2010 MAC Student Vision Scholarship

The Membership and Recruitment Committee of the Mid-Atlantic Chapter (MAC) of the Medical Library Association invites library students to apply for a conference scholarship to attend the 2010 MAC Annual Meeting which will be held from October 13-15, 2010, at the Friday Center in Chapel Hill, NC.

Student Vision Scholarship information flyer (pdf)

Students attending the conference are invited to explore the benefits of health sciences librarianship through interaction, networking, and mentorship. Special programming elements are being designed for student involvement. This unique opportunity for emerging professionals includes:

In addition, two student posters will be accepted for presentation as part of the official program.

Awards

Ten scholarships will be awarded. Along with complimentary registration for the Welcome Reception on October 13th and full-day registration for October 14th, scholarship recipients will receive meals that are provided as part of the conference program.

The Student Vision Scholarship does not include travel expenses to the conference (airfare, mileage, or car rental), accommodations (hotel), or meals outside of conference programming on Oct 13-14 as defined above.

Eligibility Criteria:

Scholarship applicants must be:

Submission Guidelines

To be considered for this award, applicants must:

Deadline for Submission

Completed applications should be emailed to Bart Ragon, coordinator of the Student Vision Scholarship at bart@virginia.edu by Friday, August 31, 2010. Incomplete applications or applications received after the deadline will not be considered.

All scholarship applicants will be notified via e-mail by Monday, September 13, 2010.

 

Contributing a Poster (Optional)

MAC will accept 2 contributed posters to showcase student research, projects, and talent. Submit your abstract (300 word maximum) with this application. Proposals MUST be submitted as structured abstracts. For more information see the SC/MLA webpage on abstracts or research.mlanet.org. Include a list of authors, their institutional affiliations, email addresses, and telephone numbers. Abstracts will be evaluated on originality, innovation, organization and clarity of presentation, as well as relevance to improving the profession. The applicant will be notified of the committee's decision by Monday, September 13, 2010.

Contributed posters

Presenters should plan to be available to staff posters during a one-hour poster session. Each presenter's area will be provided with a poster board (44 inches tall by 68 inches wide). Students are responsible for the creation and printing of posters. Electrical connections will not be available.

Help is Available!

MAC members have great information to share--if you have little or no experience in preparing posters or presenting papers we invite you to participate in a focused mentoring program. Contact us if you would like to connect with an experienced colleague to give you tips and feedback on preparing and submitting a paper or poster abstract for the MAC meeting. Your mentor will also provide advice on organizing content, design and production of posters, and presenting your work effectively.

To help you get started now with posters, the NN/LM SE/A presentation on using PowerPoint to make posters (pdf) is available.

If you are interested in being assigned a mentor, please contact Meredith Solomon at msolomon@hshsl.umaryland.edu.