Purpose

• To provide financial assistance to a resident or full-time student of the MAC region pursuing graduate education in archival administration.
• To encourage the study of archival administration.

Award

• One Scholarship of $750 (payable to the educational institution) and a one-year membership to MAC.

Eligibility

In order to be eligible for the scholarship, an applicant must be:

• a resident or full-time student residing in one of the following states: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.
• currently enrolled or accepted into a graduate, multi-course program in archival administration. If the program is not listed in the SAA Directory of Archival Education, the applicant must prove proof of the multi-course standard by submitting course descriptions from the institution's current department catalog.
• a grade point average of at least 3.0 (based on 4.0 scale) in their most recent academic year.

Application

Applications must include the following documents:

• Completed Application Form (.pdf)
• Transcript from the applicant's most recent academic program.
• Essay of no more than 500 words outlining the applicant's interests and future goals in archival administration.
• Two letters of recommendation.

Award Requirement

Award winner will write an essay for the MAC Newsletter on their academic activities assisted by the scholarship and its importance to their graduate archival education.

Return completed application and related materials to:

Kimberly Butler (2007-2009)
Archivist/Associate Director of Archives
North Central College Archives
320 E. School Ave.
Naperville, IL 60540-4694
(630) 637-5714
FAX (630) 637-5716
kjbutler@noctrl.edu

Louisa Bowen Memorial Scholarship for Graduate Studies in Archival Administration Winners