MLA Travel Grant to Attend the ATMLA 2002 Meeting
Applications are now being accepted for a travel grant, funded
principally through the generosity of the national Music Library
Association (MLA), which has awarded the Atlantic Chapter $500 for this
purpose. The grant supports travel, meeting registration, hotel and
subsistence expenses to attend the Chapter's annual meeting at College
Park, Maryland, November 15-16, 2002. Please note that music library
paraprofessionals/support professionals and library school students are
among those eligible for this opportunity and are encouraged to apply.
The grant may be up to $500 for one individual or be divided among up
to three individuals depending on the applicants' needs.
Applicants must reside in one of the states or territories comprising
ATMLA (Southern New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, District
of Columbia, Virginia, and West Virginia), and also be in at least one of the following
eligible categories:
a) A graduate library school student (by the time of the 2002
meeting) aspiring to become a music librarian;
b) A recent graduate (within one year of degree) of a graduate
program in librarianship who is seeking a professional position as a
music librarian;
c) A music librarian (holding a Master of Library Science degree or
qualifications granting an equivalent status at her/his employing
institution, e.g. a certified archivist with other graduate degree
working extensively with music materials) in the first two years of
her/his professional career, or;
d) A library paraprofessional/support professional working with music
materials as a significant portion of his/her job responsibilities.
Applicants must submit the following to arrive by October 1, 2002:
1. A letter of application which includes an explanation of the
reasons for attending the ATMLA annual meeting, a justification of
financial need, and a budget (the double room rate in College Park, MD
is about $100 plus tax). For those applicants currently working in
libraries or archives, justification of financial need must include
evidence that one has sought financial support from one's employing
institution to attend the meeting and that such request was either
denied or insufficiently met;
2. A current résumé or vita;
3. Two letters of support. Where applicable, one of the letters
should be from a current supervisor.
Hotel accommodations will be funded at the double-occupancy rate,
i.e. one-half of the $100 plus tax mentioned above.
Mail application and supporting materials to arrive by October 1,
2002 to:
Donna Fournier
Chair, ATMLA
Magill Library
Haverford College
371 Lancaster Avenue
Haverford, PA 19041
If you have questions regarding the grant or the application process,
please contact Donna via e-mail at dfournie@haverford.edu,
or by phone at 610-896-1174.
Recipients will be notified by October 15, 2002, and announced on
ATMLA-L, the chapter's electronic discussion list immediately
thereafter. Recipients who are not already members of ATMLA are expected
to join before receiving their award. Annual student membership in ATMLA
is currently only $7.00; a regular membership is $12.00.
Please note that ATMLA may elect to pay directly for travel and hotel
expenses on the recipient's behalf and only supply the balance (if any)
of an award following the meeting. If mileage for a personal vehicle is
awarded, it will be paid at the current IRS rate of $0.345 per mile,
also after the meeting.
ATMLA is grateful for the support of this year's endeavor by MLA. It
is our hope that this support of chapter members who are beginning their
careers or whose abilities to travel to meetings are compromised by lack
of institutional funding or other circumstances will assist MLA in
meeting the ongoing recruitment and continuing education objectives
outlined in MLA's Plan 2001.