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Scholarships
Don’t miss these opportunities to obtain assistance in professional development and annual meeting attendance!
Annual Meeting Scholarship
This scholarship provides financial assistance to a working archivist with limited funding to attend the SSA Annual Meeting.
A. Otis Hebert, Jr. Continuing Education Scholarship
In honor of SSA’s founding president and intended to further the professional training of working archivists in the Southwest.
David B. Gracy II Student Scholarship
Provides book, fee, and tuition assistance for an SSA student member enrolled in a graduate archival education program at an institution within the SSA region.
John Michael Caldwell Student Scholarship
Enables SSA members enrolled in a graduate archival program to attend the SSA Annual Meeting.
Applications open November 15, 2026 to February 14, 2027.
Have questions? Email the Scholarships Committee Chair at scholarships@southwestarchivists.org.
Awards
SSA has two awards recognizing distinguished service. The Distinguished Service Award recognizes a SSA member who has made significant contributions to the society and the wider archival profession, and the Sr. M. Claude Lane, O.P., Memorial Award recognizes individuals for significant contributions in the field of religious archives. The Lane award was created and is sponsored by SSA but administered by the Society of American Archivists.