Travel Scholarships

SEMC

The Southeastern Registrars Association sponsors three $500.00 travel scholarships to assist SERA members in attending the SEMC Annual Meeting:

1) the SEMC Annual Meeting Travel Scholarship for the General SERA Membership— Entry-Level Professional— This scholarship is designed to reach those persons that are relatively new to the registration/collections management/preparation profession. To be eligible, applicants must perform registrarial duties in the 12 state Southeastern region and/or Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands and be current SERA members.
Please click here for the application.

2) the SEMC Annual Meeting Travel Scholarship for the General SERA Membership— Seasoned Professional— This scholarship is designed to reach those persons with established careers in the registration/collections management/preparation profession. To be eligible, applicants must have performed registrarial duties for 4 or more years, currently reside in the 12 state Southeastern region and/or Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, and be current SERA members.
Please click here for the application.

3) the SEMC Annual Meeting Travel Scholarship for the SERA State Representatives— This scholarship is designed specifically for SERA State Representatives. To be eligible, applicants must perform registrarial duties in the 12 state Southeastern region and/or Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands and be current SERA state representatives.
Please click here for the application.

Each scholarship is intended to help professionals in the field of registration, collections management, and preparation attend the SEMC annual meeting. The award criteria include, but are not limited to, demonstrated merit in the field of registration, collections management, or preparation, applicant’s education, and activity with professional organizations, financial need, ability to share knowledge gained with others. Preference will be given to those who have not received a SERA Travel Award. Award winners will be requried to attend the SERA Affinity luncheon and report on one of the SERA sponsered sessions for inclusion in SERA News, and will be recognized at the SEMC Business Meeting/Award Luncheon. This is a wonderful opportunity to help defray some of the expenses of attending a fantastic regional museum meeting. We encourage all eligible SERA members to apply. (SERA is trying to get more preparators involved in the organization. If you are a registrar or collections manager, please share this with your museum’s preparators.)

Application Deadline is August 1, 2008. Winner will be notified no later than September 1, 2008.Send application materials to:
Dixie Neilson
2905 NW 27th Terrace
Gainesville, FL 32605
Fax: (352) 378-0550
dixneilson@yahoo.com

AAM Annual Meeting Travel Scholarship

The Southeastern Registrars Association is pleased to sponsor a $500 Travel Scholarship to assist a SERA member with expenses related to attending the AAM Annual Meeting. To be eligible, applicants must perform registrarial duties in the 12 state Southeastern region and/or Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands and be current SERA members.

To apply for the award please submit the following:

• Cover letter stating the applicant’s goals for attending the AAM Annual Meeting
• Resume
• Application Form
• Two letters of recommendation (one from immediate supervisor)

The winner of the SERA Award will be required to attend the RC-AAM Business Luncheon, and to review one of the RC-AAM sponsored sessions at the meeting for inclusion in the SERA News.
Please click here for the application.

Application Deadline is February 2, 2009.  Winners will be notified no later than February 18, 2009 . Send application materials to:
Dixie Neilson
2905 NW 27th Terrace
Gainesville, FL 32605
Fax: (352) 378-0550
dixneilson@yahoo.com

Contact:
Katherine Steiner
Associate Registrar
The Mint Museums
2730 Randolph Rd.
Charlotte, NC 28207
Fax: (704) 337-2101
katherine.steiner@mintmuseum.org

This memorial award honors long time SERA member Dan Silosky.  He is remembered for his dedication to the profession, witty outlook on life and love of scholarship.  A vital member of the group and one of the first male members, he served as corresponding secretary (1984-1988), was the West Virginia Sate Representative and Chaired the 1992 Membership Survey.

This yearly award of $250 is to be used for any type of registrarial/collections management based project.  Some examples of use are funding a speaker for a regional workshop, supplementing a session at SEMC and/or supporting an ongoing or new project.  To receive this award the recipient must show how it will aid their professional development and greatly benefit the SERA membership.  In return, the recipient will write an article for the SERA newsletter describing the project and show how it benefited the group.

This award is open to all current individual SERA members. APPLICATION DEADLINE: September 5, 2008. Please click here for the application.