Please excuse cross-postings: > VRA FOUNDATION PROJECT GRANT PROGRAM > http://vrafoundation.org.s119319.gridserver.com/index.php/grants/project_grants/ > > > Deadline: October 30, 2013 > > The Visual Resources Association Foundation (VRAF) announces the deadline for > its next round of Project Grants. This program provides support for projects > in the field of visual resources and image management that are consonant with > the VRA Foundation mission. > Two grants are available in the fall 2013 cycle with up to $1,500 to be > awarded per grant. The funds may be used for stand-alone projects, pilots or > start-up financing for larger projects, or for a significant component of a > larger project. Collaborative projects and those proposed by groups, whether > or not affiliated with an organization or institution, are encouraged. Of > particular interest are innovative projects with results that can have broad > impact and be shared with the global community. Categories to be considered > for funding would include, but not necessarily be limited to, the following: > Image Cataloging and Metadata > > Data Standards > > Digital Archives > > Digitization Projects of Special and/or Unique Collections (Educational > Institutions, Libraries, Museums) > > Visual Literacy > > Pedagogy and Technology > > Intellectual Property Rights > > The Foundation reviews and selects projects for funding in the Fall. The > exact dates are published with each request for proposals. The deadline for > the Fall 2013 review is October 30, 2013. Awards will be announced by > December 11, 2013. > > The VRA Foundation has United States Internal Revenue Service status as a > 501c3 non-profit entity. All elements of a proposed project must be performed > within the legal parameters of United States local, regional, and federal > government requirements. International applications are welcome from > institutions or individuals provided applicant institutions have the > equivalent of US non-profit status, and applicant individuals have a similar > non-profit, educational purpose. > > For information about the Project Grant Program contact: > Maureen Burns, > VRA Foundation Board of Directors, > moaburns at gmail.com, phone: 310-489-3792. > > Thank you for your interest! > >
