Scholarships

ARMA Scholarship Information:

  1. Sources of Funding
    • ARMA Chapter Fundraising Projects
    • Donations (Could be by members or vendors, memorial, etc.)
  2. Eligible Programs
    • College work directly related to records & information management
    • Seminars
    • Conferences
    • On-line Courses
    • Webinars
    • San Antonio ARMA Chapter Guest Lecturer/Speaker
    • Certification Exam Preparatory Classes
    • Monthly ARMA Chapter Workshops & Luncheons
  3. Applicants Process
    • Applicant must be a member of the San Antonio ARMA Chapter or student pursuing career as a records manager and a resident of Bexar or adjacent county
    • Applicant must fill out the ARMA Scholarship Request Form
    • Applicant must submit an essay of at least 100 words describing how the requested course content is related to records management
    • Applicant must submit a letter of recommendation from a supervisor, teacher, professor or other appropriate reference
    • Applicant must submit current resume
  4. Award Priorities
    • Early Career Enhancement – People in the early stages of their careers who can demonstrate that a particular educational offering will significantly increase their ability to deal with a specific job assignment, address a problem, or advance in the field.
    • Strengthening a Capacity to Deal with the Significant Issues – People at any stage of their careers, who can demonstrate that a specific educational offering will enable them to:
      • handle an issue of significance to the field;
      • supervise, train, or develop others (e.g., staff they supervise) in a significant issue; or
      • contribute to the profession’s efforts to deal with a significant issue
    • Commitment to the Field - People who show commitment to the field, through what they have done on the job and professionally and what they indicate they are interested in doing.
    • Part of a Development Plan - Education offerings that clearly fit in with the applicant’s past work and career plans.
    • Quality Educational Offerings - Educational offerings shall include those where the:
      • sponsoring institution is clearly competent to offer the course or other opportunity;
      • presenters are clearly qualified through training or experience to teach or present;
      • content (what will be covered) is clear; and,
      • outcomes are clear, either from the course description or what the applicant provides
    • Cost Effectiveness - Educational offerings where the applicant can make the case that the offering is cost-effective, i.e. that the quality and expected outcomes are worth the investment of funds.
  5. Reimbursable Expenses (amount not to exceed $500)
    • Eligible expenses:
      • Registration for eligible courses. These include: Records management, Archives administration, Document Imaging , Human Resources, Information Management, Information Resource, Knowledge Management, Medical Records, Micrographics, Office Management, Organization of Information, Records Technologies
      • Course Materials
      • Travel
      • Facility equipment reservations (for guest lecturers or local chapter workshops)
    • Submission of expenses
      • Proof of completion with a signature verifying completion of course, seminar, etc within 30 days of completion
      • Expense verification – Original copies of invoices should be included in submission
  6. Scholarship Recipient Requirements
    • The following requirements will be expected from all scholarship recipients:
      • Article in Newsletter to include an overview of educational experience
      • Brief oral overview for an ARMA Meeting
  7. Promotion
    • The ARMA Scholarship Program will be promoted through the ARMA monthly newsletter, announcements at meetings, and the San Antonio ARMA webpage.

Contact information:

Anne Comeaux
comeaux@uthscsa.edu

Jenny N. Barker, CRM
BarkerCRM@cs.com

Lisa Pichardo
Lisa.Pichardo@PortSanAntonio.us