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Hello All,

I try not to send too many emails out through this listserv, but I wanted to pass something on from people at Rare Book School in Charlottesville, VA.  They are currently accepting applicants for the IMLS-RBS Fellowship program. I was lucky enough to win the fellowship this year so I would encourage all young professionals to apply. It's an incredible opportunity - funding to take a class at Rare Book School and attend the RBMS conference. 

And for those of you who may not qualify for this fellowship they also offer other scholarships so you should take a look at their website: http://rarebookschool.org/ for more information.

Good luck!

Sincerely,

Marcie Farwell

 

Collections Assistant

Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections

2B Kroch Library

Cornell University Library

Ithaca, NY 14853

607-255-3530



Here is the information about the fellowship:

Rare Book School at the University of Virginia is now accepting applications for the IMLS-RBS Fellowship program!  Thanks to a grant from the Institute of Library and Museum Services, this fellowship allows young professionals to attend a course at Rare Book School and to increase their professional involvement at the national level through participation in the conference of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Section (RBMS) of the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL), a division of the American Library Association (ALA) (including travel and housing costs).

This program seeks to attract to the field early-career librarians with excellent potential for professional achievement.  RBS will award 20 fellowships in 2016.  Although the fellowship program is open to applicants from any racial or ethnic background, it does have a special emphasis on recruiting participants currently underrepresented in the profession.

To be eligible, as of 30 October 2015 an applicant must be a citizen or permanent resident of the United States and must:
-be currently enrolled in a MLIS program; or
-be currently enrolled in another MA program and currently working in a library (including unpaid internships); or
-have received the MA or MLIS within the past 5 years and currently work in a library (including unpaid internships).

Applicants must be able to take an RBS course during their fellowship, contingent upon their admission to the course, and will be expected to attend the RBMS conference the same year.  NB: the 2016 conference will be held in Coral Gables, Florida, June 21-24.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: October 30, 2015 at 5PM EDT

More information about the program, including fellowship applications, may be found here:
www.rarebookschool.org/fellowships/imls/index.php

For more information about Rare Book School, please check out this video about the School:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/posttv/local/summer-camp-for-book-nerds/2014/08/28/c52406e0-2e2f-11e4-be9e-60cc44c01e7f_video.html

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