Also on the website as http://code4lib.org/conference/2011/scholarship-announcement and linked from the 2011 conference info. -Jodi On Wed, Nov 17, 2010 at 3:57 AM, Frumkin, Jeremy < [log in to unmask]> wrote: > # Scholarships to Attend the 2011 Code4Lib Conference # > > Oregon State University and the Western North Carolina Library Network are > sponsoring four scholarships to promote gender and cultural diversity. Each > scholarship will provide up to $1,000 to cover travel costs and conference > fees for one qualified attendee to attend the 2011 Code4lib conference, > which will be held in Bloomington, Indiana, from Monday, February 7 through > Thursday, February 10. The Code4Lib scholarship committee will award these > scholarships based on merit and need. > > ELIGIBILITY: Applicants, if eligible, may apply for both scholarships, but > no applicant will receive more than one scholarship. Past winners of either > scholarship are not eligible for either scholarship. Scholarship recipients > will be required to write a short trip report to be submitted to the > scholarships committee by March 15, 2011. > > For more information on the code4lib conference, please see the conference > website[1], and write-ups of previous code4lib conferences[2,3,4,5]. > > [1] http://code4lib.org/conference/2011/ > [2] > http://eprints.rclis.org/11670/1/code4lib_journal_article_-_revised3.pdf > [3] http://journal.code4lib.org/articles/2717 > [4] http://journal.code4lib.org/articles/998 > [5] http://journal.code4lib.org/articles/72 > > > > ## The Oregon State University and the Western North Carolina Library > Network Gender Diversity Scholarships ## > > The Gender Diversity Scholarships will provide up to $1,000 to cover travel > costs and conference fees for two qualified applicants to attend the 2011 > Code4lib Conference. Any woman or transgendered person who is interested in > actively contributing to the mission and goals of the Code4lib Conference is > encouraged to apply. > > ## The Oregon State University and the Western North Carolina Library > Network Minority Scholarships ## > > The Minority Scholarships will provide up to $1,000 to cover travel costs > and conference fees for two qualified applicants to attend the 2011 Code4lib > Conference. To qualify for this scholarship, an applicant must be interested > in actively contributing to the mission and goals of the Code4lib Conference > and must be of Hispanic or Latino, Black or African-American, Asian, Native > Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, or American Indian or Alaskan Native descent. > > > ## How to Apply ## > > To apply, please send an email to Jeremy Frumkin ( > [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask] > ><mailto:[log in to unmask]><mailto: > [log in to unmask]>) with the following: > > * Indication of which scholarship (Gender or Minority or both) to which you > are applying > * A brief letter of interest, which: > 1. Describes your interest in the conference and how you intend to > participate > 2. Discusses your statement of need > 3. Indicates your eligibility > * A résumé or CV > * Contact information for two professional or academic references > > The application deadline is Dec. 6, 2010. > > The scholarship committee will notify successful candidates the week of > Dec. 20, 2010. > > > > -- jaf > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > Jeremy Frumkin > Assistant Dean / Chief Technology Strategist > University of Arizona Libraries > > +1 520.626.7296 > [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> > ------------------------------------------------------------ > "Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts > can be counted."—Albert Einstein >