Association of Rural and Small Libraries (ARSL) Scholarship

For applicants requesting in-person attendance: 

• Conference registration costs (The Library of North Carolina will pay conference registration for scholarship recipients),
• Travel expenses (flight, baggage fees, rental car, public transportation), 
• Hotel expenses (hotel for up to 4 nights -- check into hotel on September 16, check out of hotel on September 19). 

  Grant agreements between the Library of North Carolina and the awardees' library will cover hotel, airfare, and travel costs not to exceed $1,500 based upon receipts submitted after the conference. The Library of North Carolina will pay for the registration costs separately and provide a conference registration code for awardees. Registration costs do not count towards the award amount.      All other expenses such as meals and other incidentals are the responsibility of the staff person and/or library. Be aware that no purchases are allowed until all paperwork has been signed and submitted for each awardee. This scholarship is reimbursable through the awarded library. 

For applicants requesting virtual-only attendance: 

• Virtual Conference registration fees (The Library of North Carolina will pay conference registration for scholarship recipients).   

Determining factors in awarding, should available funding not allow for all eligible applications to be awarded, may include application quality, prior scholarship award in the previous year, number of applicants from the same library system, and presenting at the conference.