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<p style="margin:0px;padding:10px 0px 0px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,Georgia,sans-serif;font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">Thanks to a one-time matching-fund grant from the State Library of Oregon, ACRL-Oregon is able to offer up to $500 for each award for the 2017-2018 fiscal year. Applications are accepted at three points throughout the year (see below for specific deadlines); <b>we are currently soliciting applications for the February 28 deadline.</b> Applications will be reviewed within two weeks after the application deadline.</p><div class="entry" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;max-width:475px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,Georgia,sans-serif;font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><p style="margin:0px;padding:10px 0px 0px"><b>How can the scholarship be used?  </b></p><p style="margin:0px;padding:10px 0px 0px">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.</p><p style="margin:0px;padding:10px 0px 0px">For examples of how past recipients have used their awards, see these posts on the ACRL-Oregon blog:</p><ul><li><a href="https://acrloregon.org/2017/12/11/kim-olson-charles-awarded-acrl-or-professional-development-scholarship/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="text-decoration:underline;color:rgb(16,92,182)">Kim Olson-Charles</a>, Personal Librarian and First-Year Experience conference</li><li><a href="https://acrloregon.org/2017/08/08/maureen-flanagan-battistella-awarded-acrl-or-professional-development-scholarship/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="text-decoration:underline;color:rgb(16,92,182)">Maureen Flanagan Battistella</a>, American Association for State and Local History conference, presentation on digital collections of local history</li><li><a href="https://acrloregon.org/2016/12/13/kate-rubick-awarded-acrl-or-professional-development-scholarship/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="text-decoration:underline;color:rgb(16,92,182)">Kate Rubick</a>, ACRL national conference, panel presentation on library-faculty teaching collaboration using BEAM</li><li><a href="https://acrloregon.org/2016/08/22/second-acrl-or-professional-development-scholarship-awarded-to-darci-adolf/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="text-decoration:underline;color:rgb(16,92,182)">Darci Adolf</a>, e-course on copyright</li></ul><p style="margin:0px;padding:10px 0px 0px">Professional Development Scholarships will not be awarded for ACRL-OR/WA Fall Conference attendance as this annual event has its own scholarships.</p><p style="margin:0px;padding:10px 0px 0px"><b>Who is eligible?</b></p><ul><li>All ACRL-Oregon members in good standing.</li><li>Preference will be given to applicants who have not previously received a Professional Development Scholarship from ACRL-Oregon.</li></ul><p style="margin:0px;padding:10px 0px 0px"><b>Who is not eligible?</b></p><p style="margin:0px;padding:10px 0px 0px">Non ACRL-Oregon members.</p><p style="margin:0px;padding:10px 0px 0px"><b>How will applications be evaluated?</b></p><p style="margin:0px;padding:10px 0px 0px">Please visit our<a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1d-KiJYteztkoVQD-0jvOftug_NVjqHtxJ7C6jj0tO38/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="text-decoration:underline;color:rgb(16,92,182)"> FAQ page</a>, which contains our evaluation rubrics and answers to frequently asked questions.</p><p style="margin:0px;padding:10px 0px 0px"><b>How do I apply?</b></p><p style="margin:0px;padding:10px 0px 0px"><a href="https://goo.gl/forms/AK4aPULocd9DsjE73" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="text-decoration:underline;color:rgb(16,92,182)">Apply for the scholarship using this online form</a>.</p><p style="margin:0px;padding:10px 0px 0px"><strong>Deadline:</strong></p><p style="margin:0px;padding:10px 0px 0px">Applications will be accepted at three points throughout the 2017-2018 year:</p><ul><li><strong>February 28</strong></li><li>April 30</li><li>November 30 (done)</li></ul><p style="margin:0px;padding:10px 0px 0px">For more information, contact the ACRL-OR Board President:</p><p style="margin:0px;padding:10px 0px 0px">Steve Silver<br>ACRL-OR President, 2017-2018<br>Northwest Christian University<br><a href="mailto:acrlor@olaweb.org">acrlor@olaweb.org</a></p></div>

<br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="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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