The 2025 annual meeting of the Society of Indiana Archivists (SIA), along with the pre-meeting workshop, will be held April 3-4 at our building on IU’s Indianapolis campus. The Department of Library & Information Science is thrilled to be hosting the meeting this year, and we encourage students and alumni to attend!
SIA offers two scholarships for attendance at the Annual Meeting. Please review and apply if you meet the requirements.
Both scholarships offer:
- a complimentary registration to the Annual Meeting and
- $150 to cover the expenses associated with attending.
The two scholarships are the Thomas Krasean Student Scholarship and the John Newman Memorial Professional Development Scholarship. Applicants do not need to be a member of SIA to apply for the scholarships or attend the annual meeting, so please feel free to share this information within your networks!
Thomas Krasean Student Scholarship
Graduate students enrolled in a Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS) program, Master of Arts (MA) in History or Museum Studies program, or a related graduate program, and new professionals (up to five years of post-graduate work experience) are encouraged to apply.
John Newman Memorial Professional Development Scholarship
Anyone in the field of special collections and archives in the state of Indiana is eligible to apply for this scholarship. New employees and volunteers are especially encouraged to apply as well as applicants with limited professional development opportunities available through their institution.
Application Information
Deadline: March 21, 2025 (2 weeks prior to the meeting)
Submission: Submit a statement of interest stating why you want to attend the annual meeting and how it will benefit you. Include in your statement a brief outline of your archival education and any work history, along with a description of your long-term professional goals. Please include your contact information (name, mailing address, phone, and e-mail) as well as contact information for your institution or employer. Statements should be no more than 200-400 words.
Please submit the information stated above via email to Sara Stefani at samastef@iu.edu.
The names of the award recipients will be shared with all applicants via email and announced through the SIA listserv prior to the meeting. Upon accepting the award, the recipient must submit a headshot along with a reflection of the annual meeting for publication in the SIA newsletter.
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