Travel Awards for Underrepresented Professionals, Association of Research Libraries
Posted April 15, 2014
ARL is offering travel awards of up to $2,000 each for five individuals from historically underrepresented racial and ethnic groups to attend the 2014 Library Assessment Conference: Building Effective, Sustainable, Practical Assessment, to be held August 4-6 on the University of Washington (UW) campus in Seattle. ARL hopes to encourage a diverse group of emerging professionals to engage with this growing field and hopes to expose these new professionals to the rich perspectives of practitioners regarding organizational assessment needs, research, and evaluation.
The award covers the registration fee for the main conference as well as pre- and/or post-conference workshops, air and ground transportation, and meals, up to a maximum of $2,000 per awardee. Awardees will be reimbursed for receipted expenses that must be submitted following the event.
Criteria
Awardee selection criteria include:
- diverse representation;
- record of strong interest in this area, demonstrated through related coursework and activities; and
- potential to contribute to the profession by deploying and developing innovative assessment and evaluation methods and strategies.
Two or three of the five awards are reserved for current participants in ARL diversity recruitment programs. Students and practitioners with fewer than three years of professional experience are especially encouraged to apply. Preference will be given to residents of the United States and Canada (citizenship is not a requirement).
Applications
The deadline for applications is May 30, 2014. The selection committee will be comprised of members of the ARL Diversity and Leadership Committee and the ARL Statistics and Assessment Committee. Applicants will be notified of selection decisions by June 6, 2014.
To apply, submit the following documents by e-mail in PDF format to [email protected] by May 30:
a statement of interest in attending the Library Assessment Conference with an indication of how you intend to participate in the event (400 words maximum);
- a statement of financial need;
- an indication of your eligibility;
- a résumé or CV; and
- a recommendation letter.