To be eligible for the Alice L. Haltom Educational Fund, applicants must: be citizens of U.S. or Canada and residents in the Southwest Region of United Stated (Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, or New Mexico); be actively pursuing an education for a career in information and records management (this is restricted to Records Management/Governance, Archivst and Academic Library degrees/studies); and have a 3.0 GPA. Notifications of scholarship awards will be made in July.
Apart from completing the application, applicants must also submit: a 200-300 word essay describing how their educational pursuits will benefit their career in records and information management and how it will support and add value to an organization; three letters of recommendation required from employers, instructors or individuals qualified to attest to the applicant's character; and a copy of the most current school transcript and degree plan.