From: Anderson, Kamili [mailto:doris.anderson@Howard.edu] Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 2014 12:06 PM Subject: TIME-SENSITIVE: Moorland-Spingarn Research Center 2014 Travel-to-Collections Grants--APPLICATION DEADLINE JUNE 2, 2014 Colleagues: I am forwarding this to you in hopes that you will share news of this exciting opportunity widely with your networks via your publications, email, web postings, or otherwise. Thank You! Beginning fall 2014[http://lgimages.s3.amazonaws.com/data/imagemanager/82859/msrc_logo__2_.jpg]<http://www.howard.edu/msrc>, the Moorland-Spingarn Research Center (MSRC) at Howard University<http://www.howard.edu/msrc>, one of the largest repositories of archival materials relating to the history and culture of people of African descent throughout the Diaspora, will be awarding up to eight (8) of its inaugural Mellon/Moorland Travel-to-Collections Grants<http://library.howard.edu/content.php?pid=485081&sid=4845571#17906880>. With funding from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the Friends of Moorland-Spingarn, the Travel-to-Collections program provides up to $2,500 to support research in African American, African, and African Diasporan Studies that would benefit from access to the MRSC's extensive collections<http://www.howard.edu/msrc/manuscripts_processed.html>. Faculty members, graduate students, and independent scholars who are not affiliated with Howard University are eligible to apply. Applicants must live at least 100 miles from Howard University's Washington, DC, campus. The deadline for applications is June 2, 2014; awards will be announced on June 13, 2014. Click here<http://lgdata.s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com/docs/1534/1086234/2014_Travel-to-Collections_Grant_Application.pdf> to view/download and complete the application. For more information, contact Kamili Anderson at pubaffairs_HULS@howard.edu<mailto:pubaffairs_HULS@howard.edu> or (202) 806-7237. D. Kamili Anderson D. Kamili Anderson, Public Affairs & Communications Specialist Howard University Library System (HULS)<http://library.howard.edu/library> 500 Howard Place, Room 228 Founders Washington, DC 20059 (202) 806-7237 ofc; -7234 main ofc; (202) 355-3695 cell kamili.anderson@howard.edu<mailto:kamili.anderson@howard.edu> For up-to-date and breaking HULS News, follow us on [Description: facebook icon] <https://www.facebook.com/pages/Howard-University-Library-System-HULS/477400242326423> [Description: twitter icon] <https://twitter.com/HULibrarySystem> "I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library." --Jorge Luis Borges CONFIDENTIALITY NOTE: The information transmitted, including attachments, is intended only for the person(s) or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and destroy any copies of this information.