Hidden Treasure

The Ian McLean Wards Memorial Trust Scholarship

Abstract

Since its inception in 2013, the Ian McLean Wards Memorial Trust Scholarship has been one of the more generous scholarships available in Aotearoa New Zealand for archives, records and information professionals. It provides $10,000 towards research that supports the management of heritage materials in particular, archives, records and manuscripts.1 The research generated by scholarship holders has made a notable contribution to professional knowledge but it has been awarded only three times. The Trust is keen to see more use made of this funding and a diversity of research generated. The Scholarship is open to those working in archives, libraries, museums, information and records, and galleries. This article provides some background to both the Trust and the Scholarship and highlights the research of past holders.