Friday, February 10, 2012

SSA Scholarships

The deadline is fast approaching!

Don’t let the opportunity to obtain financial assistance for professional development and annual meeting attendance pass by! Apply for one of these SSA Scholarships. All applications must be postmarked by
February 11, 2012.

Otis Hebert Jr. Continuing Education Scholarship: In honor of SSA's founding president, this scholarship is intended to further the professional training of working archivists in the Southwest.

Annual Meeting Scholarship: Presented annually, this scholarship was created to provide financial aid to an SSA member archivist with limited funding to attend the SSA Annual Meeting.

John Michael Caldwell Scholarship: Presented annually, this scholarship enables an SSA member enrolled in a graduate archival program to attend the SSA Annual Meeting.

David B. Gracy II Student Scholarship: In honor of archival educator and SSA founding member, David Gracy, this scholarship is intended to provide book, and tuition expenses for an SSA student member enrolled in a graduate archival education program, including Public History, Applied History, Library Science or Information Studies, at an institution within the SSA region.

Eligibility requirements and application guidelines can be found at:
http://southwestarchivists.org

For more information, contact Scholarships Committee Chair
Brian Collins, C.A.
Chair, SSA Scholarships Committee
Dallas Public Library
Texas/Dallas History Division, 7th floor
1515 Young St., Dallas, Texas 75201
Brian.Collins@dallaslibrary.org

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