Grants – Education
Education and Travel Grant Program
The Education and Travel Grant Program provides ASA individual members with funding to assist their professional development and ongoing learning needs.
Programs:
Bursary for current full time students in a graduate archival studies degree program. The deadline for the bursary is July 29, 2022.
Professional Development Support for members to use toward registration fees for professional development opportunities. Offered 2021-2022 only.
Education Program Travel Assistance (Archives Institute) for attendees of the Archives Institute offered through the ASA Educational Program.
ASA Conference Travel Grant for those who wish to attend or are presenting at the ASA biennial conference.
Professional Development Travel Assistance (non-ASA events) for those who wish to attend meetings, conferences, and workshops related to archival activities. For 2022-23 only, this grant will also cover registration costs.
Eligibility
The following individuals are eligible to apply for the Education and Travel Grants:
- residents of Alberta, or those whose permanent address is in Alberta, and
- current individual members of the ASA
Evaluation criteria
- Relationship of the application to the purpose of the grant applied for
- Evidence that the applicant has applied to other possible funding sources
- Evidence of the applicant’s commitment to the archival profession in the form of employment and / or volunteer time in archives, or commitment to archival education and training.
For more details on each grant, application forms, deadlines and funding amounts, please click on the grant name in the right column. Please note that funding for the ASA’s grant program may vary annually depending on available funding.