ARLIS/Southern California Chapter Student Travel Award
applications are now being requested.
The Southern California Chapter of ARLIS/NA is currently inviting
applicants for the Student Travel Award. This year $400 will be awarded to
support and encourage involvement in ARLIS activities by helping to defray the
costs of attending the 2009 ARLIS National Conference in Indianapolis.
Letters of applications are due by Tuesday, February 17th 2009 and the winners will be
notified by Tuesday, February 24th 2009
Eligibility:
1.)Membership. Applicants must be members in good standing of both
ARLIS/NA and the Southern California Chapter [Note: Southern CA
membership forms can be sent along with the award application –
membership is free to students! For a copy of the chapter's
membership form see http://arlis-sc.org/09-arlis-sc-memberform.pdf
2.) Financial need. Only applicants who receive partial or no
institutional funds towards conference attendance will be considered (We
strongly encourage folks who do not receive full funding to apply).
3) Eligible applicants include students registered in the MLIS
program at UCLA and the MLIS programs at SJSU San Jose/CSU Fullerton.
Selection will be weighted toward those applicants who best
fulfill the following guidelines:
1.) Are attending the ARLIS National Conference for the first
time, and/or
2.) Are actively participating in the conference in such roles as
speaker, moderator, recorder, workshop attendee, etc.
Conditions of the award:
1.) Award winner must commit to attending the Chapter meeting at the
conference.
2.) Award winner must submit a written conference report for
publication in the Chapter newsletter, Canvas. This report will include an
account of the recipient's personal conference experiences and how the award
contributed to his/her professional development.
To apply for the awards:
Please email or mail a letter of application to Trish Rose-Sandler,
Chair of the Travel Awards Committee by Tuesday,
February 17th, briefly outlining your reasons for attending the conference
as well as a short biographical statement listing employment history,
educational background, professional activities, and how much funding you will
be receiving from your institution (please limit information to a maximum of 2
pages). Winners must confirm in writing that they are able to meet the
requirements of conference attendance. The travel awards will be presented to
the winners at the ARLIS/SC Chapter meeting in Indianapolis (date and place to
be determined).
UNIVERSITY
OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO
TRISH ROSE-SANDLER, GEISEL LIBRARY
9500 GILMAN DR. # 0175k
LA JOLLA CA 92093-0175
858
822-0611