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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 <
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> # 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
>
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> University of Arizona Libraries
>
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