The Awards Committee of ILA/ACRL announces the availability of a scholarship to attend the Iowa-ACRL Spring Conference, April 23, 2010, at Kirkwood Community College, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The scholarship will cover the registration fee and up to $100 in travel, hotel, and meal expenses.

Applicants must be either:

1) Paid members of ILA/ACRL, working full-time in an Iowa academic or research library, and either:

* Attending their first ILA/ACRL Spring Conference, or

* Have worked in an Iowa academic or research library for fewer than three years.

OR

2) Library science students and/or support personnel working in an Iowa academic or research library. Student and support personnel applicants do not have to be paid members of ILA/ACRL.

Previous Iowa ACRL Spring Conference scholarship recipients are NOT eligible.

Iowa ACRL 2010 Spring Conference Scholarship Application

Name:

Address:

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Telephone: ________________________________________________________________

FAX: _____________________________________________________________________

Email: ____________________________________________________________________

Current Position: ___________________________________________________________

Previous Position(s): ________________________________________________________

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Education: _________________________________________________________________

Please submit the application (above) and an essay no more than 500 words in length describing your interest in the scholarship and how you believe the scholarship will benefit your professional development. Scholarship winners are selected by the Awards Committee on the quality of the essay.

The chair of the ILA-ACRL Awards Committee should receive your application and essay no later than March 15, 2010 (see address below). The successful applicant will be notified by March 30, 2010.

Send application and essay to:

Brett Cloyd, Main Library, University of Iowa Libraries, Iowa City, IA 52242-1420.

Or email to: brett-cloyd@uiowa.edu

Awards Committee members are: Brett Cloyd, Rachel Fleming, Karen Lehman, Joyce Meldrem, Laurel Whistler, and Kris Stacy-Bates.