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<span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#333333;background:white">Please excuse any cross posting.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#333333;background:white">NASIG is pleased to announce the beginning of the application cycle for its
</span><a href="https://www.nasig.org/Awards"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#1155CC;background:white">2020 grants, awards, and scholarships</span></a><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#333333;background:white"> to be awarded at
the Annual Conference being held in Spokane, Monday June 8 - Friday June 12, 2020.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#333333;background:white">Professional/Para-professional Awards</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#333333;background:white">Please visit the
</span><a href="http://www.nasig.org/site_page.cfm?pk_association_webpage_menu=308&pk_association_webpage=1178"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#743399;background:white">Awards page</span></a><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#333333;background:white">
on the NASIG website for full descriptions and applications.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.25in;margin-left:0in">
<a href="https://www.nasig.org/Birdie-MacLennan-Award"><i><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#1155CC;background:white">Birdie MacLennan Award</span></i></a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.25in;margin-left:0in">
<span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#333333;background:white">An award for a mid-career professional in information management, covering conference registration, three nights lodging, and travel costs within North America.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.25in;margin-left:0in">
<a href="https://www.nasig.org/NASIG-Capstone-Award"><i><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#1155CC;background:white">Capstone Award</span></i></a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.25in;margin-left:0in">
<span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#333333;background:white">An award to recognize an individual who has made significant and distinguished contributions to the field of information resource management through recruiting and mentoring new professionals,
service to NASIG or other professional organizations, notable research, or participation in organizations that advance innovation in the field.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<a href="https://www.nasig.org/Diversity-and-Inclusion-Award"><i><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#1155CC;background:white">Diversity and Inclusion Award</span></i></a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.25in;margin-left:0in">
<span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#333333;background:white">An award to a professional working in the information resources management field, covering conference registration, three nights lodging, and travel costs within North America.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.25in;margin-left:0in">
<a href="https://www.nasig.org/NASIG-First-timer-Award"><i><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#1155CC;background:white">First Timer Award</span></i></a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.25in;margin-left:0in">
<span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#333333;background:white">An award to a first time attendee, professional or paraprofessional, working in the information resources management field, covering conference registration, three nights lodging, and
travel costs within North America.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.25in;margin-left:0in">
<a href="https://www.nasig.org/Paraprofessional-Specialist-Award"><i><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#1155CC;background:white">Paraprofessional Specialist Award</span></i></a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.25in;margin-left:0in">
<span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#333333;background:white">Awards for promising paraprofessionals, covering cost of conference registration, three nights lodging, and travel within North America.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.25in;margin-left:0in">
<a href="https://www.nasig.org/Marcia-Tuttle-Award"><i><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#1155CC;background:white">Marcia Tuttle International Grant</span></i></a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.25in;margin-left:0in">
<span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#333333;background:white">A $3,000 grant for an individual working in the information management chain to fund appropriate activities in fostering international communication and education.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.25in;margin-left:0in">
<a href="https://www.nasig.org/Horizon-Award"><i><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#1155CC;background:white">Horizon Award</span></i></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#333333;background:white">Awards for promising new information management 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.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.25in;margin-left:0in">
<a href="https://www.nasig.org/Rose-Robischon-Scholarship"><i><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#1155CC;background:white">Rose Robischon Scholarship</span></i></a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.25in;margin-left:0in">
<span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#333333;background:white">A scholarship awarded to an information management professional lacking funds for travel. The scholarship covers the cost of conference registration, three nights lodging, and travel within
North America.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#333333;background:white">Student Awards</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.25in;margin-left:0in">
<a href="https://www.nasig.org/John-Riddick-Student-Grant"><i><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#1155CC;background:white">John Riddick Student Grant</span></i></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#333333;background:white">Grants for qualifying students to attend the NASIG annual conference, covering cost of registration, three nights lodging, and travel within North America.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.25in;margin-left:0in">
<a href="https://www.nasig.org/Fritz-Schwartz-Award"><i><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#1155CC;background:white">Fritz Schwartz Education Scholarship</span></i></a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.25in;margin-left:0in">
<span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#333333;background:white">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.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#333333;background:white">The application deadline for the awards listed above is
<b>February 20, 2020.</b></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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