All, This is a courtesy reminder that applications for the ARLIS/NA Midstates Chapter William C. Bunce Travel Award are *due February 28 at midnight CST.* Details are as follows. Regards, William C. Bunce Travel Award 2021 Committee Carol Ng-He (Chair), Greg Baise, Diane Dias De Fazio ------ On Fri, Jan 15, 2021 at 4:00 PM Carol Ng-He <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Dear Colleagues, > > In response to the latest announcement of ARLIS/NA about its move to a > virtual conference in 2021, the *Midstates Chapter William C. Bunce > Travel Award Committee will now award up to two Member and two Student > conference fees. We’ve also extended the deadline to Sunday, February 28 at > midnight CST.* Please see the following updated award details. > > Sincerely, > > William C. Bunce Travel Award 2021 Committee > Carol Ng-He (Chair), Greg Baise, Diane Dias De Fazio > > -------- > Hello, > > On behalf of the ARLIS/NA Midstates Chapter Travel Award Committee, we are > pleased to offer the William C. Bunce Travel Award to two (2) members and > two (2) students, to cover conference fees of the *ARLIS/NA 49th Annual > Conference May 11–13, 2021.* > > This award is given in honor of William C. Bunce, who served as the > Director of the Kohler Art Library at the University of Wisconsin-Madison > from 1966 to 1999. The William C. Bunce ARLIS/NA-Midstates Travel Award > <http://midstates.arlisna.org/travel-award/> is intended to support a > Midstates chapter member’s professional development by providing funding to > attend the ARLIS/NA annual conference. > > Only ARLIS/NA-Midstates Chapter members are eligible. Information about > becoming a member of ARLIS/NA and the regional chapter is available at the ARLIS/NA > website <https://www.arlisna.org/membership/membership> and the ARLIS/NA-Midstates > Chapter website <http://midstates.arlisna.org/>. > > This Award will be granted based on one or more of the following criteria: > > - financial need > - level of chapter participation > - first-time conference attendance > - contribution to the conference > > *To apply for this award, please submit a brief letter (400 words or less) > addressing relevant award criteria and how you will benefit from attending > the ARLIS/NA Annual Conference, along with a current resume or CV, via this > Google form <https://forms.gle/iVipHdggcNKgutrV7>. * > > The application deadline is *Sunday, February 28, 2021 at midnight CST*. > The recipient will be notified by the end of day on *Friday, March 5, > 2021* and will receive the award in advance of the early rate > registration deadline for the conference. The recipient must confirm in > writing that they will be able to use the award for conference attendance. > Recipients are ineligible to apply again for three years. > > After receiving the award, the recipient must submit a short report > indicating the value of the award to their professional development. > Additionally, recipients also serve on the Travel Award Committee the > following year. > > If you have any issues accessing or submitting the application form, or > have any questions about the award, please contact committee chair Carol > Ng-He at [log in to unmask] > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mail submissions to [log in to unmask] For information about joining ARLIS/NA see: http://www.arlisna.org/membership/join-arlisna 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] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~