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Dear Colleagues, *The ARLIS/NA Midstates Chapter Travel Award Committee has extended the application deadline for the William C. Bunce Travel Award <http://midstates.arlisna.org/travel-award/> to FEBRUARY 20, 2022.* One member will be awarded with up to* $600* for attending the ARLIS/NA 50th Annual Conference in Chicago from April 5-9, 2022. 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 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/oWVqoNjJGdioyXhSA>*. *The application deadline is now extended to **Sunday, February 20, 2022 at midnight CST*. The recipient will be notified by the end of February to 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] Sincerely, William C. Bunce Travel Award 2022 Committee Carol Ng-He (Chair), Greg Baise, Diane Dias De Fazio ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~