Award Name: Professional Development Grant
Award Amount: 2 awards (one in Spring and one in the Fall), $250 limit per award.
Purpose: To encourage and enable professionals in the SLA Minnesota Chapter to participate in continuing education/professional events by awarding grants to be used for event registration or class fee, and any required materials or necessary travel expenses. This could also be used to allow out-state members to come to the cities for a meeting.
Eligibility:
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Must be a current member of the SLA Minnesota Chapter.
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Grant recipients must share knowledge gained from the education or experience with the MN Chapter through either a brief oral report at a Chapter Mtg or a brief article submission in the Chapter Bulletin.
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An individual is not allowed to win two consecutive grant awards, and applications will not automatically transfer from one award period to the next. Applicants are free to resubmit there application in a subsequent award period should it still be viable.
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Grant Recipients from one calendar year are obligated to serve on the Awards Committee for the following calendar year.
Judging Criteria:
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Grant awards are given only to applicants meeting all eligibility criteria.
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If there are no qualifying applications during any particular grant period, the award will not be distributed and monies will not be transferred to additional or future grant award periods.
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Grant essays will be judged based on which essay the judges feel best describes the benefits that will result from the applicant attending the event described.
Application Process:
- A maximum of 2 grants will be awarded each calendar year (one in Spring and one in the Fall).
- Grant winners must submit a list of expenses incurred and any receipts to the SLA Minnesota Chapter Treasurer for reimbursement. In cases of financial hardship, a request can be made by the grant winner for disbursement of funds prior to the event. This would be an exception and handled by the Past President on a case-by-case basis.
- Applications may be sent by mail or email to the Past President.
Application: (to be filled out and sent to the Past President, Deb Rash)
Award Name: Professional Development Grant
Application Deadline: Thursday, May 10, 2011
Name of Applicant:
Applicant Contact Information:
Minnesota Chapter SLA Membership Status. Current Member? ( Yes / No )
Would you prefer to present at a future Chapter Meeting or write and article for the Chapter Bulletin? ( bulletin / presentation )
Are you able to serve on the awards committee next year? ( Yes / No )
Title of the class/seminar/event that you would like to attend:
Dates for this class/seminar/event:
Please write a brief statement, no more than 300 words, about the event and what benefit the event will have for you as an information professional, the MN Chapter or the Library/Information Profession.
Please include a copy of the course description, meeting advertisement, flyer, etc which describes the event you wish to attend.
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