Archival Education and Research Institutes (AERI)
Please join other faculty and doctoral students at our annual Archival Education and Research Institutes. The second of four institutes will take place in University of Michigan Ann Arbor on June 20 - 25, 2010. Applications for the 2010 institute are now posted below.
Applying to this year's Institute does not exclude you from applying in subsequent years. In fact, we encourage all participants to attend as many of the Institutes as possible.
| AERI 2010 - Ann Arbor | Eligibility for the Institute |
Read about AERI 2009 |
Doctoral Student Scholarships |
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Application Process |
| 2010 Application Form: .doc or .pdf |
AERI 2010: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
The second annual AERI will be hosted on the University Michigan Ann Arbor campus from June 20-25,
Sunday - Friday noon. Keep posted for developments at http://aeri2010.wetpaint.com/.
AERI 2009: University of California, Los Angeles (top)
The first annual AERI was hosted on the UCLA campus from July 6-11, 2009. All participants stayed in the campus’ comfortable dormitory space that is within short walking distance of the Institute’s activities.
Planned activities for the Institute included: mentoring sessions for both doctoral students and faculty and teaching staff, methodology workshops, curriculum development seminars, a poster session, research presentations, guest speakers, and field trips. Further information about the program can be found in the schedule. Participants had ample opportunities throughout the week to engage in extended informal discussions outside planned activities.
As
with future AERI, the 2009 Institute hosted by UCLA will draw upon
local institutional and research expertise and experiences, especially
those relating to moving image, sound and other media; ethnic,
Indigenous, diasporic and other community-based initiatives;
conservation and preservation practices; and digital recordkeeping and
curatorship.
Read more about the AERI 2009 institute here.
About the Institutes (top)
Funded by a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, a series of week-long Archival Education and Research Institutes (AERI), to be held in 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012, will bring together incoming and continuing doctoral students, recent doctoral graduates, and faculty from across the United States and worldwide.
The goal of AERI is to advance the field of Archival Studies in the following ways:
1. Create a dynamic community of researchers, teachers, and students to help mentor doctoral students and faculty in areas such as thesis writing, grant writing, publishing, and career development.
2. Advance curriculum development in Archival Studies.
3. Further current research development through presentations, posters, and workshop activities.
4. Foster interest in future collaborations both nationally and internationally.
AERI will provide a dynamic venue for archival researchers and teachers to interact in an intensive, collegial collaborative environment. Future hosts for the Institute will include the University of Michigan (2010) and the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (2011).
Eligibility for the Institute (top)
All incoming and continuing doctoral students, recently graduated doctoral students, and faculty undertaking research and teaching activities from any U.S. or non-U.S. institution are eligible to attend. However, places are limited so please pay close attention to the application procedures and deadline.
Doctoral Student Scholarships (top)
A limited number of scholarships are available for doctoral students on a competitive basis to attend the Institute. The scholarship covers travel costs to and from the Institute and the registration fee, which covers full room and board and participation in all scheduled activities.
In order to be eligible to apply for the scholarship, you must be a doctoral student attending a U.S. college or university. Students attending a school outside of the United States are not eligible to apply for the scholarship, but are still welcome and encouraged to apply to attend the Institute.
Doctoral students interested in applying for one of the available scholarships must provide a full curriculum vitae and a personal statement in addition to the completed application form. Guidelines for this statement may be found in the application form located on the AERI website.
Application Process (top)
To apply for the Institute, you must complete the application form located here (.pdf or .doc) and submit a two-page c.v. (scholarship applicants may submit a longer c.v.). Application forms and c.v. must be sent electronically in Word or pdf format by MARCH 1, 2010 to Ellen-Rae Cachola at aeri@gseis.ucla.edu. Applications received after this date may not be considered.
Applicants will be notified of acceptance by March 15, 2010 and provided with full registration information. The registration fee for the week-long AERI is US$300, which will cover lodging on University of Michigan, Ann Arbor campus, all activities, breakfasts, lunches, and most dinners. You will be requested to submit payment upon acceptance to the Institute.
All participants will be required to contribute to the Institute in at least ONE of the following ways (optional for incoming and first-year doctoral students only):
1. Research presentation, 15-20 minutes in length
2. Research poster
As part of the application, you must submit a proposal for one of these options.
Research and teaching faculty are also asked to volunteer to serve as mentors.