[Eril-l] NASIG 2015 grants, awards and scholarships

[publicist]

NASIG is pleased to announce the beginning of the
application cycle for its 2015 grants, awards, and
scholarships to be awarded at the Annual Conference being
held in Washington, D.C., May 27-30, 2015. 

Professional/Para-professional Awards
Please visit
http://www.nasig.org/site_page.cfm?pk_association_webpage_menu=308&pk_association_webpage=1178
for full descriptions and applications.

Birdie MacLennan Award
An award for a mid-career professional, covering conference
registration, three nights lodging, and travel costs within
North America. 

Champion Award
A $500 award and conference travel grant to attend the NASIG
conference, covering costs of registration, three nights
lodging, and travel within North America. 
 
Serials Specialist Award
Awards for promising paraprofessionals, covering cost of
conference registration, three nights lodging, and travel
within North America.

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.

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.

Rose Robischon Scholarship
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.

Student Awards

John Riddick Student Grant
Grants for qualifying students to attend the NASIG annual
conference, covering cost of registration, three nights
lodging, and travel within North America.

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.

The application deadline for the awards listed above is
January 30, 2015.



 

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Charlene N. Simser
Publicist, NASIG, Inc.
publicist at nasig.org | @NASIG
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Established in 1985, NASIG is an independent organization
that promotes communication, information, and continuing
education about serials and the broader issues of scholarly
communication. For more information about NASIG, please
visit http://www.nasig.org/. 


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