Spotlight Award
The Spotlight Award honors individuals or groups for impactful, often unrecognized contributions that benefit the archives profession or archival collections through innovation, advocacy, or extraordinary service.
Funder: Society of American Archivists
Due Dates (Anticipated): February 2027 (Nomination submission deadline)
Funding Amounts: Certificate and complimentary registration to the SAA Annual Meeting for the recipient(s) (individual or group up to five); no cash prize.
Summary: Honors individuals whose work significantly benefits the archives profession and archival collections, especially those whose efforts typically go unrecognized.
Description
The Spotlight Award, established in 2005 by the Society of American Archivists (SAA), recognizes individuals or small groups whose contributions have significantly benefited the archives profession or archival collections, especially when such efforts are not typically acknowledged. The award celebrates achievements such as special projects, advocacy, emergency response, innovation, extraordinary volunteerism, or the effective, quiet promotion of the archival profession. Recipients are honored with a certificate and a complimentary registration to the SAA Annual Meeting in the year the award is presented.
