<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Dear SOA colleagues,</span></span></font>

<p><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Please excuse cross-postings.</span></span></font><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"> </span></font></p><p><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><b><span style="color:black;background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%"><span>Scholarships</span> available!</span></b></span></font></p>

<p style="text-align:center" align="center"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><a href="https://rbms2022.us2.pathable.com/" target="_blank">What Now? Reflection, Reckoning, and Recovery</a></span></font></p>
<p style="text-align:center" align="center"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><b><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%"><span>RBMS</span> 2022</span></b></span></font></p>
<p style="text-align:center" align="center"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><b><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%">Tuesday, June 21 – Friday, June 24, 2022</span></b><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"></span></span></font></p>
<p style="text-align:center" align="center"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><b><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%">New Haven, CT</span></b></span></font></p>

<p><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">The Rare Books and Manuscripts Section (<span>RBMS</span>) of the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) is currently accepting <span>scholarship</span> applications for the 2022 <span>RBMS</span> Conference, <a href="https://rbms2022.us2.pathable.com/" target="_blank">What Now? Reflection, Reckoning, and Recovery</a>, the first hybrid <span>RBMS</span> conference, to be held in New Haven, CT and online, from June 21-24, 2022. <b>The deadline to apply is January 24, 2022, and applicants will be notified on or before March 18, 2022.</b></span></font></p>

<p style="margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span><span>RBMS</span>
 is committed to increasing equity, diversity and inclusion in its 
membership and the special collections and archives professions. 
Accordingly, preference is given to applicants from underrepresented 
groups that have been historically marginalized or excluded due to race,
 ethnicity, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, economic
 background, age, and/or ability. For more information about the <span>RBMS</span> commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion, <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">please visit the <a href="https://rbms.info/diversity/" target="_blank"><span style="border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in"><span>RBMS</span> website</span></a>.</span> You can also <a href="https://ec.ala.org/donation/ACR-3831-RBMSSF?amount=blank" target="_blank"><span>give to the <span>RBMS</span> <span>Scholarship</span> Fund</span></a> to directly impact these efforts.</span></span></font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span>Full and partial <span>scholarships</span> to the <span>RBMS</span> conference will be awarded. Full <span>scholarships</span>
 include a waiver of the conference registration fee (a $140 – $340 
value depending on registration type) plus a travel stipend ($750). 
Partial <span>scholarships</span> provide complimentary 
registration (a $140 – $340 value depending on registration type) and 
may or may not include a travel stipend depending on applicant 
need/location ($400). The majority of <span>scholarships</span> will be awarded to support those who have not previously attended <span>RBMS</span>; a limited number of <span>scholarships</span> are available to individuals who have previously attended <span>RBMS</span>.</span></span></font></p>

<p><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><b>Eligibility</b></span></font></p>
<p><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">All candidates must be currently enrolled in a library, information 
science, or archival studies program; a graduate of such a program; OR 
currently employed or volunteering as a professional or paraprofessional
 in a rare books, special collections, or archives capacity.</span></font></p>

<p><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><b>Criteria</b></span></font></p>
<p><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">The <span>Scholarships</span> Committee will take into consideration the following criteria when reviewing applicants:</span></font></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc"><li style="margin-left:0in"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span>Evidence of commitment to and interest in the rare books, special collections, and/or archives fields</span></span></font></li><li style="margin-left:0in"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span>For first-time conference participants: Interest in contributing to the profession</span></span></font></li><li style="margin-left:0in"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span>For
 returning conference participants: Interest in contributing to the 
profession through proposed conference participation (speaker/moderator)
 and/or <span>RBMS</span> committee participation</span></span></font></li><li style="margin-left:0in"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span>Potential to benefit professionally from attendance at the conference</span></span></font></li><li style="margin-left:0in"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span>Financial need</span></span></font></li></ul>

<p><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><b>Consideration</b></span></font></p>
<p><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">In awarding the <span>scholarships</span>, preference will be given to:</span></font></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc"><li style="margin-left:0in"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span>Applicants
 from underrepresented groups that have been historically marginalized 
or excluded due to race, ethnicity, gender identity and expression, 
sexual orientation, economic background, age, and/or ability</span></span></font></li><li style="margin-left:0in"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span>Applicants
 employed or volunteering at an institution (or in a position) that 
primarily serves one or more underrepresented and/or historically 
marginalized group(s)</span></span></font></li><li style="margin-left:0in"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span>Applicants who are ACRL/<span>RBMS</span> members</span></span></font></li><li style="margin-left:0in"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span>Applicants who have not previously received a <span>scholarship</span> from ACRL/<span>RBMS</span></span></span></font></li></ul>

<p><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><b>Requirements</b></span></font></p>
<p><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span>Scholarship</span> recipients are required to attend the <span>RBMS</span> conference and complete the conference evaluation. To help us ensure the ongoing improvement of the <span>scholarship</span> program, all <span>scholarship</span> recipients will be required to submit a post-conference evaluation letter by July 29, 2022.</span></font></p>

<p><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><b>The deadline to apply is January 24, 2022 (11:59 pm PST)</b>. All applicants will be notified on or before March 18, 2022. Please see the <span>RBMS</span> Conference Website for more details and to apply: <a href="https://rbms2022.us2.pathable.com/apply-for-scholarship" target="_blank">https://rbms2022.us2.pathable.com/apply-for-<span>scholarship</span></a>.</span></font></p>

<p><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Please feel free to share this opportunity widely!</span></font></p>

<p><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Thank you!</span></font></p><p><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Kimberly Tully and Jennifer Borderud<br>RBMS Scholarships Committee Co-Chairs</span></font></p><p><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Henry Handley, RBMS Scholarships Committee Member<br></span></font></p><p><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">--<br></span></font></p>

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