Are you, or do you know, a current MLIS student in New England?
Apply now for the Elmar W. Seibel Scholarship!
Applications are due Sunday, September 30, 2018
PURPOSE
The purpose of this award is to support and encourage future art librarians by helping to defray student expenses (tuition, professional development, conference attendance, housing,
materials, etc.) Additional information is available
here.
QUALIFICATIONS
Applicants must be aspiring art information professionals currently enrolled or accepted into a fully accredited New England school of library and information science.
AWARD
$500 in award funding will be distributed to one applicant during the calendar year. Chapter members have generously contributed to the Seibel Scholarship fund over the years and
donations are always welcome.
APPLICATION PROCEDURE
Applicants should send a letter describing themselves and their interest in art librarianship, visual resources, and/or cultural heritage with proof of enrollment (course schedule,
transcript, etc.) in, or an acceptance letter from, an accredited New England school of library and information science.
Award recipients are required to provide a written account of how they use the Seibel funds to help finance their education and/or professional growth. This account must be submitted
to the ARLIS/NA New England Chapter Board no later than one month from the date of award disbursal.
Applications are due Sunday, September 30, 2018
Please send applications or questions to:
Ellen Petraits, ARLIS/NA New England Chapter Past Chair