Greetings Colleagues, I trust you're in good spirits and practicing self-care. Kimberly Gay, Prairie View A&M University (TX), shares the following opportunity. Share as appropriate. Respectfully, Sandra Conference Scholarship for Librarians and or Faculty, Students, Staff Representing Historically Black Colleges and Universities who are in the field of Agriculture: Attention: The USAIN Awards Committee is pleased to announce we are now accepting applications for our biennial conference scholarships. We look forward to hearing from you! CONFERENCE SCHOLARSHIP FOR MEMBERS REPRESENTING HBCUs One $2000.00 scholarship to be applied to the costs of attending the USAIN 2020 conference is available to USAIN members who represent Historically Black Colleges and Universities and who are involved in the field of agricultural information. The virtual conference will be held April 3-6, 2022 hosted by the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, AR. If not already a USAIN member, you will need to be a USAIN member upon winning the scholarship. USAIN membership at: https://usain.org/join-us To apply, send a cover letter including name, address, e-mail address, and phone number along with job title/description, place of employment and or student status and a brief explanation of why you are interested in attending the USAIN conference. Also, submit an essay on a separate page or pages. The essay should be double-spaced, no more than 750 words, and address the 2022 conference theme: "Supporting Agriculture: Food, Fiber, and Family." Essays will be judged on the basis of thoughtfulness, quality of writing, and adherence to application guidelines as described above. Award recipients agree to write and publish a reflection of their conference experience on USAIN social media. The reflection will be submitted to the Awards & Honors Committee for approval prior to publication. A check will be mailed to the recipient following the USAIN Awards ceremony at the Conference. USAIN reserves the right to withhold the awards if there are no suitable applicants. Deadline is January 15-20, 2022. Scholarship recipients will be notified by January 31, 2022. Additional conference information is available at: https://usain.org/2022-meeting Send the cover letter and essay via email to: Kimberly Gay Head of Reference and Information Services. College of Agriculture and Human Sciences Librarian II Prairie View A&M University kmgay@pvamu.edu<file:///C:/Users/suzanne/AppData/Local/Microsoft/Windows/INetCache/Content.Outlook/5STYX2PW/kmgay@pvamu.edu> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thank you for your interest in the USAIN Scholarships. USAIN Awards Committee 2021-2022 Suzanne Stapleton (Chair), University of Florida; Jessica Page, Ohio State University; Patricia Hartman, Auburn University; Amy Paster, Pennsylvania State University; Janis Shearer, University of Illinois - Urbana Champaign; Kimberly Gay, Prairie View A&M University Sandra M. Phoenix, Executive Director HBCU Library Alliance 678-210-5801 (office) 404-702-5854 (cell) http://www.hbculibraries.org<http://www.hbculibraries.org/> sphoenix@hbculibraries.org<mailto:sphoenix@hbculibraries.org> Seek justice, honor the ancestors, honor the children and those yet to come. Follow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/hbculibraryalliance1/ and Twitter at https://twitter.com/HBCULibAlliance Check out "PULSE!" The HBCU Library Alliance's News Source! - https://hbculibraryalliance.wordpress.com/

Greetings Colleagues, I trust you're in good spirits and practicing self-care. Kimberly Gay, Prairie View A&M University (TX), shares the following opportunity. Share as appropriate. Respectfully, Sandra Conference Scholarship for Librarians and or Faculty, Students, Staff Representing Historically Black Colleges and Universities who are in the field of Agriculture: Attention: The USAIN Awards Committee is pleased to announce we are now accepting applications for our biennial conference scholarships. We look forward to hearing from you! CONFERENCE SCHOLARSHIP FOR MEMBERS REPRESENTING HBCUs One $2000.00 scholarship to be applied to the costs of attending the USAIN 2020 conference is available to USAIN members who represent Historically Black Colleges and Universities and who are involved in the field of agricultural information. The virtual conference will be held April 3-6, 2022 hosted by the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, AR. If not already a USAIN member, you will need to be a USAIN member upon winning the scholarship. USAIN membership at: https://usain.org/join-us To apply, send a cover letter including name, address, e-mail address, and phone number along with job title/description, place of employment and or student status and a brief explanation of why you are interested in attending the USAIN conference. Also, submit an essay on a separate page or pages. The essay should be double-spaced, no more than 750 words, and address the 2022 conference theme: "Supporting Agriculture: Food, Fiber, and Family." Essays will be judged on the basis of thoughtfulness, quality of writing, and adherence to application guidelines as described above. Award recipients agree to write and publish a reflection of their conference experience on USAIN social media. The reflection will be submitted to the Awards & Honors Committee for approval prior to publication. A check will be mailed to the recipient following the USAIN Awards ceremony at the Conference. USAIN reserves the right to withhold the awards if there are no suitable applicants. Deadline is January 15-20, 2022. Scholarship recipients will be notified by January 31, 2022. Additional conference information is available at: https://usain.org/2022-meeting Send the cover letter and essay via email to: Kimberly Gay Head of Reference and Information Services. College of Agriculture and Human Sciences Librarian II Prairie View A&M University kmgay@pvamu.edu<file:///C:/Users/suzanne/AppData/Local/Microsoft/Windows/INetCache/Content.Outlook/5STYX2PW/kmgay@pvamu.edu> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thank you for your interest in the USAIN Scholarships. USAIN Awards Committee 2021-2022 Suzanne Stapleton (Chair), University of Florida; Jessica Page, Ohio State University; Patricia Hartman, Auburn University; Amy Paster, Pennsylvania State University; Janis Shearer, University of Illinois - Urbana Champaign; Kimberly Gay, Prairie View A&M University Sandra M. Phoenix, Executive Director HBCU Library Alliance 678-210-5801 (office) 404-702-5854 (cell) http://www.hbculibraries.org<http://www.hbculibraries.org/> sphoenix@hbculibraries.org<mailto:sphoenix@hbculibraries.org> Seek justice, honor the ancestors, honor the children and those yet to come. Follow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/hbculibraryalliance1/ and Twitter at https://twitter.com/HBCULibAlliance Check out "PULSE!" The HBCU Library Alliance's News Source! - https://hbculibraryalliance.wordpress.com/