SLA- PAM International Travel Award

 Overview

EDP Sciences is generously sponsoring an award that will help two international librarians attend the SLA conference in 2019. The award is open to librarians who live outside of the United States with a specific requirement that one shall be from Europe. The award is in the amount of $1000 for each candidate, and is expected to contribute towards the awardee’s cost of attending the conference. Candidates must submit their applications for this award to the PAM International Relations Committee by 3/18/19.

Eligibility

• Applicants must be graduates of a library science program.
• Applicants must attend the 2019 SLA conference in Cleveland, OH, USA.
• Applicants must currently reside and work outside of the United States.
• Applicants from all countries (outside the US) will be considered including developing countries, with one candidate being selected specifically from a European country.
• Applicants must work in a library focusing on one or more of the PAM disciplines (physics, astronomy, mathematics, or computer science) or act as a library’s subject specialist for one or more of these disciplines.
• Applicants must be eligible to travel to the United States.

 Only applicants who meet all the eligibility requirements at the time of application submission will be considered for the award.

Candidate Expectations

• Awardee must attend the 2019 SLA Annual Conference in Cleveland, OH.
• Awardee must attend PAM sessions and events at the Annual Conference, including the Annual Business Meeting and Breakfast where he/she and EDP will be recognized.
• Awardee must join SLA and the PAM Division, and maintain that membership for one year.
• Awardee must participate in the PAM International Relations Committee for one year.

 Application Procedure

1. Prepare a brief letter (~500 words), answering the questions:

• • How do you meet the criteria?
  • Have you attended an SLA conference before?
  • How will this award help you to attend the 2019 SLA conference?
  • What do you hope to gain from attending the 2019 SLA conference?

Applications can be submitted to Mangala Krishnamurthy at mkrishna@ua.edu.  Please include SLA International Travel Award in the subject line. Applications must be received by 5:00 pm Eastern Daylight Time on March 18, 2019 to be eligible.

Notification

Applicants will receive notification of award status by Tuesday, March 26, 2019. (Please note that Early Bird Registration for the conference ends on April 01, 2019).

https://connect.sla.org/ac2019/home)

The award check will be presented at the PAM Division Annual Business Meeting and Breakfast. No money transfer will be made in case the award recipient cannot attend the conference for any reason.

Selection Committee Members:

Mangala Krishnamurthy, Chair, PAM International Relations Committee
Charlotte Van Rooyen, Chair-Elect, PAM International Relations Committee
Debal Kar, Member, PAM International Relations Committee
Sian Prosser, Member, PAM International Relations Committee

If you’ve any questions, feel free to contact one of us on the committee.

Thank you.

Best
Mangala

Mangala Krishnamurthy, MLIS., AHIP

Associate Professor/Reference Librarian

University of Alabama Libraries
The University of Alabama
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