Purpose
The ARLIS/ANZ NZ Chapter Travel Fund has been established to enable the New Zealand Chapter to make annual grants to promote professional development of, and communication between, art librarians and to strengthen and promote the Society in New Zealand. To this end, awards may be made to assist attendance at an ARLIS/ANZ meeting, seminar or conference within New Zealand or Australia.

Guidelines
1. Applicants must be personal or institutional members of ARLIS/ANZ of twelve months' standing and resident in New Zealand

2. Members intending to apply should submit an application in the prescribed form at least two months before the meeting or seminar, and at least three months before a conference. Late applications will not be accepted

3. The NZ Chapter Committee will make a decision and announce the results at least 6 weeks before a meeting or seminar, and at least two months before a conference

4. Members of the NZ Chapter Committee are not eligible to apply for the travel fund in the years they hold office

5. The NZ Chapter Committee may seek additional information from an applicant prior to granting an award

6. An unsuccessful applicant may resubmit their application for another meeting, seminar or conference

7. The decisions of the ARLIS/ANZ NZ Chapter Committee shall be final and no correspondence regarding them shall be entered into

8. ARLIS/ANZ NZ Chapter Committee reserves the right to make no award if no suitable application is received

9. Applicants seeking funding to attend a conference must contribute a paper to the proceedings of the Conference or make some significant contribution. ARLIS/ANZ will have the first publication rights to such a paper

10. In making an award to attend an ARLIS/ANZ conference, preference may be given to a member who has not had the opportunity to attend on a previous occasion

11. Awards may be used to supplement funding from other sources but details of such additional funding must be included in the application

12. The recipient of the award may not receive a further NZ Chapter Travel Fund award within three years.

Value
Up to a total of NZ$500 may be awarded on an annual basis (subject to availability) either in one lump sum or as several smaller amounts.


Applicants should submit an application that includes the following information
Name

Address

Telephone

Fax

Email

Current position

Brief resume giving:
• educational background
• relevant employment history
• professional activities, particularly in ARLIS/ANZ
• length of membership of ARLIS/ANZ

Short summary of purpose for which an award is sought with:
• a brief description of specific interests and expectations of the meeting, seminar or conference in terms of current projects and professional development goals
• abstract of a conference paper (if applicable)

Names of 2 referees (for conference applications only)

Details of other funding received or applied for

Source of information about the award

Applications should be sent to the New Zealand chapter Treasurer:

Fran McGowan
Ministry for Culture & Heritage
PO Box 5364
WELLINGTON 6145