[SOA] Reminder: Scholarships Available to Attend the SOA/MAC Annual Meeting

[Stephanie Shreffler]

The Society of Ohio Archivists is pleased to announce *six*
scholarships available
to students and archivists to attend the SOA/MAC joint
<https://ohioarchivists.org/annual_conference/>annual meeting
<https://ohioarchivists.org/annual_conference/> on May 14-16, 2026, in
Columbus, Ohio:

   - *Student Scholarship Award* – 2 awards for enrolled graduate students.
   - *New Professional Scholarship Award* – 2 awards for new archival
   professionals with three years or less experience in the workplace.
   - *Ohio Preservation Council
<https://ohiopreservationcouncil.org/>** Student/New
   Professional Scholarship* – 1 award for either students or new
   professionals.
   - *Justice, Equity, Diversity, Accessibility, and Inclusion (JEDAI)
   Award* – 1 award.  This is an identity-based scholarship designed to
   help diversify the profession.

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 *Ohio
Archivist* newsletter.  *Deadline to apply is March 13, 2026.*

The Membership & Awards Committee
<https://ohioarchivists.org/committees/membership-awards/> 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.
How to Apply

A PDF Scholarship application
<https://ohioarchivists.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2026-ScholarshipApplication.docx.pdf>
 is available to download. The Scholarship rubric
<https://ohioarchivists.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2026_Rubric_SOAScholarshipAwards.docx.pdf>
 is available for your reference. Applications and inquiries can be sent
via email to Membership & Awards Committee co-chairs Stephanie Shreffler
<sshreffler1 at udayton.edu> and Julia Teran <julia.teran at case.edu>. See more
details on the scholarships webpage
<https://ohioarchivists.org/committees/membership-awards/scholarships/>.

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Stephanie Shreffler (she/her/hers)
Religious Collections Librarian/Archivist and Associate Professor
U.S. Catholic Special Collection and Marian Library
University Libraries, University of Dayton
sshreffler1 at udayton.edu
(937) 229-4262
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