2008 SWALL GRANT APPLICATION
I am applying for the following grants:
_____ a. Kate Mara Grant
_____ b. Marian Boner Grant
_____ c. Coco-Miller Grant
_____ d. other (50th Ann. Grant)      


 1. Name:
       
2. Title:
               
3. Address:
       
4. Phone:
FAX:
E-Mail:
       
5. Length of service (at present position):
               

6. Membership:
a. Are you a member of SWALL? 
b. How long have you been a member of SWALL?
c. Are you a member of AALL? 
d. How long have you been a member of AALL?

7. List previous employment in Law Librarianship (attach additional sheets if necessary:
Institution: 
Title: 
Length of Service:
       
8. Educational background (attach additional sheets if necessary):
School, Degree, Date

9. List all AALL, SWALL, and local chapter activities (attach additional sheets if necessary):

10. What is your career goal?

11. How do you feel you will benefit from attendance at the Annual meeting?  

12. Previous SWALL and AALL meetings attended (attach additional sheets if necessary):
Location:
Date:
13. Estimate transportation and conference expenses:

14. If I do NOT receive the award:
[ ] I will definitely not be able to attend.
[ ] I may not be able to attend.
[ ] I will still attend.
[ ] I will still attend, but I will have to cover expenses.

15. Your institution’s travel reimbursement policy:
(a) Applying for SWALL Grants A, B, or C, briefly state your library's policy relating to reimbursement of travel expenses to conferences and conventions:

(b) Or, if you are applying for the special 50th Anniversary Grant, please attach a copy of your institution’s travel reimbursement policy that restricts reimbursement for travel outside the country.

16. Have you or are you planning to apply for any other grant to attend this meeting?  If so, name it and who is awarding it. 

Please read and sign:
If for any reason I cannot attend the SWALL Meeting, I will notify the SWALL Grants Committee within 24 hours of my decision and return the award funds. I agree to furnish receipts documenting my attendance and expenses at the meeting within thirty (30) days of my return. Photocopies will suffice. Any unspent funds must be returned to the SWALL Treasurer within thirty (30) days of returning from attending the SWALL meeting. I will submit a written summary of the meeting for inclusion in the next issue of the SWALL Bulletin.
Signature:

______________________________________________
Applications must be received by October 26, 2007.            

Joan Stringfellow
Dee J. Kelly Law Library
Texas Wesleyan University
School of Law
Phone: (817)212-3824
Fax: (817) 212-3801
E-mail: jstringfellow@law.txwes.edu
Last Updated: September 12, 2007