1. LACUNY Professional Travel Grants
Professional Development- Building CUNY : (Re)discover the Possibilities
Prof. Alexandra de Luise, QC and Dr. Kanu A. Nagra, BMCC
Co-Chairs LACUNY PDC

2. LACUNY Professional Travel Grant Awards
Frequency of Awards : Fall and Spring  for total 6 FULL LACUNY members
Purpose : Attending and/or Presenting at Professional Conference/Event/ Meeting
Award : $600

3. Eligibility- LACUNY Professional Travel Grant Awards
Applicants must be LACUNY members with full membership before applying for the award.
For more details about LACUNY Membership and payment information see :
Awards will not be given to more than one person from each institution.
Past grant awardees are NOT eligible.
Availability--or lack of availability--of travel funds at local colleges or library departments are not considered.
Grant recipients can acquire/request money from their colleges but cannot duplicate receipts.
 This is not a research travel grant, which is covered by the PSC-CUNY Research Awards. In addition, this grant is separate from any funds which may be available through a particular college or department.

4. Professional Travel Grant Application
Must Read and Follow the Proposal Guidelines
Proposal: It should be no longer than 500 words. Please note applications submitted with more than 500 words will not be considered. * Explain how attending such an event can benefit the applicant in his/her professional development * Indicate how the member’s attendance furthers LACUNY’s mission * Describe how one’s attendance contributes to areas of special focus within CUNY libraries * Describe how the conference or meeting or event explores new trends in the field. * How well these ideas are communicated in the proposal to the reviewers.

5. Professional Travel Grant Application
Budget: The inclusion of a detailed budget indicating the following • Estimation of travel expenses (by most economical method) •  Air •  Train •  Car •  Other •   Meals •   Lodging •   Registration fee •   Local travel
It may go above $600 but award is granted for $600. Grant recipients can acquire/request money from their colleges but cannot duplicate receipts.

6. Do’s and Don’ts Must write the proposals in set word limit
Submit on time (11:59 PM EST)
Quality of writing
Do not mention your college, library name in the proposal

7. Application Codes, Blind Review Process and Rubrics
Applications Code( AP Code)
Project Proposal
Is it 500 words or below?
If Yes: Evaluate the application based on rubrics
If NO- Do not evaluate it and assign -NC
Category 1: How does attendance further LACUNY's mission?
Category 2: Organization & clarity of proposal; are the objectives clearly communicated?
Category 3: How does attendance contribute to areas of special focus within CUNY libraries?
Category4: How does attendance help participant explore new trends in the field?
Category 5: Is the candidate selected as a speaker /presenter of event/conference?
If YES = 1
If NO=0
( if the candidate submitted a proposal in event and still waiting to hear the result then the ranking is equivalent to NO =0)
Total 1
SP161 2
SP162 3
SP163 4
SP164 5
SP165

8. Winners, Summary Report and Distribution of Funds
The winners are announced along with their conference paper title and venue over CULIBS
It is not necessary to be a presenter at conference in order to win. Of the past 18 librarian winners, 15 presented, 2 attended and 1 was unable to attend
Following within a month of conference, it is required to submit receipts and a one page summary report
By accepting the award they are attending this particular conference
Can only win once, and no more than one winner per round from any one CUNY institution.
Winners have become reviewers. We occasionally seek volunteers to review travel grant applications from among our committee. Winners have been invited to our committee meetings to give a short presentation of their paper
If family emergency or other un avoidable circumstances doesn’t allow you to attend conference, let co chairs know.
If your proposed paper is not accepted and you are still attending the same conference , You can still keep the award if you are winner

9. Upcoming
LACUNY Professional Travel Award Fall Look for announcement over CULIB-L

10. LACUNY PDC is Planning Other Professional Awards
What are your views of having awards for Professional Accomplishments? Distinguished Librarian Award Book/ Paper Publication Awards Other

11. Dr. Kanu Nagra and Prof. Alexandra de Luise Co-Chairs LACUNY PDC
Thanks!
Dr. Kanu Nagra and Prof. Alexandra de Luise Co-Chairs LACUNY PDC