Apply Today for a VRA 2020 Baltimore Travel Award

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Dear Colleagues,

We are delighted to announce that VRA Travel Awards are available to support attendance at the 2020 VRA conference in Baltimore, Maryland, March 24 (Tuesday)-March 27 (Friday), 2020.  The deadline for receipt of applications will be Friday, November 15, 2019, 11:59pm EST.  The list of recipients will be announced via the VRA listserv on Friday December 20, 2019.

Before you apply, PLEASE READ “Travel Award Rules, Guidelines and Tips” for VRA Travel Awards Applicants, and “Types of Travel Awards.”

HERE’S THE LINK TO THE APPLICATION.

You do not need to be a member of the VRA toapply for a travel award, but please note that to receive an award an applicant must become a member of VRAand must attend the 2020 Conference.

Please also note that award checks are distributed at a designatedevent during the conference and as such, recipients will not haveaccess to those funds ahead of theconference to use for their travel expenses, and must thus use awardsas reimbursements following the conference.

In order to allow funding to assist the greatest number ofattendees, 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 beawarded to others with partial institutional and/or other support. Travel Awards are intended to provide partial supportfor an individual’s conference attendance, and typically supplement supportfrom one’s employer and/or personal resources.

For the 2020 award cycle, we are fortunate to have generous financial supportfrom sponsors and funds provided by the membership including:

  • The Kathe Hicks Albrecht award of $850, for a first-time VRA Conference attendee.
  • Two New Horizons awards of up to $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.
  • The New Horizons student award of $300, for a full-time student enrolled in an accredited degree program and considering a career in visual resources.
  • The Garneta E. Taormina Memorial Student Travel Award of $300, for a full-time graduate student enrolled in an accredited degree program and considering a career in visual resources and/or digital humanities.
  • Tansey fund awards ranging from $250 to $850 each.

Please email me if you have any questions not answered by the documentsnoted above.

Each year, we typically receive many moreapplications than the number of awards we have to bestow.  So, don’t delay – apply today!

The Travel Awards Committee looks forward to receiving yourapplications,

Allan Kohl
Co-Chair, VRA Travel Awards CommitteeLibrarian, Visual Resources and Library Instruction
Minneapolis College of Art and Design
akohl@mcad.edu
612-874-3781

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