The National Institute on Genealogical Research Alumni Association (NIGRAA) has announced details of the 2016 Lackey Scholarship program. 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 Genealogical Institute on Federal Records (Gen-Fed) and partly defray hotel and/or meal costs. A check for the amount less tuition will be presented at the Alumni Association Dinner, which the awardee will attend as a guest of the Alumni Association.
The instructions and application can be downloaded at the Gen-Fed website Scholarships page. A complete application must be received by 15 February 2016. The winner will be notified within thirty days. The scholarship winner will automatically be accepted for the Genealogical Institute on Federal Records to be held at the National Archives in Washington, D.C., from Monday, July 11, through Friday, July 15, 2016.