Monthly Archives: February 2025

Professional Development Scholarships

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The Ohio Historical Records Advisory Board (OHRAB) is pleased to announce a development opportunity for students, volunteers and records professionals.

OHRAB, with funding provided by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission, is offering two scholarships of up to $1,000 to support continuing education for students and individuals who care for the historic record. The Board will award scholarships to assist individuals in attending a professional development opportunity of their choosing. The meeting may be in person or virtual.  Applications are due on April 15, 2025.

The award can be used to attend educational opportunities provided by organizations such as:

  • The Midwest Archives Conference (MAC),
  • The Society of American Archivists (SAA),
  • The Society of Ohio Archivists (SOA),
  • The Ohio Local History Alliance (OLHA),
  • The Academic Library Association of Ohio (ALAO),
  • The Ohio Municipal Clerks Association (OMCA),
  • The International Institute of Municipal Clerks (IIMC),
  • The Ohio Township Association (OTA),
  • The National Association of Government Archives & Records Administrators (NAGARA),
  • The Ohio Genealogical Society (OGS), or
  • Other professional development opportunities subject to approval by OHRAB.

Applicants must be individuals who are full-time (minimum of 9 credits) graduate students currently enrolled in an Ohio institution of higher education; individuals working or volunteering in an Ohio library, archive, special collection, or government repository; individuals who serve as a state, county, municipal, or township official or their designee whose main responsibilities is to maintain public records; and those who work or volunteer in other roles caring for or providing access to records within the State of Ohio.

For more information please see the scholarship description and application.

2025 Regrants Opportunity

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The Ohio Historical Records Advisory Board announces the availability of grants between $500 and $5,000 to archival institutions to fund projects to preserve and/or provide access to Ohio’s historical records.  The grants are funded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC), an arm of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). 

Grant applications are due March 31, 2025.  More information on the grants, including the application packet, is available here.

Projects eligible for funding in 2025 include:

  • Access, Arrangement and Description: identifying, organizing, and improving access to historical records.
  • Website Development: Adding collections to online catalog, developing virtual archives, or creating an on-line database. Websites designed to support access to researchers (e.g., online catalogs, finding aids, and digitized collections, rather than curated web exhibits) will receive preference in funding.
  • Projects focused on under-documented communities and topics, as well as underserved communities, are encouraged.

Please Note: all projects should produce some type of online content, such as a finding aid, report or digital images.

Applicants are encouraged, but not required, to submit draft grant applications for feedback.  Draft applications must be received by February 24 and must include all of the components of the application.  Comments and recommendations on the drafts should not be construed as guaranteeing a grant award.     

Questions?  Please contact: Virginia Dressler, Digital Projects Librarian, University Libraries, Kent State University ([email protected]).