The Conference of Inter-Mountain Archivists (CIMA) has scholarship opportunities for the 2025 annual meeting held in Boise, Idaho, April 30-May 3, 2025.

Steve Wood CIMA Meeting Scholarship

This is a $700 scholarship open to any CIMA member or student. Funds from this scholarship may be used for registration to the annual CIMA Meeting, including joint conferences and the Western Archivists Meeting, workshops offered as part of the conference, conference meals, and travel expenses.

There are five scholarships available for 2025 

Qualifications for Applicants

·         Applicants must be active members of CIMA OR

·         Be enrolled as a student in a program that includes library classes, archival classes, or a related discipline

Application Process

Please include the following information in one PDF document:

·         Name, institution, and email address

·         Current résumé

·         250-word cover letter including:

o A statement of the expected benefits of attending the CIMA meeting

o Why an employing institution would not be able to assist with travel funding

Letter of reference from a person with knowledge of the applicant’s work or educational program, stating how the individual would benefit from the knowledge gained through attending the CIMA meeting

Deadlines

Applications must be submitted no later than Monday, February 24, 2025.

Scholarship recipients will be asked to submit a report on their experience following the conference that will be published in the CIMA Newsletter.

Questions and additional information

Please contact the current chair of the Education and Training Committee referenced below.

Send scholarship applications via e-mail to hsteed@utah.gov

Heidi Steed
Utah Division of Archives and Records Service
Office: 801-531-3860
hsteed@utah.gov