APALA Travel Award Submission Form

Purpose:

The APALA Travel Award will provide $500.00 to support attendance at the American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference. The Travel Award will fund one APALA member to attend the conference and will be used to help cover registration and travel expenses.

Criteria:

  • Applicant must be a current APALA member by application deadlines (apply for membership: http://www.apalaweb.org/membership/join-or-renew/ )
  • Applicant must be either a student who is enrolled in a master’s or doctoral degree program in library and/or information science at a library school accredited by ALA, or a professional possessing a master’s degree or doctoral degree in library and/or information science.
  • Applicant must be a citizen or permanent resident of the United States or Canada.

Application Instructions:

Complete online APALA Travel Award Application. Application deadline is March 31, 2013

Selection Procedures and Timeline:

The APALA Scholarship & Awards Committee will select the Travel Award recipient and will notify the recipient by May 1. The Travel Award check will be distributed at the ALA Annual Conference.

The recipient will submit a report to the APALA Scholarship & Awards Committee after the ALA conference discussing what they gained from attendance and how the Award assisted them. This report will be due by September 1.

Administrative Procedures:

The APALA Travel Award shall be administered under the By-Laws of APALA. In the event that no applicants satisfy the criteria, no travel award will be given, with the option to grant an additional award the following year.

Contact Information:

If you have questions or need additional information, please contact the APALA Research & Travel Award Committee chair Gayatri Singh at gasingh@ucsd.edu or co-chair Tassanee Chitcharoen at tassanee.chitcharoen@colorado.edu.

Name:

Title:

Organization:

Organization Address:

Organization Phone Number:

Email:

Type of library:
 Public Academic School Tribal Library School Student Other
If other:

Current APALA member?
 Yes No

Is this your first time attending the ALA Annual Conference?
 Yes No

Are you receiving other funding to travel to ALA Annual Conference?
 Yes No

If yes, approximately how much?

Please describe your professional interests and goals, how you will benefit from receiving the Travel Award, and your involvement in APALA. Limit the qualifying description to 500 words or less.

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