The Education and Development Committees are excited to announce that the SNCA award applications for 2026 are officially open! Each year we offer four awards that recognize the work of both archival professionals and students. Additionally, they provide support for professional development opportunities, including the SNCA Annual Meeting.
Please see below for additional information on each award. If you have any questions, please reach out to Amy Archambault, SNCA Development Chair (aarchamb@gmail.com), or Kristen Daniel, SNCA Education Chair (danielk23@ecu.edu).
SNCA Development Committee Awards
Michelle Francis Endowment Fund: The purpose of the Michelle Francis Scholarship is to provide SNCA members access to professional development opportunities by attending the annual SNCA conference. This award is intended to provide assistance with travel and conference fees and to defer costs associated with attending the conference. It also allows an archivist who normally might not attend an opportunity to increase their knowledge by attending this important function.
Thornton W. Mitchell Service Award: The Thornton W. Mitchell Service Award seeks to recognize an individual who has demonstrated outstanding service to the archival profession in the state of North Carolina. SNCA members are encouraged to nominate their colleagues to highlight and celebrate their exceptional work.
SNCA Education Committee Awards
C. David Jackson Memorial Scholarship: This student scholarship is intended to promote continuing archival education and professional alliances among archivists in North Carolina. In addition to using the scholarship funds to support attendance at the annual meeting, recipients are encouraged to use scholarship funds to register for workshops and other professional development opportunities that would provide supplemental education to existing coursework and work experiences.
Gene J. Williams Award: SNCA annually recognizes a project on an archives-centric topic completed for a graduate-level course, thesis, practicum, or similar by a student residing in or attending a North Carolina school.The award recipient is selected in the Spring and their project is published in SNCA's peer-reviewed Journal of the Society of North Carolina Archivists.
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Scholarship: $250, free attendance to the next annual conference (2027), and a one-year SNCA membership
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Application Deadline: Friday, March 6th, 2026
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Link to Application: https://www.ncarchivists.org/williams
