Scholarships and Awards
2008 Southwest Oral History Association Mini-Grant Opportunity
Deadline: January 31, 2008
The Southwest Oral History Association will award up to three mini-grants totaling $1500. Funds may be used for interviewing, equipment, transcription, editing, publishing, and other oral history related expenses. Students, teachers, and independent researchers, historical societies, museums, and non-profits are encouraged to apply to conduct research on the Southwest. First consideration is given to community-based projects concerning Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada, and California, the states within the SOHA region. [more]
2008 Southwest Oral History Association General Scholarship Opportunity
Deadline: January 31, 2008
SOHA will award two scholarships to deserving oral historians to attend the annual conference which will be held at the Fiesta Inn, in Tempe, AZ, in April of 2007. Funding will include a cash award of up to $250 toward hotel and travel expenses along with conference registration, Awards Luncheon, and one workshop. Students, teachers, independent oral historians and individuals associated with nonprofit organizations are encouraged to apply. [more]
Eva Tulene Watt First Peoples’ Scholarship for Indigenous North Americans/American Indians
Deadline: February 25, 2008
SOHA will award two scholarships to Native Americans who are practicing oral historians or those with a serious interest in oral history to attend the annual conference to be held at the Fiesta Inn, in Tempe, AZ, April 18-20, 2008. Funding will include a cash award of $500. The award is to be used towards hotel, travel and food expenses incurred to attend the conference. In addition, SOHA will donate conference registration, one workshop, the awards luncheon, a reception, and Sunday breakfast. Native American students, teachers, independent oral historians and individuals associated with nonprofit organizations are encouraged to apply. [more]
SOHA Oral History Educator Awards
These annual awards will honor the individuals and/or projects in the states of Arizona, California, Nevada and New Mexico that best represent the exemplary use of oral history as an educational methodology at elementary and secondary levels. Two outstanding educators/projects will be picked for special recognition for outstanding achievement: one from the elementary level (K-6) and one from secondary (7-12). [more]
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