Nomadic Archivists Project (NAP) Scholarship 2026 – YOA

Deadline: March 31, 2026

Applications are open for the Nomadic Archivists Project (NAP) Scholarship 2026. The NAP Scholarship is an annual fund awarded to college students, early profession, and impartial archivists of African descent who want to attend the Society of American Archivists (SAA) convention or use the funds to assist an archival challenge.

As archivists, they perceive that entry means the whole lot, from info to alternatives. One method they are often lively, study, and leverage abilities early within the careers is to take part in skilled organizations. The Society of American Archivists (SAA) is a crucial platform for archivists to community, share work with friends, attend workshops, be a part of management committees, and extra.

NAP acknowledges that there might be limitations for brand new and impartial archivists to enter these areas. They additionally consider that organizations like SAA profit from our insights and abilities. NAP feels it’s important to facilitate these sorts of relationships.

Benefits

• The scholarship awardee(s) will obtain as much as $1,500 to pay for registration, journey, membership, lessons/trainings, provides, private time, or different bills.

Eligibility

• Applicant have to be a present undergraduate or graduate pupil or an impartial archivist of African descent;
• Committed to being or changing into an archivist;
• Demonstrates a necessity for the scholarship.

Application

Applications should embody:

• 500-750 phrase essay describing an curiosity in pursuing a profession in archives or an archival challenge that this fund would assist
• Resume 
• Headshot

Send purposes to Miranda Mims: miranda@nomadicarchivistsproject. Applications have to be obtained by March 31, 2026.

For extra info, go to NAP Scholarship.