George blood lp scholarships and AWARDS

women in Av archiving and technology

Designed to facilitate the advanced education and training of women who wish to pursue careers in technical areas of audiovisual archives, this scholarship is a result of the 2016 “Women in Tech” panel at the Association of Moving Image Archivists’ (AMIA) annual conference when the founder inquired how to move past the talking stage to generate results.

The $4,000 scholarship is flexible in its structure, with a minimum of $3,000 applied to tuition, and the option to apply $1,000 towards travel to the AMIA annual conference.

Open to students who:

1. Have experience or an interest in technical areas of the moving image archival field

2. Identify as female

3. Are enrolled in graduate-level or advanced programs (or accepted into such a program for the next academic year)

4. Have a grade point average of at least 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale) in the most recently completed academic program.

This scholarship is dedicated to George’s four sisters, four daughters, his wife, and the many women who have worked at George Blood LP in appreciation of their expertise and commitment to preserving our audiovisual heritage.

For more information or to apply, visit the AMIA website.

Past Recipients

2019: Aparna Subramanian (New York University)

2018: Brianna Toth (University California, Los Angeles)

2017: Mary Albee (Simmons University)

Lars Gaustad award

Given in recognition of Lars Gaustad’s 22 years as chair of the International Association of Sound and Audiovisual Archives (IASA) Technical Committee (TC), during which time many of IASA’s most influential documents were crafted, significantly shaping the practice of audiovisual preservation worldwide.

The Award is given to expand the TC, by adding to its membership input on factors and expertise that are currently under-represented, such as challenges faced under different institutional settings, areas of the globe with environmental, political and institutional challenges; or fields of knowledge potentially useful to preservation. Members who join the TC agree to the principles that underpin its work as professional sound and audiovisual archivists and support the standards, practices and strategies recommended in technical publications such as IASA-TC 03, IASA-TC 04 and TC 06.

Founded in 2023, this Award is for five years of membership to IASA including TC membership. One Award is given annually.

For more information or to apply, visit the IASA website.

broadening perspectives

As we have come to embrace that home movies are as important as theatrical releases, and that digital is a valid form of preservation, the archives field has grown by listening to such new ideas. By opening our community, we open our hearts and minds to a more diverse view of the world. A conversation inclusive of many voices helps us bridge communities and develop as individuals. The goal of this scholarship is to encourage participation in our community from voices that, for any number of reasons, may not have been heard, so that each of us and the Association of Moving Image Archivist (AMIA) may grow through Broadening Perspectives.

Founded in 2022, this $4,000 scholarship is flexible in its structure, with a minimum of $3,000 applied to tuition, and the option to apply $1,000 towards travel to the Association of Moving Image Archivists’ (AMIA) annual conference.

Open to students who:

1. Embrace new ideas or bring different voices to the archival field

2. Are enrolled in graduate-level or advanced programs (or accepted into such a program for the next academic year)

3. Have a grade point average of at least 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale) in the most recently completed academic program

For more information or to apply, visit the AMIA website.

Past Recipients

2022: Gabrielle Garcia (University of Washington)

Carl Fleischhauer AwarD

Given in recognition of Carl Fleischhauer’s decades of patience, persistence and commitment to guiding the development and deployment of standards and best practices in many areas of preservation.

The Award is given to an early career professional who seeks to impact audiovisual preservation through participation in the Association, such as membership on committees and presentation at conferences.  

Founded in 2023, this Award is for five years of membership to the International Association of Sound and Audiovisual Archies (IASA). One Award is given annually.

For more information or to apply, visit the IASA website.