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MARAC Meeting Scholarships - Sept. 1 Application Deadline



FALL 2002 MARAC MEETING SCHOLARSHIPS & TRAVEL AWARDS
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: SEPTEMBER 1

The Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference (MARAC) offers several funding
opportunities for the Fall 2002 joint MARAC/NEA meeting in Poughkeepsie, NY,
on October 24-26.  Available are:

* The Marsha Trimble MARAC Meeting Scholarship, a $400 scholarship, to be
applied toward conference registration, workshops, conference meals,
lodging, and/or travel expenses relating to attendance at the meeting;
* Two scholarships to cover registration fees for one full day or up to two
half-day MARAC workshops; and
* Two awards of up to $250.00 to assist individuals with travel funding for
the meeting.

In order to be eligible for the scholarships, you must currently be employed
in the MARAC region in an archival or archives-related position, OR be
enrolled as a graduate student in a program that includes courses in
archival administration.

TO APPLY:

Submit a current resume; a cover letter indicating whether you are applying
for the meeting scholarship, workshop scholarship, or travel award and
including a statement of the expected benefits of attendance; and a letter
of reference from a person with knowledge of your work or educational
program. For the travel award and meeting scholarship, include an estimate
of expenses.

All applications should be sent by email to mary.rephlo@nara.gov, with a
hard copy by fax (202-208-1903) or mail to the current chair of the MARAC
Education Committee:

Mary Rephlo
West Moat
National Archives Building
700 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20408

The deadline for receipt of applications is September 1, 2002.

For information on the upcoming MARAC/NEA meeting in Poughkeepsie, see:
http://www.lib.umd.edu/MARAC/maraccon.htm.

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