[Please excuse the cross-posting. Potential applicants should be aware of a new piece of information since the initial announcement: as part of our overall sponsorship of the conference, Equinox had one attendance slot that was reserved for an Equinox employee. We are now using that slot in order to make the scholarship of benefit to somebody who would otherwise not be able to attend the conference. If you meet the eligibility criteria and either didn't register for the conference yet or are on the waiting list, we encourage you to apply for the scholarship.] Equinox Software is offering 2 scholarships to the code4lib conference in February. The scholarships will reimburse travel and accommodation expenses up to $750.00 USD for a full-time employee from public libraries using either Evergreen or Koha to attend the Code4Lib Conference in Seattle, Washington, USA, from February 6-9, 2012. The awardees will also receive (depending on their circumstances) free registration to Code4Lib or reimbursement of an already-paid registration. ELIGIBILITY The applicants must be presently working in a public library that is currently using or is actively committed to moving to either Evergreen or Koha as their ILS. The applicants must indicate any amount and source of additional funding which, combined with the Scholarship, will permit them to cover their expenses to attend the Conference. (This will not reduce the amount of the award.) Preference will be given to underfunded libraries or libraries in budget crisis. DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION December 31, 2011 The email application should include a current resume, including all contact information, education, and experience, along with an essay as described below. The applicants will write up to 750 words of narrative in English to address the following: • Description of the library’s mission and commitment to open source solutions • How attendance may benefit the applicant • How the applicant intends to share the benefit of the experience with colleagues • Description of funding constraints, budgetary limitations, or travel/hiring freezes pertinent to the applicant’s situation APPLICATION ADDRESS: Please send resumes and essays to Grace Dunbar before December 31, 2011 by email attachment to c4lgrant@esilibrary.com NOTIFICATION: The successful applicants will be notified by January 5, 2012. Feel free to re-post this announcement and/or our press release (http://esilibrary.com/esi/newsitem.php?id=2182) Regards, Galen -- Galen Charlton Director of Support and Implementation Equinox Software, Inc. / The Open Source Experts email: gmc@esilibrary.com direct: +1 770-709-5581 cell: +1 404-984-4366 skype: gmcharlt web: http://www.esilibrary.com/ Supporting Koha and Evergreen: http://koha-community.org & http://evergreen-ils.org