[OPEN-ILS-DOCUMENTATION] Code4Lib Scholarships available

[Grace Dunbar]

Please excuse the cross-posting.

Equinox Software is offering 2 scholarships to the code4lib conference 
in February.
The scholarships will reimburse travel and accommodation expenses up to 
$750.00 USD for a full-time employee from public libraries using either 
Evergreen or Koha to attend the Code4Lib Conference in Seattle February 
6-9, 2012.  The awardees will also receive free registration to Code4Lib.

ELIGIBILITY
The applicants must be presently working in a public library that is 
currently using or is actively committed to moving to either Evergreen 
or Koha as their ILS.
The applicants must indicate any amount and source of additional funding 
which, combined with the Scholarship, will permit them to cover their 
expenses to attend the Conference.  (This will not reduce the amount of 
the award.)
Preference will be given to underfunded libraries or libraries in budget 
crisis.

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION    December 31, 2011
The email application should include a current resume, including all 
contact information, education, and experience, along with an essay as 
described below.

The applicants will write up to 750 words of narrative in English to 
address the following:
•    Description of the library’s mission and commitment to open source 
solutions
•    How attendance may benefit the applicant
•    How the applicant intends to share the benefit of the experience 
with colleagues
•    Description of funding constraints, budgetary limitations, or 
travel/hiring freezes pertinent to the applicant’s situation

APPLICATION ADDRESS:     Please send resumes and essays to Grace Dunbar 
before December 31, 2011 by email attachment to c4lgrant at esilibrary.com

NOTIFICATION:   The successful applicants will be notified by January 5, 
2012.

Feel free to re-post this announcement and/or the attached press release.
Thanks!
Grace

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