[ARSCLIST] AFC invites applications: Blanton Owen Fund for ethno. fieldwork

[Stephanie Aileen Hall <shal@xxxxxxx>]

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                    The American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress
                                               invites applications for

                                        The Blanton Owen Fund Award

The American Folklife Center invites applications for the Blanton Owen Fund Award for ethnographic field research, up to $1000 for 2007.  The award was established in 1999 in memory of folklorist Blanton Owen by his family and friends, to support ethnographic field research and documentation in the United States, especially by young scholars and documentarians. Currently this award is offered every other year.
 
Please review all application materials prior to submitting them to the Center to ensure that all the following elements are included. Incomplete applications will not be considered. In the past, successful applicants have consulted with AFC staff members prior to submitting their application. The deadline is March 16, 2007.

The application consists of:

    * A narrative, 750-1500 words long, describing the proposed project and its potential products and audiences
    * A budget and proposed time-frame in which to undertake research (typically for periods of one to three weeks)
    * A resume or statement of previous experience
    * Names, addresses, and phone numbers of three referees who can attest to the applicant's professional work and qualifications to undertake the project
    * Please do not submit photographs, videotapes, CDs, or any physical material

Because of security measures at the Library, US Mail and Federal Express may be delayed for over one month and sensitive media such as photographs may be damaged or destroyed. Therefore, we strongly recommend that applications be submitted as Word- or WordPerfect-formatted documents, attached to an email with the subject line "[your last name] Owen Fund 07 application." Address the email to the Blanton Owen Fund Committee at: folklife@xxxxxxxx You may also fax all materials to: (202) 707-2076.

Address questions to the Chair of the Blanton Owen Fund Committee at the American Folklife Center: (202) 707-5510; folklife@xxxxxxx; Fax (202) 707-2076.


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Stephanie A. Hall
Librarian: Automated Reference Specialist
American Folklife Center   http://www.loc.gov/folklife
Library of Congress           shal@xxxxxxx