[Students-l] Fwd. [Air-L] Web archiving PhD funding, sponsored by IIPC

[M.J. Menou]

> Date: Tue, 3 Jan 2012 14:40:18 -0500
> From: "Taylor, Nicholas A." <ntay at loc.gov>
 > To: "air-l at listserv.aoir.org" <air-l at listserv.aoir.org>
 > Subject: [Air-L] Web archiving PhD funding, sponsored by IIPC
>
> Web Archiving Doctoral Support Funding Available Application Deadline
> February 15, 2012
> http://infosciencephd.unt.edu/iipc-web-archiving-doctoral-support-award
>
>  The University of North Texas College of Information
> (http://www.ci.unt.edu) is accepting applications for a 3-year award
> to support doctoral studies in its Interdisciplinary Information
> Science Ph.D. Program (http://infosciencephd.unt.edu). The IIPC Web
> Archiving Doctoral Support Award is made possible by a grant from the
> International Internet Preservation Consortium (IIPC,
> http://netpreserve.org). The mission of the IIPC is to acquire,
> preserve and make accessible knowledge and information from the
> Internet for future generations everywhere, promoting global exchange
> and international relations.
>
> The College of Information is collaborating with two members of the
> IIPC in providing a high-value, high-impact doctoral experience for
> the selected student. The overarching goal for this initiative is to
> build capacity in the academy to train and prepare future researchers
> and faculty members to address the multifaceted challenges of
> preserving and using web archives. Two IIPC members - University of
> North Texas Libraries (http://www.library.unt.edu) and the Internet
> Archive (http://www.archive.org) - will provide opportunities for
> hands-on practice and research to supplement and complement rigorous
> coursework. The awardee will also be directly engaged in activities
> of the IIPC. This award will be made by April 1, 2012 to a qualified
> applicant to begin the Ph.D. program in Denton, Texas, in Fall 2012.
>
> The IIPC Web Archiving Doctoral Support Award includes the following
> funding, totaling approximately $40,000 per year in financial
> support: * Annual scholarship to offset travel, lodging, and other
> living costs, as well as expenses related to coursework and study
> (e.g., books); provided by IIPC. * Graduate Academic Tuition
> Scholarship (http://www.tsgs.unt.edu/questions#GATS) that will cover
> all tuition and mandatory fees; provided by the UNT Toulouse School
> of Graduate Studies and the College of Information. * Graduate
> Research Assistantship providing a salary for 20 hours of work per
> week, plus health insurance, with assignment to UNT Libraries Digital
> Projects Unit; provided by the UNT Libraries and the College of
> Information. * Summer internship at the Internet Archive (San
> Francisco, CA); paid by the Graduate Research Assistantship; provided
> by the Internet Archive and the College of Information.
>
> Applicants must follow the special instructions to apply for the IIPC
> Web Archiving Doctoral Support Award. In addition, applicants must
> meet all general admission requirements of the UNT Toulouse School of
> Graduate Studies (http://www.tsgs.unt.edu) and follow the normal
> application process (http://infosciencephd.unt.edu/admission) for the
> Interdisciplinary Information Science Ph.D. Program If you are
> interested in this unique opportunity and for complete details and
> step-by-step instructions to apply for this award, see IIPC Web
> Archiving Doctoral Support Award
> (http://infosciencephd.unt.edu/iipc-web-archiving-doctoral-support-award).
>
>
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