The application deadline for the Lackey Scholarship is January 15, 2005.

Per the website of the National Institute on Genealogical Research Alumni
Association (www.rootsweb.com/~nigraa):

<<The Richard S. Lackey Scholarship is awarded to an experienced researcher
employed in a paid or volunteer position, in the services of the
genealogical community. The Scholarship awards $500, which will cover full
tuition for the National Institute on Genealogical Research, attendance at
the Alumni Association Dinner and will partly defray hotel and/or meal
costs... The scholarship winner will automatically be accepted for the
National Institute on Genealogical Research to be held at the National
Archives in Washington, D.C. from Sunday evening July 10, 2005 to Saturday
afternoon July 16, 2005.>>

If you are interested, please visit the website for more information and an
application form. 

Best wishes for a wonderful 2005!

Leslie Corn, M.A., F.G.B.S.
NIGRAA Trustee
Professional Genealogist
New York, NY
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