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>The Visual Resources Association Foundation is delighted to invite >applications for the 2013-2014 Internship Award. The deadline for >applications is July 24, 2013. The VRAF Internship Award Committee >will announce the award recipient for 2013 to 2014 by mid-September. > >The Visual Resources Association Foundation (VRAF) Internship Award, >which is generously funded by the Kress Foundation, provides >financial support for graduate students preparing for a career in >visual resources and image management. The award grants $3,000 to >support a period of internship in archives, libraries, museums, >visual resources collections in academic institutions, or other >appropriate contexts. > >Students currently enrolled in, or having completed within the last >12 months, a graduate program in library or information science, art >history, architectural history, architecture, visual or studio art, >museum studies, or other applicable field of study may apply for >this award. Applicants must have completed at least 10 credits of >their graduate course work before the application deadline, or >demonstrate an equivalent combination of course work and relevant >experience. > >Only one VRAF Internship is awarded per year. Once an award >recipient has been selected, he or she will select an institution to >act as host for the internship. This Institution must be approved by >the VRAF Internship Award Committee. VRAF and VRA are not >responsible for matching candidates with a host institution, but >will gladly assist with the process. A recent call for potential >host institutions resulted in the following list of interested host >sites: >http://vrafoundation.org/downloads/VRA_Foundation_Internship_Award_Host_Sites.pdf >(This list will be developed and expanded over time. Any institution >interested in hosting a VRAF intern should complete and forward the >Host Site Form at: >http://vrafoundation.org.s119319.gridserver.com/index.php/grants/internship_award/) > >The intern is required to work on site at their chosen host >institution for a minimum of 200 hours. The intern will choose to >initiate their internship in the Fall of 2013 or the Winter or >Spring of 2014. The internship must begin within 30 days of the >official beginning of the selected academic session and be completed >within one academic semester or two academic quarters. Exceptions >are allowed by agreement between the selected intern and the VRAF >Internship Award Committee. In all cases, the internship must be >completed within twelve months of the recipient being notified of >the award. The intern and the internship supervisor will complete >brief evaluations of the internship experience. > >To apply for the award, please submit the following: >1. A current resume. >2. A current transcript [this does not need to be issued >directly from the institution]. >3. An essay of up to 300 words addressing the applicant's >professional goals, expectations of the internship experience, and >any skills or background that might benefit visual resources. >4. The names of two professional or scholastic references with >address, telephone numbers, and email addresses. >5. Recommended, but not required: host institution and contact >information of internship supervisor. > >Application materials should be submitted electronically as a single >PDF file to: >Maureen Burns, Ed.D. >IMAGinED Consulting >Phone: 310-489-3792 >Email: [log in to unmask] > >Best regards, >Maureen Burns, Meghan Musolff, & Margaret Webster VRAF Internship Award Committee -- Maureen Burns, Ed.D. IMAGinED Consulting 310-489-3792 [log in to unmask] or [log in to unmask] http://imageminders.net/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mail submissions to [log in to unmask] For information about joining ARLIS/NA see: http://www.arlisna.org/join.html Send administrative matters (file requests, subscription requests, etc) to [log in to unmask] ARLIS-L Archives and subscription maintenance: http://lsv.arlisna.org Questions may be addressed to list owner (Judy Dyki) at: [log in to unmask] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~