Monday, March 14, 2011

Stipend Alert - Extended Deadline!

SLA's Environment & Resource Management Division Student Award Deadline is extended to May 1, 2011 

The ERMD Student Award recognizes a student who is especially interested in pursuing a career as an information professional dealing with environment and resource management issues. The award is $500.00, plus a $750 reimbursement award if the student comes to the SLA annual meeting in Philadelphia. The student must be enrolled in an ALA accredited master's degree program. This award is meant to promote both current and future involvement in and commitment to the library and information science profession prior to, during, and after the master's program. 

To be considered for the award, a student must be an SLA member and write a 300-500 word essay describing his or her interest in the issues facing information professionals in the environment and natural resources fields. Essays should be labeled with the student's name, contact information, and educational institution. Deadline for receiving submissions is May 1, 2011. Please send submissions via email to Liz Wallach at lwallach@bna.com. 

The award will be presented at the SLA Annual Conference in June. The winner is encouraged, but not required, to attend the annual conference. 

Questions? 
Contact Liz Wallach, Chair, Environment & Resource Management Division at lwallach@bna.com 

email for essay submission: lwallach@bna.com