MAC Louisa Bowen Memorial Scholarship for Graduate Students in Archival Administration

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 are due March 1, 2010 and must include the following documents (print or electronic):

• Application Form (pdf)
• Current resume including:
  • Education
  • Relevant (archives related) employment/volunteer/internship experience
  • Honors, scholarships or awards received
  • Campus and community activities you are involved in
  • Memberships in professional organizations
• 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:

Tom Steman (2010–2012)
University Archivist/Associate Professor
St. Cloud State University
314C Miller Center
720 Fourth Avenue South
St. Cloud, MN 56301-4498
tdsteman@stcloudstate.edu

Louisa Bowen Memorial Scholarship for Graduate Studies in Archival Administration Winners