Grants and Scholarships Program
The
overall Goal is to strengthen records and information management
through development of the knowledge, skills, and abilities of selected
practitioners in the field.
The Objectives of the program are to:
- Enhance
the capacity of individuals to deal effectively with records and
information management issues through support for educational offerings
that significantly expand their knowledge and understanding of issues
and practices.
- Strengthen the capacity of
individuals to pursue successful careers in this field through
effective program leadership and contributing to professional
associations.
- Gather and analyze information about the interests
and development needs of practitioners in the field.
Program Structure
Academic
Tier: Graduate; 4 year; 2 year
Continuing Education: Conferences; Seminars/Workshops; Home Study
Courses;
Non-credit classes (CEU or Audit)
Certification: Exam funding
Program Funding
Overall
funding available shall be determined on an annual basis. The ARMA
Educational Foundation Board of Trustees reserves the right not to
offer grants.
Funding is not limited to ARMA members.
Eligibility of Educational Opportunities
The
types of course(s) that qualify for funding include, but are not
limited to:
Records Management; and Records
Technologies,
Archival Administration; Document Imaging; Human Resources; Information
Management; Information Resource; Knowledge Management; Library
Science; Medical Records; Micrographics; Office Management; and
Organization of Information.
Award Priorities
EARLY
CAREER ENHANCEMENT
– People in the early stages of their careers who can demonstrate that
a particular educational offering will significantly increase their
ability to deal with a specific job assignment, address a problem, or
advance in the field.
STRENGTHENING
A CAPACITY TO DEAL WITH SIGNIFICANT ISSUES
– People at any stage of their careers, who can demonstrate that a
specific educational offering will enable them to handle an issue of
significance to the field; supervise, train, or develop others (e.g.,
staff they supervise) in a significant issue; or contribute to the
profession’s efforts to deal with a significant issue.
COMMITMENT
TO THE FIELD
– People who show commitment to the field, through what they have done
on the job and professionally and what they indicate they are
interested in doing.
PART
OF A DEVELOPMENT PLAN – Education offerings that clearly fit
in with the applicant’s past work and career plans.
QUALITY
EDUCATIONAL OFFERINGS
– Educational offerings where the sponsoring institution is clearly
competent to offer the course or other opportunity; presenters are
clearly qualified through training or experience to teach or present;
content (what will be covered) is clear; and, outcomes are clear,
either from the course description or what the applicant provides.
COST
EFFECTIVENESS
– Educational offerings where the applicant can make the case that the
offering is cost-effective, i.e. that the quality and expected outcomes
are worth the investment of funds.
Promoting the Program
Announcements
may be distributed to the following as appropriate: ARMA
International Membership; Society of American Archivists Membership;
Special Library Association’s Membership; AIIM Members; Canadian
Archivists Association Membership; Canadian Information & Image
Management Membership; American Health Information Management
Association Membership; International Association of Clerks, Recorders,
Election Officials & Treasurers Membership; Australian Records
Management Association Membership; Professional Records and Information
Services Management International Membership; and
Other related Professional Groups through CIMA (Collaborative of
Information Management Associations) NAGARA, Municipal Clerks, IFMA,
etc.
Application Components
- Completed application form. Click AIEF
Scholarship Application Form
- Current resume
- Three letters of recommendation, professional
references (family excluded)
- An
essay describing your career ambitions, their impact on the records and
information management profession, and how this educational offering
fits into your career ambitions.
- Statement of financial need