Grant for South African school/teacher librarian to attend IASL Conference in Australia
Posted by Ingrid Thomson | 29 Jan, 2010The Stichting het Da Vinci Huis is based in Netherlands and has partnered with the International Association of School Librarianship - Africa Sub Sahara region to promote the grant for a young (40 years and younger) South African school/teacher librarian, official interested in school library services and information literacy to attend the IASL Conference in Brisbane, Australia from 27 September – 1 October 2010.
The grant covers:
Two
year membership of IASL
Traveling
costs to the 2010 IASL Annual Conference
Costs
for passport/visa
Travel
insurance
Costs
for accommodation and daily allowance
Selection Committee
Busi Dlamini (IASL Regional Director Africa Sub Sahara)
Prof Ina Fourie (University of Pretoria, Dept of Information Science)
Prof Mary Nassimbeni (University of Cape Town, Centre for Information Literacy)
Mona Niemand (LIASA, Slysig Chair)
Applications
The application for the grant must be accompanied by the following:
A
Curriculum Vitae
A
short description of the school and school library/institution
The
reasons for the application
A
supporting document from a supervisor/principal/manager of the
school/institution
Applicants should include their contact details with the application and the statement forms which can be downloaded from http://albertkb.nl/pageID_8620836.
The deadline for receipt of applications is April 30 2010.
The winner will be announced in June 2010 and will have to give a short presentation (10 minutes) of his/her expectations and needs at the IASL Conference in Brisbane. After the conference, the winner will write a report for a national/international journal.
For more information contact Busi Dlamini and her contact details are below.
Busi Dlamini
Gauteng Dept. Education
111 Commissioner Street
Johannesburg
2001
Tel: 011 355-0763
Fax: 011 355-0766
Alternative:086570350
Mobile: 083 266 8085
email: busid at gpg.gov.za