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The Kevin Freeman Award Application
Applications are now being accepted for the Kevin Freeman Travel Grant.
The grant, established in 1994 to honor the memory of Kevin Freeman and
awarded for the first time in 1997, supports travel and hotel expenses
to attend the Music Library Association's annual meeting. It covers the
conference registration fee and a cash award up to $750 for travel and a
room (at double-occupancy rate) at the convention hotel.
The applicant must be a member of the Music Library Association and
either be in the first three years of his/her professional career, a
graduate library school student (by the time of the conference in
February 2001) aspiring to become a music librarian, or a recent
graduate (within one year of degree) of a graduate program in
librarianship seeking a professional position as a music librarian. The
applicant must not have attended an MLA annual meeting prior to applying
for the grant
.
Applicants must submit three copies of the following by July 15, 2000:
1. A letter of application with an explanation of the reasons for
attending the
MLA annual meeting, a justification of financial need, and a budget
(the
room rate in New York is approximately $195 plus tax, single or
double).
2. A current vita
3. Two letters of support
Mail application and supporting materials to:
Marsha Berman, Chair
Kevin Freeman Travel Grant Committee
2417 - 4th St.
Santa Monica, CA 90405
For more information, contact the chair via email ([log in to unmask]) or
phone (310) 399-3674.
Recipients will be notified by October 15, 2000 and announced at the
MLA annual meeting in New York, February 21-24, 2001.
Alan Karass
Music Librarian - College of the Holy Cross
MLA Publicity Officer
NEMLA Vice Chair/Program Chair
1 College St., P.O. 151A
Worcester, MA 01610
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