NASIG 2010 Grants, Awards and Scholarships
Date Posted: Tuesday, November 3, 2009
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The North American Serials Interest Group (NASIG) is pleased to announce the beginning of the application cycle for its 2010 grants, awards, and scholarships to be awarded at the 2010 Annual Conference being held in Palm Springs, California, June 3-6, 2010. Established in 1985, NASIG is an international organization committed to promoting communication and sharing of ideas among all people working with or concerned about serial publications. More information about NASIG is available at nasig.org.
NASIG Conference Student Grant
Grants for qualifying students to attend the NASIG annual conference, covering cost of registration, three nights lodging, and travel within North America. For more details, please visit the following page: http://www.nasig.org/about_awards_studentgrant.cfm
Champion Award — 2010
Offered in celebration of NASIG's 25th anniversary in 2010, this award recognizes the impact, contributions, and leadership an individual has made for the serials profession. The award provides for cost of conference registration, three nights lodging, travel to the annual conference, one year of free membership in NASIG, and a monetary award of $500. For more details, please visit the following page: http://www.nasig.org/about_awards_champion.cfm
Serials Specialist Award
Awards for promising paraprofessionals, covering cost of conference registration, three nights lodging, and travel within North America. For more details, please visit the following page: http://www.nasig.org/about_awards_specialist.cfm
Marcia Tuttle International Award
A $3,000 grant for an individual working in the serials information chain to fund appropriate activities in fostering international communication and education. For more details, please visit the following page: http://www.nasig.org/about_awards_tuttle.cfm
Horizon Award
Awards for promising new serials professionals, covering cost of conference registration, three nights lodging, and travel within North America. Recipients will also be invited to serve on a NASIG committee. For more details, please visit the following page: http://www.nasig.org/about_awards_horizon.cfm
Fritz Schwartz Education Scholarship
A $3,000 scholarship and conference travel grant for a graduate student demonstrating excellence in scholarship and the potential for accomplishments in a serials career. For more details, please visit the following page: http://www.nasig.org/about_awards_schwartz.cfm
Rose Robischon Scholarship, underwritten by Swets Information Services
A scholarship awarded to a serials professional lacking funds for travel. The scholarship covers the cost of conference registration, three nights lodging, and travel within North America. For more details, please visit the following page: http://www.nasig.org/about_awards_robischon2.cfm
John Merriman Joint NASIG/UKSG Award, partially underwritten by Taylor & Francis
A $6,000 award supports two people, one from each association, and consists of travel to the sister conference, and accommodations for the duration of the conference. The purpose of this conference-swap is for people working at a practical level in e-resource management to learn and share experience at the UKSG and NASIG annual conferences. For more details, please visit the following page: http://www.nasig.org/about_awards_merriman.cfm
The application deadline for all of the above-listed awards is January 18, 2010. For details about the awards offered by NASIG, please visit http://www.nasig.org/about_awards.cfm
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