<font face="arial" size="2"><p style="margin:0;padding:0;font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><strong>The deadline to apply for <a href="http://www.nasig.org/site_page.cfm?pk_association_webpage_menu=308&pk_association_webpage=1178">NASIG’s grants, awards and scholarships</a> is today, February 13^th. </strong>Please consider applying and encouraging others to do so.</p>
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<p style="margin:0;padding:0;font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; overflow-wrap: break-word;">NASIG is pleased to announce the beginning of the application cycle for its 2019 grants, awards, and scholarships to be awarded at the <a href="http://www.nasig.org/site_page.cfm?pk_association_webpage_menu=700&pk_association_webpage=15020">34rd Annual Conference</a> being held in Pittsburgh, PA. June 5-8, 2018.</p>
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<p style="margin:0;padding:0;font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><a href="http://www.nasig.org/site_page.cfm?pk_association_webpage_menu=732&pk_association_webpage=5771">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;font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><a href="http://www.nasig.org/site_page.cfm?pk_association_webpage_menu=732&pk_association_webpage=7417">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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<div><a href="http://www.nasig.org/site_page.cfm?pk_association_webpage_menu=732&pk_association_webpage=15398">Diversity and Inclusion Award</a></div>
<div>An award to further the NASIG mission to increase the diversity of its membership and provide financial support to attend the NASIG annual conference.</div>
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<p style="margin:0;padding:0;font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><a href="http://www.nasig.org/site_page.cfm?pk_association_webpage_menu=732&pk_association_webpage=7418">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;font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><a href="http://www.nasig.org/site_page.cfm?pk_association_webpage_menu=732&pk_association_webpage=1277">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;font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><a href="http://www.nasig.org/site_page.cfm?pk_association_webpage_menu=732&pk_association_webpage=1270">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;font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><a href="http://www.nasig.org/site_page.cfm?pk_association_webpage_menu=732&pk_association_webpage=1278">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;font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><a href="http://www.nasig.org/site_page.cfm?pk_association_webpage_menu=732&pk_association_webpage=1279">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;font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><strong>STUDENT AWARDS</strong></p>
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<p style="margin:0;padding:0;font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><a href="http://www.nasig.org/site_page.cfm?pk_association_webpage_menu=732&pk_association_webpage=1271">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;font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><a href="http://www.nasig.org/site_page.cfm?pk_association_webpage_menu=732&pk_association_webpage=1266">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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