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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Apply Now for the 2017 MANGO/NMRT Professional Development Grant</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> <span style="background:yellow">Deadline: Tuesday, March 7, 2016 at 5 pm (EST)</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> We are excited to announce that members of ALA’s New Members Round Table (NMRT) can apply to receive a $1000 grant, which will assist with expenses to attend the ALA Annual Conference, June 22 –
June 27, 2017 in Chicago, Illinois. This award is generously sponsored by MANGO Languages.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> <u>You must be a current member of NMRT in order to apply</u>. To join NMRT, visit the<span style="color:black"> </span></span><a href="http://www.ala.org/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC">ALA
website</span></a><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> and follow the “Join ALA” link to add NMRT to your ALA membership, it is well worth the low cost! Successful applicants will show their attendance at ALA will impact their home
institution, NMRT or another ALA organization, and their personal professional development.
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<span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScsq8MbU8_7gQMyjAIiuefoTylbWe5K6AhGGYWmWfc9SaVl1Q/viewform?c=0&w=1"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Click Here</span></a><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
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<span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> Questions? Please contact Katy Holder, Chair of the NMRT Professional Development Grant Committee, at<span style="color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="mailto:holderk4@winthrop.edu" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC">holderk4@winthrop.edu</span></a></span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">. </span>
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