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> See below for a scholarship opportunity, targeted to early-career map and GIS > librarians, from the Western Association of Map Libraries. The due date is > Sunday 8/7 at 11:59pm PDT. Feel free to circulate widely. > > _____ > > Apply now for the 2022 WAML Diversity and Early Career Librarian > Scholarships! > > The Western Association of Map Libraries (WAML) is an independent association > of map and geospatial librarians and other people with an interest in maps > and geospatial librarianship. WAML is committed to actively encouraging > diverse voices and new perspectives in the field of map and geospatial > librarianship and within our organization. We are excited to announce three > scholarship opportunities in conjunction with the 2022 WAML virtual > conference September 19–20, which is free for all to attend. Each scholarship > includes an award of $500, a one-year membership in WAML, and the opportunity > to present at the virtual conference. The award also includes free conference > registration for the next in-person WAML Annual Meeting. The application > deadline is Sunday, August 7, 11:59 PM (PDT). Scholarship applicants will be > notified of the results by the final week of August 2022. > > See the full program description and application form > > Program Description > > The overarching goal of the WAML Scholarship program is to advance WAML's > efforts toward being a more inclusive organization and to support the > professional development of library-workers from diverse backgrounds. There > are two primary objectives: > > 1. Provide an opportunity for library-workers from under-represented > racial, social, and/or class groups who are interested in map and geospatial > librarianship to learn more about the profession, meet colleagues, and add > new skills and knowledge. > > 2. Introduce new or transitioning librarians to the world of map > librarianship and the emerging career of GIS (Geographical Information > Systems) librarianship. > > As an organization we believe that it is critical for our profession to > reflect on and engage with the cultural and structural biases that are > inherent to map and geospatial librarianship, and thus are actively > recruiting people who may contribute new perspectives and experiences. The > WAML conference provides a great opportunity for students or > new/transitioning librarians to learn, network, and develop themselves and > the profession of Map and GIS librarianship. > > Eligibility > > Applicants do not need to be current WAML members or have registered for the > 2022 conference in order to apply for a scholarship. We welcome applicants > from all types of libraries (academic, public, school, etc.), and it is not > necessary to already be working in a map, geospatial, or GIS library field. > Preference is given to applicants residing in North America and who are new > or transitioning to the profession of map and GIS librarianship and identify > with one or both of the following categories: > > * Diversity: Librarians and library-workers from under-represented racial, > social, and/or class groups who are interested in map and geospatial > librarianship. > > * Early Career: Early-career librarians, MLIS students (currently enrolled > or recently graduated), and library workers new to map and geospatial > librarianship. > > Application Process > > To apply for the scholarship, please complete the application form which asks > for: (1) a current CV/resume, (2) a brief summary of your interests in Map > and/or GIS librarianship, and (3) a response to the following prompt: > identify an impactful map, mapping project, or cartographic technique or > medium and develop a response to your selection that addresses the questions > below. In your response, we encourage you to think about how maps can be > critically applied to social justice in our society. The map or mapping > project you choose can be one you created, or one created by someone else. > > * How has your selection affected you personally and/or society as a whole? > > * How do the cartographic or technical details of your selection influence > the story it conveys? > > * What other qualities of your selection make it impactful? > > A current CV/resume is required and will be used to gain a general sense of > you as an applicant. > > Format > > We invite a variety of formats and strongly encourage creativity in your > response! You are free to craft your submission in whatever format you feel > best represents your response. This may include (but is not limited to) a > video essay, podcast, story map, digital exhibit, written essay, web page, or > any other medium that will help you argue the impact of your selection. > > Post-award obligations for scholarship recipients: > > * Attend the WAML Annual Meeting during the year they receive the award. > > * Recipients are encouraged to briefly present at the meeting (the > Scholarship Committee will work with the winners to formulate a topic or > assist in adapting their submission to a presentation format). > > * Serve on the WAML scholarship committee for one year following the award. > > Find the application links at: https://www.waml.org/scholarships > > Contact Phil White (Scholarship Committee Chair) at philip.wh...@colorado.edu > or 303-735-8278 with questions about the program or application process. > > Please share this scholarship information widely with anyone you think may be > interested! > > -- > Ian Spangler > PhD Candidate > Department of Geography > University of Kentucky > itspangler.com > he/him/his
