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I send this on behalf of Elisa Lanzi and the Visual Resources Association Foundation. Trudy Jacoby Dear colleagues, The Visual Resources Association Foundation (VRAF) Professional Development Grant application and guidelines are now available at http://www.vrafoundation.org/resources.htm The application must be received no later than FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2009, 11:59 pm Pacific Time. The recipient of the 2009-2010 VRA Foundation Professional Development Grant will be announced on December 18, 2009. The VRAF has created its first grant devoted to Professional Development. The purpose of the grant is to support professional development, including attendance or enrollment at an educational conference, or research activities in the field of visual resources and image management. This year's grant for $850. will help support attendance at the VRA Annual Conference in Atlanta, March 2010. In subsequent years the grant will be open to support attendance at a variety of professional development venues such as other association conferences, symposia and workshops. The grant is open to professionals, including retirees and those currently unemployed, and students seeking educational, training, and research opportunities in support of broad access to cultural information. This is an open grant and membership in the VRA is not required. The applicant’s stated financial need will be considered and other applications for funding for the same event or project must be disclosed by the applicant. Award monies may be used for: transportation, registration, lodging accommodations, meals, and approved research expenses. The VRAF Professional Development Grant is part of the Foundation's mission to advance awareness of important issues for digital information management; encourage the application of professional standards, innovative technology, and metadata cataloging protocols; facilitate workplace training; and promote awareness of intellectual property rights and copyright issues. The VRAF supports a range of educational offerings to help ensure that such information reaches a diverse and global audience. Warm Regards, Elisa Elisa Lanzi VRA Foundation, chair http://www.vrafoundation.org Director, Imaging Center Smith College Dept. of Art Hillyer Hall VOICE: 413.585.3106 [log in to unmask] http://www.smith.edu/imaging