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apply: Walter Charles Price and Adis Florence Mary McIntosh Bursary

The Walter Charles Price and Adis Florence Mary McIntosh Bursary (“The Bursary”) supports the advancement and inclusion of Visible Minorities, Indigenous Peoples (First Nations, Inuit and Métis Nation) and Persons with Disabilities in Canada’s documentary heritage profession, by providing financial aid to encourage greater enrolment in areas of study that support careers in libraries and archives. To learn about your eligibility, please refer to section “Who can apply.

Academic year
2021–2022

Call for Bursary applications launched
June 23, 2021

Deadline for students to submit application forms to Library and Archives Canada
October 15, 2021

Decisions rendered and payments issued
By December 31, 2021

What types of programs are eligible?

The following list is not exhaustive and is meant as a guide for students wishing to apply. Students may apply and make the case for eligibility of their program, if it is not included in the list but leads to a career in libraries and archives. Should you have any questions about your program, please contact the Price McIntosh Bursary.

  • Information Studies

  • Library Studies

  • Archival Studies

  • Library and Information Technology

  • Technical Library Studies

  • Technical Archival Studies

https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/about-us/price-mcintosh-bursary/Pages/price-mcintosh-bursary.aspx

Take a Look! "A Matter of Facts: The Value of Evidence in an Information Age" by: Laura A. Millar

[Excerpt] The safeguarding of authentic facts is essential, especially in this disruptive Orwellian age, where digital technologies have opened the door to a post-truth world in which “alternative facts” can be so easily accepted as valid. And because facts matter, evidence matters. In this urgent manifesto, archives luminary Millar makes the case that authentic and accurate records, archives, data, and other sources of documentary proof are crucial in supporting and fostering a society that is respectful, democratic, and self-aware.