Support Georgia Archives Institute

Sponsors

Your organization can help support Georgia Archives Institute by becoming a sponsor. Recent sponsors of GAI include the following:

Contact us for more information on becoming a sponsor.

Scholarships

The following organizations offer tuition scholarships to the Institute. Please contact these institutions for information and application deadlines, which may be different from the application deadline for the Institute.

  • The Society of Georgia Archivists, https://soga.wildapricot.org/, awards the Carroll Hart Scholarship.

  • The Friends of Georgia Archives and History, www.fogah.org, offers the Sarah O. Dunaway Scholarship.

  • Georgia Public Library Service, https://georgialibraries.org, see bit.ly/2020GAI for more details.

  • Georgia Historical Records Advisory Council, Look for the grant application on the Georgia Archives website under “Announcements.” To apply, submit a completed application form to Christopher.davidson@usg.edu by March 1, 2024. Available to an employee or volunteer at a local government repository, preference given to an applicant from an under-served community; tuition, travel and accommodations.

  • Josephine Hart Brandon Scholarship is given annually to a Georgia resident who is accepted to the Georgia Archives Institute. The scholarship is generously provided by Morgan County Landmarks society and named for Josephine Hart Brandon, historian, supporter of the Georgia Archives, and the sister of Carroll Hart, founder of the Georgia Archives Institute. After acceptance to the Georgia Archives Institute, Georgia residents are eligible to apply for this needs-based scholarship that prioritizes participants from under resourced or smaller institutions, and will cover full tuition for the Institute. To be considered, please apply for the GAI by the March 15th deadline and pay the $75 deposit. Upon acceptance to the GAI, Georgia residents will be asked to complete a short secondary application process if they wish to be considered for the scholarship. The GAI will refund the successful applicant’s deposit. 

Note on scholarships

Individuals must apply separately to the Georgia Archives Institute and to the scholarship organizations. Do not send scholarship applications to the Georgia Archives Institute, except for the Josephine Hart Brandon scholarship. The board will inform successful candidates when to complete the secondary application.

Reception

The Georgia Archives Institute board members invite friends of GAI and archivists from the Atlanta area to attend the annual reception and support the students through social networking.