PRESS RELEASE: 2023 AIEF AWARDS EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIPS

The Foundation is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2023 AIEF Education Scholarship. This award supplies financial support to aspiring and current information management professionals pursuing a degree in an information management field.

  • Alfred Chikomba is pursuing a PhD in Information Systems at Victoria University of Wellington and was awarded a $2,000 scholarship.
  • Aleesa Hounshell is pursuing a PhD in Information Studies at Dominican University and was awarded a $2,000 scholarship.
  • Thulisile Lemekoana is pursuing a PhD in Information Science at the University of South Africa and was awarded a $1,500 scholarship.
  • Suet Lam Fong is pursuing a Master of Library and Information Studies at the University of Alberta and was awarded a $1,300 scholarship.
  • Jennifer Peters is pursuing a Master of Information Management at Dalhousie University and was awarded a $1,300 scholarship.
  • Lusubilo Saiba is pursuing a Master of Archives and Records Management at the University of Botswana and was awarded a $1,300 scholarship.
  • Munyika Sibanda is pursuing a PhD in Information Science at the University of South Africa and was awarded a $1,300 scholarship.
  • Alyssa Walker is pursuing a Master of Science in Information Studies at the University of Texas, Austin and was awarded a $1,300 scholarship.

The Foundation wants to acknowledge and thank the numerous strong applicants from an international field of candidates competing for a limited amount of funding.

If your organization is interested in sponsoring a future educational scholarship or award, please contact the Foundation at scholarships@armaedfoundation.org.