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<p class="MsoPlainText">Hello,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText">Springer Nature is proud to honor the legacy of Cynthia Graham Hurd by sponsoring an annual travel award of $1,500 for library employees to attend the Charleston Library Conference. This award is ideal for first time attendees or library
staff that doesn’t have a professional development budget for attending conferences. The submission deadline is
<b>September 29, 2023</b>. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText">Please visit <a href="https://www.springernature.com/gp/librarians/landing/hurd-memorial-scholarship">
here</a> to learn more about the award and how to enter. We require a 400-500 word PDF detailing your project or initiative that supports diversity. Examples include:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText">The award will be applied to conference costs such as registration, travel and accommodations that Springer Nature will coordinate on behalf of the winner. Please reach out to me if you have any questions.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Melanie<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Melanie Masserant<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Customer Engagement Events Manager</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#002060;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Springer
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:Melanie.masserant@springernature.com"><b>Melanie.masserant@springernature.com</b></a><b><o:p></o:p></b></p>
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