Mosaic Scholarship
Founded in 1936, the Society of American Archivists (SAA) is North America's oldest and largest national archival professional association. SAA's mission is to serve the education and information needs of more than 5,300 individual and institutional members and to provide leadership to ensure the identification, preservation, and use of records of historical value.
Goals of the Scholarship and Criteria for Selection
To provide financial and mentoring support to minority students pursuing graduate education in archival science; to encourage students to pursue a career as an archivist; and to promote the diversification of the American archives profession. The award will be given to applicants who demonstrate excellent potential for scholastic and personal achievement and who manifest a commitment both to the archives profession and to advancing diversity concerns within it.
About the Scholarship
As the SAA budget permits, two scholarships of $5,000 will be awarded annually to applicants who are pursuing graduate education in Archival Science. Awardees also will receive a one-year complimentary membership in the Society of American Archivists and complimentary registration to the Society’s Annual Meeting for the year in which they received the scholarship.
Eligibility Requirements
The applicant must be a citizen or permanent resident of the United States or Canada.
The applicant must be of American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian, Black/African American, Hispanic/Latino, or Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander descent.
The applicant must be currently enrolled in a graduate program or a multi-course program in archival administration, or have applied to such a program for the next academic year.*
The applicant shall have completed no more than half of the credit requirements toward her/his graduate degree at the time of award (ie, June 1).
The applicant must be enrolled in a graduate program and begin school no later than September 1 or the fall semester/quarter immediately following the award. Otherwise the award will be rescinded
Applicants may have full-time or part-time status.
The recipient must submit a 500-word report to the SAA Council upon completion of the second semester.
* The graduate program must offer at least three courses in Archival Science or be listed in the current SAA Directory of Archival Education. If the program is not listed in the SAA Directory of Archival Education, the applicant must provide proof of the three-course standard by submitting copies of course descriptions from the institution's current course catalog.
Application
The deadline for receipt of applications is February 28.
Applications must include the following documents:
- A cover letter stating interest in the scholarship and providing background on the applicant's interests.
- Official transcripts from the applicant's most recent academic program.
- Essay of not more than 500 words outlining the applicant's interests and future goals in the archives profession.
- Two letters of recommendation.
Awardees will be notified by June 1.
Mosaic Scholarship Recipients:
2009: Janet Ceja and Harrison Inefuku
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