<div dir="ltr"><p><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">ACRL-Oregon is
delighted to announce a new round of Professional Development Scholarship
opportunities. Thanks to a one-time matching-fund grant from the State Library
of Oregon, ACRL-Oregon is able to offer <strong>up
to $500</strong> for each award for the 2017-2018 fiscal year.
Applications are accepted at three points throughout the year (see below for
specific deadlines); <strong><i>we
are currently soliciting applications for the November 30 deadline</i></strong>.
Applications will be reviewed within two weeks after the application deadline.</span><span></span></p>

<p><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><br>
<strong>How can the scholarship be
used?  </strong></span></b><span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">The
ACRL-Oregon Professional Development Scholarship may be used toward
conferences, workshops, courses, seminars, or other learning opportunities
(including e-learning opportunities) appropriate to the applicant. The funding
priority is registration and transportation costs incurred by the applicant.</span><span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Professional
Development Scholarships will not be awarded for ACRL-OR/WA Fall Conference
attendance as this annual event has its own scholarships.</span><span></span></p>

<p><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><br>
<strong>Who is eligible?</strong></span></b><span></span></p>

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</span></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">All
ACRL-Oregon members in good standing.</span><span></span></p>

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</span></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Preference
will be given to applicants who have not previously received a Professional
Development Scholarship from ACRL-Oregon.</span><span></span></p>

<p><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><br>
<strong>Who is not eligible?</strong></span></b><span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Non
ACRL-Oregon members.</span><span></span></p>

<p><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><br>
<span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-e451891d-9c9d-27ee-e321-534e7ed97330"><strong>How will applications be evaluated?</strong></span></span></b><span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Please visit
our <a href="http://ola.memberclicks.net/message2/link/e5c2a322-e725-44ee-a181-e5e021974aa6/1">FAQ
page</a>, which contains our evaluation rubrics and answers to frequently asked
questions.</span><span></span></p>

<p><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><br>
<strong>How do I apply?</strong></span></b><span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><a href="http://ola.memberclicks.net/message2/link/e5c2a322-e725-44ee-a181-e5e021974aa6/2">Apply
for the scholarship using this online form</a>.</span><span></span></p>

<p><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><br>
<strong>Deadline:</strong></span></b><span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Applications
will be accepted at three points throughout the year:</span><span></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0.5in"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">        
</span></span><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">November 30 -- apply now!</span></strong><span></span></p>

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</span></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">March
31</span><span></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0.5in"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">        
</span></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">July
31 (this may be bumped up earlier this year, due to the timeline requirements
for spending the State Library's grant fund)</span><span></span></p>

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<p><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">For more
information, contact the ACRL-OR Board President:</span><span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Steve Silver</span><span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">ACRL-OR
President, 2017-2018</span><span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Northwest
Christian University</span><span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><a href="mailto:acrlor@olaweb.org">acrlor@olaweb.org</a></span><span></span></p><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr">Communications Coordinator, ACRL-Oregon<br>Email:  <a href="mailto:acrlorcommunication@olaweb.org" target="_blank">acrlorcommunication@olaweb.org</a><br>Website:  <a href="http://acrloregon.org/" target="_blank">http://acrloregon.org/</a><br></div></div>
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