Youth Services Graduate Student Travel AwardALISE / University of Washington Information School Youth Services Graduate Student Travel Award
The Information School at the University of Washington (UW) believes information is central and has the power to change all aspects of life and that it is crucial to educate information professionals and scholars who have the ability to make information work better. The important place of children and young adults in this vision was marked by the establishment of the Beverly Cleary Professorship in Youth Services at the School in 2006. To further support this initiative, the Information School is pleased to work with ALISE to establish the “ALISE / University of Washington Information School Youth Services Graduate Student Travel Award.”
What: One annual award of $750 (plus a certificate) to support costs associated with travel to and participation in the ALISE annual conference. In years when there is no qualified and/or worthy applicant, the award will not be given.
When: The award will be given annually starting with the 2009 ALISE Conference.
Who: This award is open to students currently enrolled (i.e., at the time of the ALISE conference) in an LIS graduate program (including both doctoral and master’s studies) with a concentration in youth services, broadly defined to include materials and library/information services for children and young adults (birth to 17 years) in both everyday life and school settings. Applicants must be members of the Youth Services SIG and must be actively participating in the ALISE conference (e.g., presenting a poster or a paper, being a member of a panel, interviewing for a faculty position). An individual may only receive this award once.
How: The award will be administered by the Youth Services SIG. Interested students should submit an application to the chair(s) of the Youth Services SIG by November 1. Applications must include: a letter (no more than one page, single-spaced) which describes the individual’s interest and work in the youth services area; evidence of participation (or submission to participate) in the coming conference (e.g., poster/paper/panel acceptance/application); and, a current CV. Applications will be adjudicated by a panel made up of three members of the Youth Services SIG selected and coordinated by the current year’s SIG convener(s). Results of the competition will be announced on or before December 1.
Applications for the 2013 ALISE / University Of Washington Information School Youth Services Graduate Student Travel Award should be submitted electronically (as attached PDF, Word or Rich Text files) no later than November 1, 2012 to the 2013 Youth Services SIG Co-Chair:
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