The Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference (MARAC) provides scholarship funds for one individual to attend each Modern Archives Institute. The scholarship award covers the tuition and up to $200 in related expenses.
This scholarship is established in honor of MARAC member Leonard Rapport and is known as the Leonard Rapport Modern Archives Institute Scholarship.
QUALIFICATIONS:
For this scholarship, an individual must currently be employed in the MARAC region in an archival or archives-related position.
APPLICATION:
Applicants should submit a resume; a cover letter including a statement of the expected benefits of attending the Institute; and two letters of recommendation from persons having knowledge of the applicant’s work and qualifications. All scholarship 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
202-501-5390 ext. 279
FAX 202-208-1903
Mary.rephlo@nara.gov
DEADLINES:
Applications for the winter Institute scholarship should be received no later than November 1; the recipient will be notified by December 15. Applications for the summer Institute scholarship should be received no later than March 1; the recipient will be notified by April 15.
FURTHER INFORMATION:
Individuals accepting the scholarship agree to write a report on the experience for possible
publication in the Mid-Atlantic Archivist.
For further information about the Modern Archives Institute, including dates, see http://www.nara.gov/arch/profdev/mai.html.
