Dear ARLIS/NA Community:

If you haven't applied for this fantastic opportunity, there's still time!  The application for the Samuel H. Kress Foundation Award for International Travel has been extended until Saturday, December 8th.  

Please see below for details and submit your application by December 8th, 2018.

My best to you all for the upcoming holiday season,

Eumie Imm Stroukoff, ARLIS/NA Past-President

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Samuel H. Kress Foundation Award for International Travel

Thanks to the generosity of the Samuel H. Kress Foundation, the Art Libraries Society of North America is in the sixth and final year of a six-year grant to support international travel that promotes the exchange of ideas and information among art librarians. Exceptional art information professionals will receive awards of $1,000-$2,500 (depending on venue) to attend conferences, thereby fostering communication and developing connections with international projects and initiatives.

There are two categories of awards:

• For European librarians and art information professionals to attend the annual conference of the Art Libraries Society of North America (ARLIS/NA). The 47^thARLIS/NA Annual Conference will be held in Salt Lake City, Utah, March 26^th-30^th, 2019.
• For ARLIS/NA members to attend the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) Art Libraries Satellite Meetingor another European art library conference during 2019.

The number of awards and the amount of each award will be determined by a review panel consisting of appointed members of ARLIS/NA, taking into consideration levels of need, participation, and travel costs, as well as the overall number of applicants.

Applications are due December 8, 2018 for travel by Europeans to the 47^thARLIS/NA Annual Conference in Salt Lake City, Utah, March 26^th-30^th, 2019 and for travel by ARLIS/NA members to meeting in Europe before December 31, 2019.

Requirements:

• Applicants may only receive a Kress award twice within a six-year period.
• Applicants from Europe must have proper travel documents for entering the United States.
• Applicants for overseas travel to Europe must be current ARLIS/NA members.

Please complete the application form and send to the Samuel H. Kress International Travel Awards Review Panel, Eumie Imm Stroukoff (Chair).