For those of us who are not UMKC faculty, the link is http://www.ala.org/rusa/awards/studenttravel Suzanne M. Stauffer, Ph.D. Assistant Professor School of Library and Information Science Louisiana State University 275 Coates Hall Baton Rouge, LA 70803 (225)578-1461 Fax: (225)578-4581 [log in to unmask] Where is the wisdom we have lost in knowledge? Where is the knowledge we have lost in information? --T.S. Eliot, "Choruses from The Rock" ________________________________ From: Open Lib/Info Sci Education Forum on behalf of Le Beau, Chris Sent: Wed 1/4/2012 8:53 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Updated: ALA Student Travel Award (Annual Conference) Please pass on to LIS students, thanks. This time the URL is included! ALA BRASS GALE CENGAGE LEARNING STUDENT TRAVEL AWARD (Business Reference and Services Section) This $1,000 monetary prize is given to a student enrolled in an ALA accredited master's degree program to fund travel to and attendance at the ALA Annual Conference and a one-year membership in the Business Reference and Services Section (BRASS) of RUSA. Applicants should have demonstrated interest in a career as a business reference librarian, and a potential to be a leader in the profession as demonstrated by activities that may include (but are not limited to) coursework, internships, jobs, special projects, and publications. In addition to attending the conference, the winner is required to participate in BRASS activities at ALA conference and to write a brief statement about conference experiences for RUSA Update <http://cs.ala.org.ezproxy.mnl.umkc.edu/ra/update> . The winner may not accept a concurrent ALA-sponsored travel award. See: http://www.ala.org.ezproxy.mnl.umkc.edu/rusa/awards/studenttravel Chris LeBeau BRASS Chair Assistant Teaching Professor University of Missouri School of Information Science & Learning Technologies