Media Archiving and Preservation: Education and Professional Training

FAIN: PE-277074-21

New York University (New York, NY 10012-1019)
Jeanet Suarez (Project Director: June 2020 to present)

Scholarships for 32 internships as part of New York University’s Moving Image Archiving and Preservation (MIAP) program. Twenty semester-long scholarships of $7,000 each would place students in New York City cultural heritage institutions, while another twelve summer scholarships at $10,000 each would place them at institutions across the country.

Over the course of their studies for their master's degree in Moving Image Archiving and Preservation (MIAP), students engage in experiential learning through course projects and three internships that aid their professional development while improving the condition and accessibility of unique, often vulnerable, media collections in archives, libraries, museums, public broadcast stations, non-profit organizations, and other settings. By helping to assess, catalog, and preserve audiovisual recordings that document diverse histories, cultures, arts, and communities, MIAP interns facilitate the longevity of primary source materials that are vital for scholarship, teaching, and public programming in the humanities. Funding for our "Media Archiving and Preservation: Education and Professional Training" project, would facilitate 32 internships serving media-rich humanities collections, between September 2021 and August 2023.