[Asis-l] [Sigiii-l] ASIST Travel Grant (fwd)

[Hong Xu]

ASIST Travel Grant made possible with support from the Eugene Garfield
Foundation

The American Society for Information Science and Technology (ASIST)
http://www.asis.org, with support from The Eugene Garfield Foundation, is
offering limited travel grants for information scientists from developing
countries to attend the ASIST Annual Meeting, in Philadelphia, PA, USA,
November 18-21, 2002. [definition of a developing country for the purposes
of this grant is Low-Income Economies, Lower-Middle-Income Economies, and
Severely-Indebted Economies as defined by the World Bank, January 2002,
http://www.worldbank.org/data/countryclass/classgroups.htm.]

ASIST Travel Grant Committee: Dick Hill, Executive Director; ASIST members
Norman Horrocks, Diane Hopkins, Michel Menou, Toni Carbo, Dudee Chiang,
Irene Travis, Joseph Busch, and Sue O'Neill Johnson.

Please note that these grants are limited and there is a possibility that
the grant will not cover all of a participant's costs. In addition, travel
grants are only available for those professionals who have never been to the
United States.

Application Procedure (all-electronic):

1. Submit a standard curriculum vitae in English including your current
position (and description of the position in detail), past positions,
education, association activities, awards, lectures and papers.

2. Write a brief description on the situation on information science in your
institution or country, and how your institution and/or country will benefit
by your attending this conference.

3. Write a brief statement of the anticipated budget for your participation,
including a statement of why this funding support is needed.

4. If available, attach a copy of a recent paper or lecture you have
written.

Send this information or any questions by e-mail to sueojohnson at msn.com,
Chair Elect of ASIST, SIG International Information Issues. The deadline is
August 31, 2002. Travel grant winners will be announced by September 15,
2002.

http://www.asis.org



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