More on the VRA travel awards below. Please excuse the cross posting. Best regards, Maureen
>Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2006 14:50:19 -0700 >Reply-To: Visual Resources Association <VRA-L at LISTSERV.UARK.EDU> >Sender: Visual Resources Association <VRA-L at LISTSERV.UARK.EDU> >From: Jackie Spafford <spafford at ARTHISTORY.UCSB.EDU> >Subject: Visual Resources Association 2007 Travel Awards >To: VRA-L at LISTSERV.UARK.EDU > >Dear VRA members, > >I would like to provide a little more information about the travel awards >to build on last week's announcement. These awards are for travel and >attendance at the VRA's Silver Jubilee conference in Kansas City, MO, >March 27 to April 1, 2007. > >This year we have a total of 11 awards available: >. Six (6) Luraine Tansey Travel Awards ($750 each) >. The Archivision Corporate-sponsored Travel Award ($750) >. The Gallery Systems Corporate-sponsored Travel Award ($750) >. The Kathe Albrecht Award ($750) >. The Davis Art Images Award, for an international member ($1,000) >. The Saskia, Ltd. Award, for an international member ($1,000) > >In addition, we are offering several Top-Up Awards this year: funding of >$250 to $500 for members with only partial institutional funding. > >You can see a preliminary schedule for the conference at ><http://www.vraweb.org/conferences.html> to assist with your conference >planning and application. The cost for half-day workshops will be $55 >each; costs for full-day workshops, tours and other special events will be >announced in the coming weeks. > >AWARD CRITERIA: Travel awards are granted to eligible VRA members who wish >to participate in the annual conference, demonstrate financial need and >clearly describe their expected benefits of attendance. Other >considerations used in applicant evaluation are: new member/first-time >attendance at a VRA annual conference; veteran professional attendance; >international member participation; and level of conference participation. >Note: You are not eligible if you have won a VRA Travel Award in the past >three years (2004-2006). > >AWARD APPLICATION: Applicants must provide the committee with a complete >and accurate application form. The application form is now available on >the VRA website in the MemberClicks section <http://www.vraweb.org> (Note: >you must be a VRA member to log in). Your application should indicate how >you meet any of the above-listed award criteria and, in specific terms, >should detail how you expect to benefit from conference attendance. The >application form also includes a 'projected expenses' section for >demonstration of financial need. > >Before you apply, please read the document "Tips for Travel Award >Applicants", which is linked at the top of the application page. Before >you submit your application, remember to print it for your records; you >will receive a confirmation by email after you submit, but not a copy of >your full submission. > >Application Deadline: November 7, 2006, 5pm Eastern Time. > >Travel Award recipients will be notified no later than November 28, and >must confirm in writing that they will be able to attend the conference. >A recipient must commit to attend at least 50% of the conference in order >to accept an award. Awards are made as checks in U.S. dollars for North >American recipients, and as cashiers checks in U.S. dollars for >international recipients. The Travel Award checks will be presented at >the VRA Annual Business Meeting during the conference. Post-conference, >recipients are required to submit a summary report and receipts totaling >the amount of their award to the VRA Executive Board. > >If you have any questions, please contact: >Jackie Spafford >Chair, Travel Awards Committee >Visual Resources Association >spafford at arthistory.ucsb.edu Maureen Burns, Ed.D. Humanities Curator Visual Resources Collection University of California, Irvine 92697-3375 949-824-8027 ph 949-824-4298 fx maburns at uci.edu www.arts.uci.edu/vrc/ http://vrc.ucr.edu/luci/index.html
