">Stephanie
Shreffler</a></span><span style="font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68);"> and
</span><span style="font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(33, 117, 155);"><a style="color: rgb(33, 117, 155); margin: 0px;" class="x_OWAAutoLink" id="OWA8e00253f-4ed6-bd7a-c4c2-48664742d4ed" href="mailto:julia.teran@case.edu">Julia
Teran</a></span><span style="font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68);">. See more details on the
</span><span style="font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(33, 117, 155);"><a style="color: rgb(33, 117, 155); margin: 0px;" data-auth="NotApplicable" originalsrc="https://ohioarchivists.org/committees/membership-awards/scholarships/" class="x_OWAAutoLink" id="OWA0406ff0f-19aa-2529-fb98-a5a6bb03fe03" href="https://ohioarchivists.org/committees/membership-awards/scholarships/">scholarships
webpage</a></span><span style="font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68);">. </span></p>
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