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Visual Resources Association
28th Annual Conference
March 16-21, 2010

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Travel Awards

 

Travel Awards

The application period has expired. The list of recipients will be announced on the VRA listserv the first week of December.

The following awards are available for the 2010 conference:

  • Six Tansey fund awards of $850 each
  • The Kathe Hicks Albrecht award of $850 (for a first-time conference attendee)
  • Two New Horizons awards of $850 each. These awards are aimed at members in the following categories: solo VR professionals, part-time VR professionals, geographically isolated VR professionals, VR professionals in smaller institutions, and/or first-time attendees
  • An international member award of $1,000 (sponsored by Saskia, Inc.)
  • Five Top-up awards: These are aimed at supplementing the costs of attendees with partial conference funding. This year there are three Tansey Top-Up awards of $300, one award of $500 (sponsored by Davis Art Images), and one award of $250 (the Joseph C. Taormina Memorial Travel Award)
  • A New Horizons student travel award of $300, for a full-time student enrolled in an accredited degree program and considering a career in visual resources

Before you apply, PLEASE READ "Travel Award Rules and Guidelines", "Tips for VRA Travel Awards Applicants", and "Types of Travel Awards", all linked here as PDFs:
http://www.vraweb.org/organization/committees/travel/index.html


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