James V. Mink Scholarship

Award Description and Criteria

James V. Mink was the first president of the Society of California Archivists, and a long-serving archivist at the University of California, Los Angeles. He was a passionate advocate of archival education. The scholarship promotes professional development and enables archival studies students or recent graduates to attend both the SCA Annual General Meeting and a pre-conference workshop. 

All applicants must submit an application form, a brief (500 word) essay describing their professional goals/career in archives, a resume or CV, and a letter of recommendation from someone familiar with their goals in the archival profession. Additionally, applicants must meet one of the following criteria: 

• Is enrolled in an archival education program in California or is a student member of SCA enrolled in an archival education program outside the state
• Has completed an archival education program in California, is a member of SCA, and has less than one year of archival work experience 

Scholarship recipients are required to write a brief article for the SCA Newsletter following the AGM, introducing themselves and describing their conference experience.

Application Form -- The application process for AGM 2022 is closed.

(Note: download form, complete offline, and submit via email. Problems? please contact the Awards Chair.)

To contact the Awards Committee, please visit the SCA Awards Committee web page, or email awards@calarchivists.org

To contact the Awards Committee, please visit the SCA Committees web page, or email awards@calarchivists.org