Apply for a VRA LA 2019 Travel Award
The VRA offers several awards to assist with attendance at the VRA Annual Conference. The Travel Awards Committee especially encourages applications from new members/first time conference attendees; veteran members who have not been able to attend conferences for several years; international members; solo, isolated, and part-time VR professionals; students considering careers in visual resources; and any member actively participating in the conference who lacks sufficient funding to attend.Travel Awards are intended to provide partial support for an individual’s conference attendance, and typically supplement support from one’s employer and/or personal resources. You do not need to be a member of the VRA to apply for a travel award, but please note that to receive an award an applicant must become a member of VRA and must attend the 2019 Conference.For 2019, we are fortunate to have generous financial support from sponsors and funds provided by the membership including:
- Two New Horizons awards of $850 each. These awards are aimed at members in the following categories: solo VR professionals, part-time VR professionals, geographically isolated VR professionals, VR professionals in smaller institutions, and/or first-time conference attendees
- New Horizons student award of $300, for a full-time student enrolled in an accredited degree program and considering a career in visual resources
- Kathe Hicks Albrecht award of $850
- Tansey fund awards ranging from $250 to $850 each. In order to allow funding to assist the greatest number of attendees, Tansey awards will be distributed according to financial need, i.e. full awards (up to $850) may be given to some, whilst lower amounts may be awarded to others with partial institutional and/or other support.
Before you apply, please read Travel Award Rules, Guidelines and Tips and Types of Travel Awards. Click here to apply.The deadline for receipt of applications is Friday, November 16, 2018, 11:59pm EST. The list of recipients will be announced via the VRA listserv on Friday December 14, 2018.