<font face="arial" size="2"><p style="margin:0;padding:0;margin: 0; padding: 0; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; overflow-wrap: break-word;">One more day to apply for NASIG's 2018 grants, awards, and scholarships, to be awarded at the <a rel="noopener" href="http://www.nasig.org/site_page.cfm?pk_association_webpage_menu=700&pk_association_webpage=1228" target="_blank">33rd Annual Conference</a> being held in Atlanta, GA. June 8-11, 2018! The application deadline for the awards listed below is <strong>February 9, 2018</strong>.</p>
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<p style="margin:0;padding:0;margin: 0; padding: 0; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><a rel="noopener" href="http://www.nasig.org/site_page.cfm?pk_association_webpage_menu=732&pk_association_webpage=5771" target="_blank">Birdie MacLennan Award</a><br /> An award for a mid-career professional, covering conference registration, three nights lodging, and travel costs within North America.</p>
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<p style="margin:0;padding:0;margin: 0; padding: 0; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><a rel="noopener" href="http://www.nasig.org/site_page.cfm?pk_association_webpage_menu=732&pk_association_webpage=7417" target="_blank">Capstone Award</a><br /> A $1500 award to recognize a professional who has made significant and distinguished contributions to the field of information resource management.</p>
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<p style="margin:0;padding:0;margin: 0; padding: 0; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><a rel="noopener" href="http://www.nasig.org/site_page.cfm?pk_association_webpage_menu=732&pk_association_webpage=7418" target="_blank">First-Timer Award</a><br /> An award for an information resources management professional or paraprofessional who has not attended a NASIG conference, covering costs of registration, three nights lodging, and travel within North America.</p>
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<p style="margin:0;padding:0;margin: 0; padding: 0; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><a rel="noopener" href="http://www.nasig.org/site_page.cfm?pk_association_webpage_menu=732&pk_association_webpage=1277" target="_blank">Horizon Award</a><br /> Award for a promising new information resources management professional, covering cost of conference registration, three nights lodging, and travel within North America. Recipients will also be invited to serve on a NASIG committee.</p>
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<p style="margin:0;padding:0;margin: 0; padding: 0; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><a rel="noopener" href="http://www.nasig.org/site_page.cfm?pk_association_webpage_menu=732&pk_association_webpage=1267" target="_blank">John Merriman Joint NASIG/UKSG Award</a><br /> An award for a professional within each organization to attend both the NASIG and UKSG annual conferences.</p>
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<p style="margin:0;padding:0;margin: 0; padding: 0; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><a rel="noopener" href="http://www.nasig.org/site_page.cfm?pk_association_webpage_menu=732&pk_association_webpage=1270" target="_blank">Marcia Tuttle International Grant</a><br /> A $3,000 grant for an individual working in the information supply chain to fund appropriate activities in fostering international communication and education.</p>
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<p style="margin:0;padding:0;margin: 0; padding: 0; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><a rel="noopener" href="http://www.nasig.org/site_page.cfm?pk_association_webpage_menu=732&pk_association_webpage=1275" target="_blank">Mexican Student Grant</a><br /> This grant serves as assistance to a Mexican student of Library Science or Information Science, who wants to learn and develop professionally in the area of serial publications.</p>
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<p style="margin:0;padding:0;margin: 0; padding: 0; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><a rel="noopener" href="http://www.nasig.org/site_page.cfm?pk_association_webpage_menu=732&pk_association_webpage=1278" target="_blank">Paraprofessional Specialist Award</a><br /> Awards for promising paraprofessionals, covering cost of conference registration, three nights lodging, and travel within North America.</p>
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<p style="margin:0;padding:0;margin: 0; padding: 0; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><a rel="noopener" href="http://www.nasig.org/site_page.cfm?pk_association_webpage_menu=732&pk_association_webpage=1279" target="_blank">Rose Robischon Scholarship</a><br /> A scholarship awarded to an information resource management professional lacking funds for travel. The scholarship covers the cost of conference registration, three nights lodging, and travel within North America.</p>
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<p style="margin:0;padding:0;margin: 0; padding: 0; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><a rel="noopener" href="http://www.nasig.org/site_page.cfm?pk_association_webpage_menu=732&pk_association_webpage=1271" target="_blank">John Riddick Student Grant </a><br /> Grants for qualifying students to attend the NASIG annual conference, covering cost of registration, three nights lodging, and travel within North America.</p>
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<p style="margin:0;padding:0;margin: 0; padding: 0; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><a rel="noopener" href="http://www.nasig.org/site_page.cfm?pk_association_webpage_menu=732&pk_association_webpage=1266" target="_blank">Fritz Schwartz Education Scholarship</a><br /> A $3,000 scholarship and conference travel grant for a graduate student demonstrating excellence in scholarship and the potential for accomplishments in an information resource management career.</p>
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