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    November 3rd, 2008LISWire aggregatorLISWire

    ELIGIBILITY

    - Applicant must be presently working, or have worked within the past two years, in a special or museum library with subject focus in the arts or the humanities. No other disciplines are acceptable.Applicant must be a citizen or permanent resident of a non-G8 country.

    - Applicant must indicate the amount and source of additional funding which, combined with the Travel Award, will permit them to cover their expenses to attend the Annual Conference.

    - Applicant must prepare a brief presentation (10 minutes in length) on one’s home institution or special research project pertinent to arts and humanities, which will be delivered at a MAHD meeting at the SLA Conference.

    DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION December 31, 2008

    - The application should include a current CV, including all contact information, education, and previous library experience.

    - The applicant will write up to 500 words of narrative in English to address the following:
    Description of home institution’s mission
    How attendance may benefit the applicant at his/her home institution
    How the experience may be shared with colleagues in home country
    Previous attendance at professional conferences
    Topic of presentation to share at SLA conference.

    APPLICATION ADDRESS: Please return the completed application before December 31, 2008 by email attachment to erobertson@nationalhumanitiescenter.org

    NOTIFICATION: The successful applicant will be notified by January 31, 2009.

    For additional information about SLA, see http://www.sla.org .
    For information about the Division of Museums, Arts and Humanities, see http://www.sla.org/division/dmah .