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Do you want to participate in LITA’s AdaCamp, a one-day unconference for women in library technology, at ALA Annual in Chicago? Would travel funding help you to attend? Thanks to support from our sponsors, LITA is offering several $500 travel scholarships. Scholarships will be awarded competitively based on the committee’s ranking of applications received by the deadline. *Scholarship Eligibility* ALA Attendees are encouraged to participate in LITA AdaCamp if they: - Identify as a woman in a way that is significant to them; - Participate in library technology (in any role); - Can actively participate in discussions about women’s experiences in library technology, including talking about women’s achievements and the challenges they face; - Want to work together and share strategies to support and promote women in the field; - Are young or old; students or professionals; from a diverse range of backgrounds and types of libraries; and reflective of the breadth of librarianship. Scholarship applications will be ranked highly if they: - Belong to a group not well-represented in LITA, including but not limited to: people of color, people with disabilities, LGBTQ+; - Demonstrate an interest in actively contributing during the LITA AdaCamp. These scholarships are intended for people who couldn’t otherwise attend AdaCamp. LITA can’t assess your financial need; we trust you to self-identify accurately. *How to apply* Please fill out this google form <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc7m3M0aMF2MlCfizDcYXvjDdwd5rc4IgBwantnjH0fac2OSQ/viewform?usp=sf_link> . *Applications are due April 15, 2017.* We will notify you by May 1, 2017. Scholarship selections will be made by the LITA AdaCamp steering committee: Abigail Goben, Aimee Fifarek, Amy Buckland, Andromeda Yelton, Becky Yoose, Carolyn Coulter, Elizabeth Peele Mumpower, Evviva Weinraub, Jenny Levine, Jessica Hayden, Margaret Heller, Mark Beatty, Natalie DeJonghe, Nicole Sump-Crethar, Rosalyn Metz, and Zoe Stewart-Marshall. *Sponsors* Thank you to our generous sponsors: OCLC Research, Digital Public Library of America, and EBSCO, for your support of LITA’s AdaCamp and the Women in Information Technology Interest Group.