Every two years VALA offers up to two Travel Scholarships to enable suitable persons to travel overseas to examine aspects of library automation. Candidates proposing to study newer technologies of potential application in Australia but not yet seen here are most likely to be successful. No formal qualifications are required. Although candidates should be working in library or information related areas, they need not be employed in traditional library environments.
The successful candidates will receive up to AUD $13,000 towards travel, accommodation and living expenses. Successful candidates must complete their study by 30 June 2013, and will be offered the opportunity of presenting a paper at the 17th VALA Biennial National Conference in February 2014.
Closing date for nominations: Friday 2 November 2012.
To obtain guidelines and nomination forms, you can:
- print off the VALA Travel Scholarship guidelines;
- e-mail vala@vala.org.au;
- call our office on (03) 9725 2725;
The VALA web site provides details on all our Travel Scholars. Travel Scholarship papers that are presented at the VALA Biennial Conference are identified on the VALA web site with the VALA Travel Scholar icon.