We seek to broaden access to the professional development opportunities of SCELCapalooza attendance by offering stipends to subsidize SCELC Member institution library staff to attend the conference. This year's SCELCapalooza Attendance Awards are generously sponsored by AAAS|Science.
Criteria for Awards
This award will prioritize support library staff who do not currently hold an ALA-accredited Master’s degree, but all library staff at your institutions are eligible to apply. SCELC Staff will seek director confirmation and approval for all applications. In an effort to reduce the up-front, out of pocket cost for the attendee:
- SCELC will book up to two nights of lodging
- SCELC will prepay two days' per diem of $200/day to help defray any other potential attendance costs-- travel costs, vehicle maintenance, arranging for child care, or anything that might otherwise have kept you from coming!
- SCELC per diem will be *prepaid* (not reimbursed afterwards) to the awardee two weeks ahead of SCELCapalooza-- provided that the awardee completes the necessary forms in advance
- SCELC Staff will notify awardees four weeks before the conference (Tuesday, January 30th) in order to coordinate timely disbursement of awarded funds
Application Form and Timeline
Applications must be received by Tuesday, January 16th @ 6PM Pacific Time. SCELC Staff will notify awardees four weeks before the conference (Tuesday, January 30th) in order to coordinate timely disbursement of awarded funds.
If you have any questions about the application process or your submitted application, please contact Eric Chao at eric@scelc.org.
Awards funds are directly prepaid to the award recipient by the SCELC central office. If you have been chosen to receive a SCELCapalooza Library Staff Attendance Award and have questions about the disbursement process, please contact officemanager@scelc.org.