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Grants and Scholarships ProgramThe 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:
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
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