{"id":10174,"date":"2019-05-12T22:05:30","date_gmt":"2019-05-12T22:05:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hsli.org\/?p=10174"},"modified":"2019-05-12T22:05:30","modified_gmt":"2019-05-12T22:05:30","slug":"call-for-applicants-scholarships-for-lita-avramcamp-at-ala-annual-2019-deadline-friday-may-17","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hsli.org\/newsletter\/call-for-applicants-scholarships-for-lita-avramcamp-at-ala-annual-2019-deadline-friday-may-17\/","title":{"rendered":"Call for Applicants: Scholarships for LITA Avramcamp at ALA Annual 2019 (Deadline Friday, May 17)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">(via Aisha Conner-Gaten, Loyola Marymount University)<\/p>\n<div id=\"x_divtagdefaultwrapper\">\n<div>\n<p>Do you want to participate in\u00a0<a id=\"LPlnk426749\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eventscribe.com\/2019\/ALA-Annual\/fsPopup.asp?Mode=presInfo&amp;PresentationID=518955\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\">LITA AvramCamp<\/a>, a one-day unconference for women and non-binary people working in library technology, at\u00a0<a id=\"LPlnk322139\" href=\"https:\/\/2019.alaannual.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\">ALA Annual in Washington, D.C.<\/a>? Would travel funding help you to attend? Thanks to support from individual donors and sponsors, AvramCamp is offering several $500 travel scholarships.<\/p>\n<p>Scholarships will be awarded competitively based on the committee&#8217;s ranking of applications received by the deadline of\u00a0<b>May 17, 2019<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p><b>Scholarship Eligibility<\/b><\/p>\n<p>ALA attendees are encouraged to participate in AvramCamp if they:<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Identify as a woman or non-binary in a way that is significant to them;<\/li>\n<li class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Participate in library technology (in any role);<\/li>\n<li class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Can actively participate in discussions about women&#8217;s and non-binary people&#8217;s experiences in library technology, including talking about their achievements and the challenges they face;<\/li>\n<li class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Want to work together and share strategies to support and promote women in the field;<\/li>\n<li class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Are young or old; students or professionals; from a diverse range of backgrounds and types of libraries; and reflective of the breadth of librarianship.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These scholarships are intended for people who couldn&#8217;t otherwise attend AvramCamp. We can&#8217;t assess your financial need and trust you to self-identify accurately.<\/p>\n<p><b>How to apply<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"LPlnk337472\" href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/TvFZ3boFQpHM1sxX9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\">Please fill out the application form<\/a>:\u00a0<a id=\"LPlnk602165\" href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/TvFZ3boFQpHM1sxX9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\">https:\/\/forms.gle\/TvFZ3boFQpHM1sxX9<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"LPBorder_GT_15574288068400.5481484907313934\">\n<table class=\"x_MsoNormalTable\" border=\"1\" width=\"90%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"250\">\n<div id=\"LPImageContainer_15574288068360.5946725087102067\">\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/TvFZ3boFQpHM1sxX9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"LPThumbnailImageID_15574288068370.8841146732334262\" src=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/uG1g_DLG0cWgR5few85sai1uUX-_emBPwV1tbOgVtJ-3ntENX-piORS37Px1_NX37SI=w1200-h630-p\" width=\"250\" height=\"131\" border=\"0\" data-imagetype=\"External\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td id=\"x_TextCell_15574288068370.9930194680110684\" valign=\"top\">\n<div id=\"LPTitle_15574288068370.022689186108161064\">\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/TvFZ3boFQpHM1sxX9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\">LITA AvramCamp Scholarship Application<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"LPMetadata_15574288068380.674936137745273\">\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">forms.gle<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"LPDescription_15574288068390.9379617397506768\">\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Do you want to participate in AvramCamp, LITA&#8217;s AdaCamp-inspired event, a one-day unconference for women and non-binary people in library technology, at ALA Annual in Washington, D.C.? Would travel funding help you to attend? Thanks to support from our sponsors, LITA is offering several $500 travel scholarships. Applications are due May 17, 2019; we will notify you by May 31, 2019.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>Applications are\u00a0<b>due May 17th<\/b>\u00a0and scholarship winners will be notified by\u00a0<b>May 31st<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p>Scholarship selections will be made by the LITA AvramCamp Steering Committee.<\/p>\n<p><b>Thank you to our generous individual donors!<\/b><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oclc.org\/en\/home.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"x__x0000_i1026\" src=\"https:\/\/outlook.live.com\/actions\/ei?u=http%3A%2F%2Flitablog.org%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2FOCLC_Logo_H_Color_NoTag-e1556729178809.png&amp;d=2019-05-12T22%3A04%3A54.127Z\" alt=\"OCLC logo\" border=\"0\" data-imagetype=\"External\" data-connectorsauthtoken=\"1\" data-imageproxyendpoint=\"\/actions\/ei\" data-imageproxyid=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>We also thank our sponsor,\u00a0<a id=\"LPlnk140360\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oclc.org\/en\/home.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\">OCLC<\/a>,\u00a0for supporting travel scholarships\u00a0to help build connections for participants who would not otherwise have access to these opportunities<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(via Aisha Conner-Gaten, Loyola Marymount University) Do you want to participate in\u00a0LITA AvramCamp, a one-day unconference for women and non-binary people working in library technology, at\u00a0ALA Annual in Washington, D.C.? Would travel funding help you to attend? Thanks to support from individual donors and sponsors, AvramCamp is offering several $500 travel scholarships. 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