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ALISE 2013: Call for Applications for the ALISE / University of Washington Information School Youth Services Graduate Student Travel Award Deadline: November 1, 2012 Notification to Award Recipients: December 1, 2012 The ALISE Youth Services SIG seeks graduate student applications for the ALISE / University of Washington Information School Youth Services Graduate Student Travel Award, which supports costs associated with travel to, and participation in, the 2013 ALISE Annual Conference in Seattle, WA. This award is open to students currently enrolled (at the time of the ALISE conference) in an LIS graduate program (including both doctoral and master’s studies) with a concentration in youth services, broadly defined to include materials and library/information services for children and young adults in both everyday life and library settings. Applicants must be members of the Youth Services SIG and must be actively participating in the 2013 ALISE conference (e.g., presenting a poster or a paper, serving as a member of a panel, interviewing for a faculty position). The award amount is $750, and an individual may only receive the award once. Additional information about the award is available at http://www.alise.org/Youth%20Services%20Graduate%20Student%20Travel%20Award Interested graduate students should submit an application which must include: (1) a letter (no more than one page, single-spaced) describing the individual’s interest and work in the youth services area; (2) evidence of participation (or submission to participate) in the upcoming conference (e.g., poster/paper/panel acceptance/application); and (3) a current CV. Applications will be adjudicated by a panel consisting of three members of the Youth Services SIG, selected and coordinated by the current year’s SIG chair(s). Applications for the 2012 ALISE / University of Washington Information School Youth Services Graduate Student Travel Award should be submitted electronically (as attached PDF or Word file) no later than 11:59 p.m. on November 1, 2011 to ALISE Youth Services SIG Co-Chair, Sarah Park ([log in to unmask]). Results will be announced on or before Dec. 1. Dr. Sarah Park Assistant Professor St. Catherine University Master of Library and Information Science Program 2004 Randolph Ave. #4125 St. Paul, MN 55105 651-690-8791 -- Sarah Park, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of LIS St. Catherine University [log in to unmask] http://sarahpark.com 651.690.8791