AMIA awards recognize outstanding professional achievement in and contributions to the field of moving image archiving.

The Silver Light Award
The Silver Light Award recognizes outstanding career achievement in moving image archiving. Individuals, institutions, and organizations are eligible for this award and need not be AMIA members. You may nominate for the 2012 Silver Light Award by clicking here.

The William S. O'Farrell Volunteer Award
The William S. O'Farrell Volunteer Award recognizes significant volunteer contributions to AMIA and to the field. You may nominate for the O'Farrell Volunteer Award by clicking here.

Rockefeller Visiting Archivist Fellowship
Designed to provide both financial assistance and first-hand experience, the AMIA/Rockefeller Visiting Archivist Fellowship is awarded each year to a professional archivist from the developing world interested in improving their skills and knowledge through a program at the Rockefeller Archive Center and attendance at the AMIA Annual Conference.

YADA! Scholarships for Education in Fundraising
AudioVisual Preservation Solutions announced the Your Archive Deserves Advocacy! initiative (YADA!) in 2009 in an effort focused on promoting the people and stories behind archives as well as providing resources that support advocacy.  AVPS is offering three annual awards to help offset the cost of attending Foundation Center training classes. 2012 Application may be found here.

The Maryann Gomes Award
The purpose of this award is to provide funding assistance for regional archivists to attend the Annual AMIA Conference. 2012 Application will be available soon.

The Carolyn Hauer International Fund
The Carolyn Hauer International Fund is a fund dedicated to promoting internationalism within the Association of Moving Image Archivists.

The James A. Lindner Award
The purpose of this award will be to recognize, encourage and financially assist researchers of merit who offer the greatest potential to further the technology needs of moving image archivists and AV preservation.

The Dan and Kathy Leab Award
Presented to honor the "unsung" work of moving image archivists, the Dan and Kathy Leab Award was central to AMIA's development as a professional organization. The Leab Award was presented from 1996-2009.