Dear colleagues,
The Art Libraries Society of North America (ARLIS/NA) Travel Awards Subcommittee is now accepting applications for the ARLIS/NA Conference Attendance and Travel Awards to support attendance at the ARLIS/NA 52nd annual conference in Pittsburgh, PA on April 2-5, 2024. Applications are due January 10, 2024 by midnight EST through this form: https://forms.gle/WoDRB2RoewNmxUQw9.
Each travel award is $1200
The conference attendance and travel awards will be presented as a cash award to the recipient, so no need for a post-conference reimbursement process.
Full details below. Please get in touch with Travel Awards Subcommittee chair, Maggie Portis, at [log in to unmask] if you have any questions.
Awards Open to Current ARLIS Members
Conference Attendance Award (1 award/$1200)
Eligibility: Individual member who serves as a committee member, group moderator, and/or chapter officer. Purpose: To encourage participation in ARLIS/NA by assisting conference attendance by committee members, chapter officers, and moderators, of divisions, sections, and round tables.
The recipient will write a brief post-conference report evaluating their conference experience.
Student Conference Attendance Award (1 award/$1200)
Eligibility: Student members who are active participants in ARLIS/NA and are currently enrolled in an accredited graduate program in Library Studies and/or Information Studies or have recently graduated (within 12 mos. of graduation). Purpose: To encourage participation in ARLIS/NA by assisting students considering a career in art librarianship or visual resources to attend the annual ARLIS/NA conference.
The recipient will write a brief post-conference report evaluating their conference experience.
Awards Open to All Eligible Applicants
Student Diversity Award for Conference Attendance (1 award/$1200)
Eligibility: Students from a traditionally under-represented group who are currently enrolled in an accredited graduate program in Library Studies and/or Information Studies or have recently graduated (within 12 mos. of graduation). To be considered for the award, applicants must meet the following criteria:
· Be enrolled as a graduate student in Library Studies or Information Studies or recently graduated (within 12 mos. of graduation)
· Be one of the following:
U.S. resident and a member of a racial/ethnic group as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau: African American/Black; Latino/Hispanic, Asian/Pacific Islander, or American Indian/Alaska Native or
Canadian resident and of aboriginal identity, as defined in the Canadian Employment Equity Act ("aboriginal peoples" means persons who are Indians, Inuit, or Métis) or
Canadian resident and a member of a visible minority, as defined by the Canadian Employment Equity Act (members of "visible minorities" means persons, other than aboriginal peoples, who are non-Caucasian in race or non-white in colour)
· Be interested in career in art librarianship/visual resources
A mentor from the ARLIS/NA Diversity Committee, who will facilitate the recipient's attendance at the Conference, will be assigned to the recipient of the award prior to the Conference. The recipient will write a brief post-conference report evaluating their conference experience.
Purpose: To encourage multicultural students considering a career in art librarianship or visual resources to participate in the activities of ARLIS/NA.
Howard Karno Award (1 award/$1200)
Eligibility: Art librarians residing in Latin America or Art Librarians residing in North America working with significant Latin American art/architecture research collections or researching subjects or themes related to Latin American art/architecture. Purpose: To encourage professional development of art librarians who work to advance the study of Latin American art through interaction with ARLIS/NA colleagues and conference participation.
The recipient will write a brief post-conference report evaluating their conference experience.
Judith A. Hoffberg Student Award for Conference Attendance (1 award/$1200)
Sponsored by the Art Libraries Society of North America (ARLIS/NA) the Judith A. Hoffberg Student Award for Conference Attendance is given annually in honor of the founding of ARLIS/NA and its first president. The Art Libraries Society of North America was founded in 1972 by a group of art librarians attending the American Library Association annual conference in Chicago at the initiative of Judith Hoffberg. Eligibility: Students who are currently enrolled in an accredited graduate program in Library Studies and/or Information Studies or have recently graduated (within 12 mos. of graduation). Purpose: To encourage students considering a career in art librarianship or visual resources to participate in the activities of ARLIS/NA.
The recipient will write a brief post-conference report evaluating their conference experience.
Applicants will be notified by the end of January.
All the best,
The ARLIS/NA Travel Awards Subcommittee
Maggie Portis (chair)
Stephanie Beene
Tess Colwell
Katharine Keller
