NASIG is pleased to announce the beginning of the
application cycle for its 2016 grants, awards, and
scholarships to be awarded at the 31st Annual Conference
being held in Albuquerque, NM, June 9-12,2016.

The application deadline is January 29, 2016.

Please visit http://bit.ly/1Osyj90 for full descriptions and
application materials.

PROFESSIONAL/PARAPROFESSIONAL AWARDS

Birdie MacLennan Award

An award for a mid-career professional, covering conference
registration, three nights lodging, and travel costs within
North America.

Capstone Award

A $1500 award to recognize a professional who has made
significant and distinguished contributions to the field of
information resource management.

First-Timer Award

An award for an information resources management
professional or paraprofessional who has not attended a
NASIG conference, covering costs of registration, three
nights lodging, and travel within North America.

Horizon Award

Award for a promising new information resources management
professional, covering cost of conference registration,
three nights lodging, and travel within North America.
Recipients will also be invited to serve on a NASIG
committee.

John Merriman Joint NASIG/UKSG Award

An award for a professional within each organization to
attend both the NASIG and UKSG annual conferences.

Marcia Tuttle International Award

A $3,000 grant for an individual working in the information
supply chain to fund appropriate activities in fostering
international communication and education.

Paraprofessional Specialist Award

Awards for promising paraprofessionals, covering cost of
conference registration, three nights lodging,and travel
within North America.

Rose Robischon Scholarship

A scholarship awarded to an information resource management
professional lacking funds for travel. The scholarship
covers the cost of conference registration, three nights
lodging, and travel within North America.

STUDENT AWARDS

John Riddick Student Grant

Grants for qualifying students to attend the NASIG annual
conference, covering cost of registration, three nights
lodging, and travel within North America.

Fritz Schwartz Education Scholarship

A $3,000 scholarship and conference travel grant for a
graduate student demonstrating excellence in scholarship and
the potential for accomplishments in an information resource
management career.

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Leigh Ann DePope
Publicist, NASIG, Inc.
publicist@nasig.org | @NASIG
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Established in 1985, NASIG is an independent organization
that promotes communication, information, and continuing
education about serials and the broader issues of scholarly
communication. For more information about NASIG, please
visit http://www.nasig.org/.

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