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We invite all eligible VRA members to apply for a Travel Award and join us
for the Visual Resources Association'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 Travel Award ($750)
. The Davis Art Images Travel Award, for an international member
($1,000)
. The Saskia, Ltd. Travel 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
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