The North American Serials Interest Group (NASIG) is pleased to announce
the beginning of its application cycle for NASIG's 2007 grants, awards,
and scholarships. Every year, NASIG awards student travel grants, awards
for promising serialists, scholarships for library school students, and
an international award to aid in serials research. Since 1988, NASIG has
granted over 130 student grant awards- including 6 grants for Mexican
students, 5 Marcia Tuttle Awards for international serials research, 9
Fritz Schwartz educational scholarships, 22 Horizon Awards to recognize
up-and-coming members of the profession, and, in 2006, the first ever
Serials Specialist award to an outstanding serials paraprofessional.
For more awards information, please visit the NASIG Awards Web page at
http://www.nasig.org/awards/.  All awards will be presented at the
22nd Annual Conference in Louisville, KY. NASIG Student Grant Award:
This award is open to qualified students in any NASIG member country
(defined for this purpose as the United States, Canada, Mexico, and
Greenland). Students who are currently enrolled at the graduate level at
an ALA-accredited library school now and/or at the time of enrollment,
who do not already have an ALA-accredited degree, and who have expressed
an interest in some aspect of serials work, are eligible.  Through the
granting of these awards, NASIG desires to encourage participation in
the serials information chain by students who are interested in pursuing
some aspect of serials work upon completion of their professional
degrees.  Expenses for travel within North America, registration, and
three nights lodging will be paid by NASIG. Conference registration
includes most meals, and a stipend of $75 is intended to offset the cost
of meals not included and transportation between the airport and the
conference hotel. Each recipient will also receive a year's free
membership in NASIG. NASIG Horizon Award: The purpose of the NASIG
Horizon Award is to advance the profession by providing promising new
information professionals with the opportunity to accelerate their
knowledge and understanding of serials by networking and interacting
with a wide range of dedicated professionals working in all segments of
the serials information chain, including vendors, publishers, and all
non-traditional serialists. The award provides the recipient with a
firsthand introduction to NASIG by sponsoring attendance at the NASIG
annual conference. NASIG will pay for all conference registration, three
nights lodging, and travel costs within North America. Conference
registration includes most meals, and a stipend of $75 is intended to
offset the cost of meals not included and transportation between the
airport and the conference hotel. In addition, to encourage active
participation in NASIG, the recipient will receive a year's free
membership in NASIG and will be invited to serve on a NASIG committee
the year following the award. At least one award will be given in 2007.
NASIG Serials Specialist Award: The purpose of the NASIG Serials
Specialist Award is to provide a promising paraprofessional with the
opportunity to advance his/her knowledge and understanding of serials by
networking and interacting with a wide range of dedicated professionals
working in all segments of the serials information chain. The award
provides the recipient with a firsthand introduction to NASIG by
sponsoring attendance at the NASIG annual conference. NASIG will pay for
conference registration, three nights housing, and travel costs within
North America. Conference registration includes most meals, and a
stipend of $75 is intended to offset the cost of meals not included and
transportation between the airport and the conference hotel. In
addition, to encourage active participation in NASIG, the recipient will
receive a year's free membership. NASIG Marcia Tuttle International
Grant: The grant will provide funding for an individual working in any
area of the serials information chain to foster international
communication and education through activities involving some aspect of
serials such as, but not limited to: research, collaborative projects,
job exchanges, and presentation of papers at conferences. Applicants may
be either serialists practicing in North American countries seeking
funding for appropriate activities involving some aspect of serials
taking place outside North American countries, or serialists practicing
outside North American countries seeking funding for appropriate
activities involving some aspect of serials in North American countries.
The grant is named in honor of Marcia Tuttle. NASIG Fritz Schwartz
Scholarship Grant: NASIG awards a $3,000 scholarship to a
library/information science graduate student who demonstrates excellence
in scholarship and the potential for accomplishment in a serials career.
The purpose of the scholarship is to advance the serials profession by
providing an aspiring library student who has prior serials experience
with enhanced educational opportunities. In addition to the scholarship,
the recipient will receive a NASIG Conference Student Grant Award to
attend the NASIG conference for the year in which the scholarship is
given. Expenses for travel within North America, registration, and three
nights lodging will be paid by NASIG. Conference registration includes
most meals, and a stipend of $75 is intended to offset the cost of meals
not included and transportation between the airport and the conference
hotel. The 2007 Annual Conference will be held at the Galt House Hotel
and Suites in Louisville, Kentucky, May 31-June 3, 2007. The recipient
will also receive a year's free membership in NASIG.    Patrick L. Carr
Assistant Professor/Serials Librarian
Mississippi State University Libraries
P.O. Box 5408
Mississippi State, MS 39762
662-325-7666
pcarr@library.msstate.edu