[SOA] Fwd: SAA travel awards to attend ARCHIVES * RECORDS 2023

[The Society of Ohio Archivists]

---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: Shelly Black <syblack at ncsu.edu>
Date: Tue, Jan 17, 2023 at 9:30 AM
Subject: SAA travel awards to attend ARCHIVES * RECORDS 2023
To: Shelly Black <syblack at ncsu.edu>


Hello! Could you please share the following information with your members?
Thank you.

--Shelly Black, on behalf of the SAA travel award subcommittees

------

Are you looking for financial assistance to attend ARCHIVES * RECORDS 2023
in Washington, DC? There are four travel award opportunities
<https://www2.archivists.org/awards/travel-awards> available to help with
registration, transportation, and lodging costs while attending the SAA
Annual Meeting. See descriptions and requirements of individual awards
below.

Nominations will be accepted until February 28, 2023. Note that you can
apply for multiple awards in a single cycle, but may only receive one. All
applications must be submitted online.
Brenda S. Banks Travel Award

The Brenda S. Banks Travel Award recognizes and acknowledges individuals,
such as those of African, Asian, Latinx, Middle Eastern/North African,
Native American, Alaska Native, or Pacific Islander descent, who have
demonstrated professional archival experience and who manifest an interest
in becoming active members of SAA. Recipients receive full complimentary
registration and related expenses for hotel and travel to attend the SAA
Annual Meeting during the year in which the award is received. In addition,
recipients receive a complimentary one-year membership in SAA.

Preview the application and/or to apply for the Brenda S. Banks Travel
Award.
<https://app.smarterselect.com/programs/45846-Society-Of-American-Archivists>
All
applications must include the following:

   1.

   Personal statement/essay of no more than 500 words;
   2.

   CV or resume.

If you have any questions regarding the award or the application process,
please contact Annie Reid, Brenda S. Banks Travel Award Committee Chair, at
areid1 at usfca.edu.
Donald Peterson Student Travel Award

This award supports students and recent graduates from graduate archival
programs within North America to attend SAA’s Annual Meeting. This
participation must include either a presentation of research during the
Annual Meeting or active participation in an SAA-sponsored committee,
section, or roundtable.

Preview the application and/or apply for the Donald Peterson Student Travel
Award
<https://app.smarterselect.com/programs/45847-Society-Of-American-Archivists>.
All applications must include the following:

   1.

   A 500-word essay describing the applicant's career goals and potential
   impact on the archival profession.
   2.

   Unofficial transcript to verify student status or copy of graduate
   diploma.
   3.

   Two letters of recommendation from individuals having definite knowledge
   of the applicant's qualifications.

If you have any questions regarding the award or the application process,
please contact Jessica Hornbuckle, Donald Peterson Student Travel Award
Committee Chair, at jhornbuckle at berry.edu.
Harold T. Pinkett Student of Color Award

The Harold T. Pinkett Student of Color Award
<https://www2.archivists.org/governance/handbook/section12-pinkett>
recognizes and acknowledges graduate students of color, and seeks to
promote their participation in SAA and in the archival profession. Up to
two awards may be given during an awards cycle. Recipients receive full
complimentary registration and related expenses for hotel and travel to
attend the SAA Annual Meeting during the year in which the award is
received. In addition, each recipient receives a complimentary one-year
membership in SAA.

Please note that this year, in an effort to encourage the broadest and most
inclusive pool of applicants, the awards committee has removed the
requirement for official transcripts and letters of recommendation. Learn
more about the Pinkett Award and preview the application.
<https://app.smarterselect.com/programs/55081-Society-Of-American-Archivists>

All applications must include the following:

   1.

   Personal statement/essay of no more than 500 words discussing your
   experiences with and/or commitment to working with, or documenting and
   preserving, the histories of communities of color.
   2.

   CV or résumé.

If you have any questions regarding the award or the application process,
please contact Shelly Black, Pinkett Award Committee Chair, at
syblack at ncsu.edu.
Oliver Wendell Holmes Award

The Oliver Wendell Holmes Award
<https://www2.archivists.org/governance/handbook/section12-holmes> enables
international archivists, who are currently training or studying in the
United States or Canada, to augment their experience by traveling to the
Annual Meeting of the Society of American Archivists. Recipients receive a
certificate and a cash award of $1,000 to help cover costs of the SAA
Annual Meeting for archives students who are not U.S. or Canadian citizens
(or permanent residents) and are studying in the United States or Canada.
Self-nominations are welcome.

Preview the application and/or to apply for the Holmes Award
<https://app.smarterselect.com/programs/45835-Society-Of-American-Archivists>.
All applications must include the following:

   1.

   Personal statement/essay;
   2.

   CV or resume.

If you have any questions regarding the award or the application process,
please contact Biz Gallo, Oliver Wendell Holmes Award Committee Chair, at
gallob at michigan.gov.
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://lists.oplin.org/pipermail/ohioarchivists/attachments/20230125/f621ce03/attachment.htm>