11/19/09 EBSCO Offers Scholarships for 2010 ALA Midwinter Meeting
The American Library Association and EBSCO are partnering to offer five scholarships for librarians to attend the 2010 ALA Midwinter Meeting, Jan. 15-19, 2010, in Boston. Each EBSCO scholarship will be in the amount of $1,500, and one of the five scholarships will be awarded to a first-time conference attendee. The scholarship money is to be used for conference registration, travel and expenses. Deadline for entry is Nov. 23, 2009, and the application information can be found online. Scholarship recipients will be notified no later than Dec. 15, 2009. To apply, candidates must complete the application criteria and submit an essay that answers the following question: “What do you believe to be the biggest challenge in managing electronic resources in libraries today, and what solutions do you envision?” Essays and applications will be judged by a jury designated by ALA.
