F. Gerald Ham Scholarship
In 1998, SAA Fellow, past president, and long-time member F. Gerald Ham—and his wife Elsie—established the F. Gerald
Ham Scholarship Fund. The purpose of the fund, endowed in 2008, is to provide financial support to graduate students
in their second year of archival studies. Up to two scholarships of $7,500 each are available.
The scholarship funds must be used to support the graduate
archival education of a second-year student who is studying at a United States university that meets the criteria for
graduate education set forth by the Society of American Archivists. (For more information, see http://www.archivists.org/prof-education/ed_guidelines.asp.)
Selection of Recipients
Criteria for selection of the award recipients include the applicant’s past performance in her or his graduate program in archival studies as well as faculty members’ assessment of the student’s prospects for contributing to the archives profession. Selection will be made based on merit. A committee comprising three distinguished Fellows of the Society of American Archivists will select the scholarship recipient(s).
Application Requirements
Application for the scholarship must be made in the final semester of the applicant’s first year of
graduate study. The award supports graduate students in their second year of archival studies.
Applications must include the following:
- A cover letter stating interest in the scholarship and providing background on the applicant’s
interests.
- A current curriculum vitae.
- An official transcript of the applicant’s grades since entering the graduate program.
- Three letters of recommendation, including at least one from an instructor in the applicant’s
graduate program in archival studies.
- An attachment (no limit on length) that demonstrates the applicant’s ability to “think like an
archivist.” The submission may include a summary of research conducted as a student, a seminar
paper, a published article, or a project description.
Application Deadline
Applications must be received at SAA headquarters on or before February 28.
Applicants will be notified of the committee’s decisions on or before April 15. Send your application
and materials to: Society of American Archivists, Attn: Ham Scholarship Committee,
17 North State Street, Suite 1425, Chicago, IL 60602.
F. Gerald Ham Scholarship Recipients
2008: Emiko Hastings (University of Michigan) and
Becky Robbins (Simmons College)
2009: Andy (Jonathan) Uhrich (New York University)
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