Saturday, September 5, 2009

Scholarship - ACRL elearning webcasts

ACRL announces new e-Learning scholarships to help librarians, library staff and library school students stretch their professional development dollars. Twenty scholarships, each covering the registration cost of one ACRL e-Learning Webcast, will be awarded. Complete details are available online at http://www.acrl.org/ala/mgrps/divs/acrl/events/elearning/escholarships.cfm

To qualify for a scholarship, applicants must be ACRL members, complete the online scholarship application form and submit a 300 word written statement that describes how participation in an ACRL e-Learning Webcast meets your professional needs and goals. The application deadline is Oct. 16, 2009 with notifications issued by late November.

Applications must be submitted via the online submission form available at http://www.acrl.org/ala/mgrps/divs/acrl/events/elearning/escholarships.cfm. Scholarships can be redeemed for any ACRL e-Learning Webcast offered between Dec. 15, 2009, and Aug. 31, 2010.

Complete details are online at http://www.acrl.org/ala/mgrps/divs/acrl/events/elearning/escholarships.cfm. Send questions on scholarships and the application process to Margot Conahan at mconahan@ala.org or (312) 280-2522.