The Awards Committee of ILA/ACRL announces the availability of a scholarship to attend the ILA Fall Conference, October 12-14, 2011 in Council Bluffs, IA. The scholarship will cover the registration fee and up to $100 in travel, hotel, and meal expenses.
 
Applicants must meet one of the following categories:
 
1) Paid members of ILA/ACRL, working full-time in an Iowa academic or research library, and either:
 
Attending their first ILA Annual Conference OR working in an Iowa academic or research library for fewer than three years.
 
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 ILA Fall Conference scholarship recipients are not eligible.
 
Please submit the application and a 500-word essay 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 August 31 (see address and email below). The successful applicant will be notified by September 9.

Please include the following information in your application:

Iowa ACRL 2011 Fall Conference Scholarship Application

Name:

Address:

Telephone: 

Email: 

Current Position: 

Previous Position(s): 

Education: 

Reason for Eligibility:

Essay (up to 500 words):

Send your completed application and essay to:
 
Mary Iber
Cole Library
Cornell College
620 3rd Street SW
Mount Vernon, IA 52314

or email to miber@cornellcollege.edu

Additional Award Committee members are:

Kris Stacy-Bates - Iowa State University
Jennifer Sterling - William Penn University
Leslie Ross Ferm - St. Ambrose University
Steven Johns - Des Moines Area Community College-Ankeny