PLEASE NOTE: The application period
for the 2008 Rovelstad Scholarship is now closed and applications
are no longer being accepted. Details for the 2009 Scholarship
will be posted on this Web site at the end of 2008.
Information for Applicants
The Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) is
pleased to announce a scholarship for a student of library
and information science to attend the World Library and Information
Congress of the International Federation of Library Associations
and Institutions (IFLA).
The scholarship is intended to encourage students who have
an interest in international library work and enable them to
participate in IFLA early in their careers. The 2008 IFLA annual meeting takes place in Québec, Canada, in August. The scholarship
is made possible through the generosity of Mathilde and Howard
Rovelstad.
Eligibility
Applicants must be enrolled in an accredited school of library and information science at the time of the 2008 IFLA annual meeting. They must be citizens or permanent residents of the United States. Applicants should have an interest in cooperative endeavors with international libraries, international standards, or other international library and information issues.
Financial Details
The scholarship covers conference registration, passport fee (if applicable), international economy-class air travel, ground transportation, meals, and lodging.
Deadlines
- Complete applications must be submitted using CLIR's online application form by January 21, 2008.
- Those materials which must be submitted in hard copy (including transcripts and references) must be postmarked to CLIR by January 21, 2008. (The following note was added on January 10: Since the postmark deadline for your transcripts and references is a federal holiday, please have these postmarked by January 22, 2008.)
- The award recipient will be notified by April 7, 2008.
Application Contents
A complete application will consist of the following items:
- a completed and submitted online application form
- official transcripts of undergraduate and graduate-school records; one copy of each transcript is sufficient
- two letters of reference that should be sent directly to CLIR by the individuals completing the references; an application will not be considered complete until CLIR has received both references.
All supporting documentation must be sent to CLIR by mail and postmarked no later than January 21, 2008. To meet the deadline, the applicant may need to make arrangements for transcripts and references well in advance.
Applicants must supply their reference providers with instructions
in the document entitled "Reference Form," which may be downloaded through the online application form. All reference letters must be received by CLIR as signed, sealed originals.
Supporting documentation should be sent to:
Rovelstad Scholarship in International Librarianship
Council on Library and Information Resources
1755 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Suite 500
Washington, DC 20036-2124 USA
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