Scholarships and Certification Reimbursement Grants available
** Deadline to Apply is August 31 **
Access Leadership Scholars Program
The Foundation is excited to announce the availability of the Access Leadership Scholarship program. If you are currently employed as a RIM professional and are working towards a college degree, you may be eligible for a scholarship of up to $6,000 from the Access Leadership Scholars program. The goal of this program, now in its fifth year, is to enable outstanding RIM practitioners to advance to positions of greater responsibility that require college degrees and to advance their leadership skills for roles in the field of information management.
Awards have been made in prior years to RIM practitioners working in six states across the U.S. at companies including Phillips 66, Booz Allen Hamilton, Sealy & Co, Nova Southeastern University and Houston Community College. Several awardees recounted being the first in their families to go to college.
La ARMA Nostra Certification Reimbursement Grant Program
The Foundation (ARMA International Educational Foundation - AIEF) is pleased to announce it will administer La ARMA Nostra’s 2018 Reimbursement Grant Program. This program provides $500 reimbursement grants for information management practitioners working toward or having recently completed certifications related to information management, such as the CRM (Certification of Records Management) and IGP (Information Governance Professional Certification). This year, the Foundation will issue six (6) grants. These grants are funded through La ARMA Nostra.
Deadline to apply for the scholarships and reimbursement grants is August 31, 2018. Criteria and applications are available on the Foundation website.
The ARMA International Education Foundation (AIEF) is the leading foundation that enhances the practical and scholarly knowledge of information management by funding and promoting research, scholarship, and educational opportunities for information management professionals.
To learn more about what professional development resources are available through the Foundation, or how you can support their mission, visit the AIEF website.
arma Session of the Month
(Available exclusively to arma Members)
ARMA Detroit Chapter members have exclusive access to sessions from previous ARMA International conferences, as well as the resources associated with those sessions, such as job aids and discussion questions. Note that all materials for a session will begin with the same code. Plus, all of the featured sessions offer bonus content!
Changes to Session of the Month!
With the recent launch of the new and improved ARMA website, members must now register for the Session of the Month product to access the content:
1. To access the learning content, you must first sign into your ARMA account
2. Once signed in, click the “Groups” tab
3. Click “Chapter: Detroit Chapter”
4. Click “Pages” and then “Session of the Month” from the drop-down menu
5. Follow the instructions for accessing the learning content and enjoy
ARMA Detroit will award our members $250 for earning their CRM, IGP or CIP designation. With an opportunity like this, how can you not take advantage of it? Jumpstart your career by earning your certification!
Click here for more information about the ARMA Detroit Certification Incentive Program.
