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Are you a new professional in Visitor Studies?  If so this is an opportunity to
      received a $200 Travelship and free registration to the Visitor Studies
      Conference in August.  Please consider applying TODAY--the deadline is
      April 1.

Thanks,
Carey Tisdal
Research and Evaluation Director
St. Louis Science Center

Questions?  Contact Carey Tisdal by phone at 314/ 289-4490 or e-mail at
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                             April Award Travelship
                Welcoming New Professionals to Visitor Studies!
                        Application Procedures and Form
                          Visitor Studies Association

Purpose
The April Award Travelship helps VSA members, who are new to museum audience
research and evaluation, to attend their first Visitor Studies Conference. The
2001 Award consists of waiver of the conference registration fee and a $200
travel stipend.   The 5th Annual April Award will be presented at the conference
in Orlando in July -August 2001.

Preferences
Preference will be given to applicants who live outside the conference area and
who provide evidence of financial need in order to attend the conference.
Because VSA student members have their own travel fund, they are not eligible to
apply for the April Award.

Selection
Selection of the recipient will be based on the information submitted to the
April Award Committee on this form (or copy of it). The committee will evaluate
responses to each question on the basis of the applicant's professional
potential to contribute to the field of museum audience research/evaluation.
Applicants must be members of VSA. If you have attended a previous VSA
conference you are not eligible for the award.  The recipient will be notified
by May 1, 2001.

Application Form
To apply, please complete this form, attach your succinct descriptive letter and
your support letter, and mail to Carey Tisdal, St. Louis Science Center, 5050
Oakland Ave., St. Louis, MO 63110.  Applications must arrive by APRIL 1, 2001.

Name: _______________________________________      Title:
__________________________________

Institution: ___________________________________   Address:
________________________________

Telephone:____________   FAX:_________________     Email
_________________________________

VSA member: Yes_____ No:_____ Enclosed ________         Membership dues may be
enclosed ($60).

Attended a previous VSA Conference?  Yes___No ____      Years in museum
                                   research/evaluation _________
 Application Letters Enclosed
1.   Please write a one-to-two page letter providing the following information:
·    Identify the areas of museum audience research/evaluation you would like to
explore at the Visitor Studies Conference.  Tell how attending the conference
could develop your professional and personal career goals and enrich the
perspectives you bring to your work in audience research or evaluation.
·    Select an issue or trend in the museum field and explain how audience
research or evaluation could be applied to it.
·    Describe an issue or trend in audience research or evaluation and tell
where you would like to see it go in the future.
·    Identify your accomplishments to date in the audience research/ evaluation
field.
2.   Please include a support letter from someone who knows your work (museum
director, immediate supervisor, VSA member).









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