NHPRC Issues Call for Host Institution Applications for 2003-2004 NHPRC
Fellowship in Archival Administration
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 2, 2002 Contact
Michael T. Meier
National Historical Publications and Records Commission National Archives and Records Administration 700 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Room 111 Washington, D.C. 20408-0001 NHPRC SEEKS HOST INSTITUTION FOR 2003-2004 FOR NHPRC FELLOWSHIP IN ARCHIVAL ADMINISTRATION The National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) is now
accepting applications for the 2003-2004 year from archival repositories
interested in serving as host institutions for an NHPRC Fellow in Archival
Administration.
State and local government agencies, colleges, universities, and
other non-profit organizations, and Federally acknowledged or State-recognized
Native American tribes or groups are eligible to apply. The position will
focus on active hands-on experience in administration and management.
The application should be post-marked no later that October 1, 2002.
The Commission views the fellowship as an opportunity for professional
archivists with at least one year demonstrated experience to gain new or
additional experience with archival administrative procedures and
problems. Archives interested in applying to serve as host institutions
should be able to expose the fellow to a wide variety of archival administrative
experiences, as well as formal management or supervisory training, during the
nine to twelve months the fellow will be associated with the host's
program. In addition, the project director should be a mentor to the
fellow and take an active role in the fellow's development.
The fellow's stipend is $35,000, with a benefit payment of $8,750.
Host institutions are awarded $1,500, to interview prospective applicants and to
use for the fellow's professional travel during the fellowship
year.
The host institution will be chosen by December 1, 2002. Applications
for prospective fellows will be made available at that time. Applications
from potential fellows are due by March 1, 2003.
The Commission encourages any interested archives to contact the Commission
staff to discuses their applications. The Commission staff will work
with applicants to assure that their proposals include the range of
administrative opportunities desired by the Commission.
Interested organizations should request guidelines and application forms
from:
National Historical Publications and Records Commission
National Archives and Records Administration, room 111 7th and Pennsylvania Ave. NW Washington, D.C 20408 The forms are also available on the Commission's web-site:
For further information, please contact Michael T. Meier of the Commission staff at (202) 501-5610, ext. 252 or be e-mail at: michael.meier@arch1.nara.gov |