Friday, February 22, 2013

Student Scholarships for The Ohio Valley Group of Technical Services Librarians 2013 conference

Student Scholarships for The Ohio Valley Group of Technical Services Librarians 2013 conference The Ohio Valley Group of Technical Services Librarians (OVGTSL) comprised of technical services librarians from Indiana, Kentucky, and Ohio, welcomes applications for a scholarship to attend the group’s annual conference. The theme of this year’s conference is “Meeting Challenges, Leading Change,” and the conference will take place on the campus of Eastern Kentucky University in Richmond, Kentucky, May 15-17, 2013. Any full or part-time student enrolled in either on-campus or distance learning courses at an ALA-accredited library and information science school in Indiana, Kentucky or Ohio is eligible to apply. The scholarship covers the expense of conference registration and lodging for two nights (May 15-16, 2013) in Richmond, KY. Applicants should submit a résumé and a short statement (around 250 words) summarizing how they think they would benefit from attending this conference. Submissions should be sent as an email attachment (MS Word or PDF). The subject line should read "OVGTSL 2013 Scholarship Application". Please include your name, address, phone number, the name of your institution and your expected graduation date in your email. Please send the email to the vice chair of the conference, Margaret Foote (margaret.foote@eku.edu) Scholarship recipients will be required to submit a brief review of the conference and their experiences which will be published in the post-conference newsletter. · Applications for the scholarship will open Friday, February 22, 2013. · Application deadline is Friday, March 15th, 2013, at close of business day. · Scholarship winners will be announced on Friday, March 29, 2013. For more information visit the conference website: https://sites.google.com/site/ovgtslconference2013/