Applicants should submit a completed application form, which can be found here.

Applications must contain a one-to-two sentence synopsis followed by a detailed description of the proposed professional development program of activities. The program should be directly related to the applicant’s professional interests and the proposal must explain how the activities will enhance the applicant’s skills or future employment potential. As noted above, proposals may include a wide-range of activities. Proposals should provide a detailed breakdown of the expenses involved and give an indication of how the stipend would be used. Applications should be limited to two (2) pages (see application form).

All applications received will be acknowledged by email within three business days of receipt. Unacknowledged applications will not be considered.

» Proposals can be submitted as follows:
» E-mailed to scholarship@rimaw.org

Mailed or hand carried to:

Scholarship Unit,
RIMA Foundation,
8, Association Avenue,
Ilupeju
Lagos Nigeria.
Selectees will be notified per announcement on RFSP website. The program will run for one year starting from the approximate signing date of the scholarship grant agreement.

POINTS OF CONTACT
For additional information, email scholarship@rimaw.org or call (234)18784548

Successful applicants will be expected to complete their proposed professional development program within 12 months of selection notification. Scholarship recipients will be required to submit a Project Report describing program activities and accomplishments as well as a Financial Report providing a detailed budget of the project. Those selected can submit receipts for qualifying expenses incurred at any time during the activity but not later than thirty days after project completion. Scholarship recipients are required to commence and complete the activity during the Scholarship program year, i.e., August (Starting year) – August (Following Year). There will be no extensions and no exceptions to this requirement.

In selecting grantees, the Selection Committee will consider the following factors:

a. Unavailability of employment options in the applicant's profession at her/his current post of assignment.

b. Correlation between the proposed activity and professional development of the applicant.

c. Where applicable, a connection between the proposed activity and other effort(s) on the part of the applicant to maintain/refresh her/his professional skills (i.e. if the proposal is part of a larger professional development plan).

The RIMA Foundation Scholarship Program (RFSP) will be offering a $510 or N77, 000 worth of scholarship to ten (10) selected recipients to attend the 2010 training programme “Managing Physical and Electronic Records” slated for May 4-5 in Lagos Nigeria. Interested individuals from any organisation, who represent a variety of information management disciplines and goals, are encouraged to apply.