The February 15, 2007 deadline for applying for the North American
Serials Interest Group's (NASIG) 2007 grants, awards, and scholarships
is fast approaching. 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/Coordinator of Serials
Mississippi State University Libraries
P.O. Box 5408
Mississippi State, MS 39762
662-325-8184
pcarr@library.msstate.edu