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AMIA Scholarships/Kodak Fellowship
List members,
I am posting this on behalf of the Association of Moving Image Archivists
(AMIA) Education Committee.
Please direct all inquiries to the persons listed at the bottom of the
message.
Margie Compton
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REMINDER........
2001 KODAK FELLOWSHIP IN FILM PRESERVATION
2001 AMIA SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
POSTMARKED DEADLINE MONDAY MAY 1, 2001
This is a reminder regarding the 2001 KODAK FELLOWSHIP IN FILM
PRESERVATION
and the 2001 AMIA SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM. Postmark deadline for
applications is Monday May 1, 2001. For details on these programs, please
see below and/or contact the AMIA Office: 8949 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly
Hills, CA 90211; Phone: 310-550-1300; Fax: 310-550-1363; Email:
<amia@amianet.org>
KODAK FELLOWSHIP IN FILM PRESERVATION
The Association of Moving Image Archivists (AMIA) is accepting
applications
for the 2001 Kodak Fellowship in Film Preservation - a unique program
to
help foster the education and training of the next generation of
moving
image archivists.The student selected as the Kodak Fellow will receive:
a
$4000 scholarship for the 2001-2002 academic year; complementary
registration to the 2001 AMIA Conference in Portland in November, and
a
six-week paid internship at Kodak in Los Angeles during the summer of
2002.
Students accepted into or enrolled in a graduate-level or other
advanced
program in moving image studies or production, library or
information
studies, archival administration, museum studies, or a related
discipline
may apply. Students from any country are eligible.
Specific eligibility requirements and selection criteria are listed
below.
Application forms may be obtained by contacting the AMIA office at
8949
Wilshire Boulevard, Beverly Hills, CA 90211; (fax) 310-550-1363;
(email)
amia@amianet.org. The application postmark deadline is May 1, 2001.
GUIDELINES AND INSTRUCTIONS
AMIA is now accepting applications for 2001-02. The student selected as
the
Kodak Fellow will receive:
- A $4,000 scholarship for the 2001-02 academic year. Funds will be
sent
to the student's educational institution and credited towards
tuition
and/or registration fees.
- Complementary registration to the AMIA Conference in Portland,
Oregon
November 6-10, 2001.
- A six-week internship at Kodak and other film restoration facilities
in
Los Angeles during the summer of 2002. Transportation and housing
will be
provided at no cost, and the student will be paid an hourly wage to
offset
other living expenses.
In addition, Kodak will work with the Kodak Fellow during the year
to
assist his or her educational institution by making available research
and
curricular resources, including on-campus speakers, literature, and
technical information.
ELIGIBILITY
To be considered for the Kodak Fellowship, an applicant must meet
the
following eligibility requirements:
1. The applicant must be enrolled in a graduate-level or other
advanced
program in moving image studies or production, library or
information
services, archival administration, museum studies or a related
discipline;
or must be accepted into such a program for the next academic year.
2. The applicant must have a grade point average of at least 3.0 (on a
4.0
scale) in his/her most recently completed academic program.
3. The applicant must have strong organizational and interpersonal
skills,
and have a demonstrated interest in pursuing a career in the moving
image
archival field.
4. The applicant must be at least 21 years of age on or before July 1,
2002
and must possess a valid drivers license.
5. The applicant must submit the following documents:
- A Kodak Fellowship application
form.
- An official transcript from the
applicant's most recent academic
program.
- An essay of no more than 1,000
words describing the applicant's
interest and involvement in moving image archiving, including:
relevant
experience and/or education, career goals, and what he or she would hope
to
gain from the summer internship.
- Two letters of recommendation
(submitted separately).
The Kodak Fellowship is structured as a year-long program of
financial
assistance, training and introduction to the field. Applicants must
be
willing and available to participate in all components of the program:
the
scholarship, conference and summer internship. Students from any
country
may apply. International students must have employment
authorization
documents and a social security card to participate in the summer
internship.
The Kodak Fellow will be required to provide two passport style
photographs
that Kodak and AMIA may use with the student's permission for
promotional
purposes.
Students may apply for both the Kodak Fellowship and the AMIA
Scholarship
Program. Separate application forms and supporting documents must
be
submitted; and no applicant will receive more than one award. For
more
information on the AMIA Scholarship Program please contact the AMIA
Office
and/or see below.
SELECTION CRITERIA
Factors to be considered in awarding the Kodak Fellowship include:
an
applicant's commitment to pursuing a career in moving image archiving;
the
quality of an applicant's academic record; and the strength of an
applicant's program of study as it applies to moving image
archiving.
Applications must be postmarked no later than May 1, 2001.
Guidelines and
application forms may be obtained by contacting the AMIA office at
8949
Wilshire Boulevard, Beverly Hills, CA 90211; (fax) 310-550-1363;
(email)
amia@amianet.org
The Kodak Fellowship is supported by the Eastman Kodak Company and
administered by AMIA. AMIA has a special responsibility to facilitate
the
education and training of moving image archivists, and we are grateful
to
Kodak for joining us in this effort. Kodak's support for this
program,
including its willingness to design and host the innovative summer
internship, represents a major contribution to our field.
AMIA SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
The Association of Moving Image Archivists is pleased to announce a
call
for applications for its 2001 scholarship program. This year
three
scholarships will be awarded: the CFI Sid Solow Scholarship, the
Mary
Pickford Scholarship and the Sony Pictures Scholarship. These
awards will
be given as financial assistance to students of merit who intend to
pursue
careers in moving image archiving. Each of the three scholarships
consists
of a $4,000 award. The funds will be forwarded to the
recipients'educational institutions and applied to tuition or
registration
fees for the 2001-02 academic year.
Students accepted into, or enrolled in a graduate-level or other
advanced
program in film or television studies or production, library or
information
studies, archival administration, museum studies, or a related
discipline
may apply. Applicants need only submit one application form and one
set of
supporting documents to be eligible for all three awards; however
no
applicant will be awarded more than one scholarship. The application
deadline is May 1, 2001.
ELIGIBILITY
To be considered for a scholarship, an applicant must meet the
following
eligibility requirements:
1. The applicant must be enrolled in a
graduate-level or other
advanced program in film or television studies or production, library
or
information services, archival administration, museum studies or a
related
discipline; or must be accepted into such a program for the next academic
year.
2. The applicant must have a grade point
average of at least 3.0 (on a
4.0 scale) in his/her most recently completed academic program.
3. The applicant must submit the following
documents:
- An application form
- An official transcript from the applicant's most recent academic
program
- An essay of no more than 1,000 words describing the applicant's
major
field of study, interest in moving image archiving, relevant
experience
and/or education, and career goals
- Two letters of recommendation (submitted separately).
Students from any country may apply. Applicants need only submit
one
application form and one set of supporting documents to be eligible for
all
three awards; however, no applicant will be awarded more than one
scholarship.
SELECTION CRITERIA
Factors to be considered in awarding the scholarships include: an
applicant's commitment to pursuing a career in moving image archiving;
the
quality of an applicant's academic record; and the strength of an
applicant's program of study as it applies to moving image
archiving.
Please share this information with any students whom you think might be
interested in applying. If relevant, please post or distribute this
information to the appropriate departments at your university or
institution. Questions concerning the Kodak Fellowship in Film
Preservation should be directed to: Eddie Richmond at UCLA Film and
Television Archive, (phone) 323-462-4921 ext.11, (fax) 323-461-6317,
(email)
<richmond@ucla.edu>; or, the AMIA Scholarship Program should be
directed to: Oksana Dykyj, Concordia University, (phone) 514-848-3443,
(fax) 514-848-7622, (email) <oksana@vax2.concordia.ca>