Bea Roeder Scholarship Directions
The Bea Roeder Fund:
For the Future of Public Folklore in the West
Sponsored by the Association of Western States Folklorists (AWSF)
Administered by the Alliance for California Traditional Arts (ACTA)
This fund is offered in memory of Colorado folklorist Bea Roeder, whose vision, humanity, and passion for the field inspired and impacted folklorists, students, community scholars, and people from many cultures around the world.
The Bea Roeder Fund will be awarded to a graduate or undergraduate student and/or a community scholar who show a demonstrated interest in public sector folklore. (“Community scholars” refers to those who have learned to document the folklife of their respective communities, but may not have formal training as folklorists.) The fund will provide the recipient with funding to attend the annual Association of Western States’ Folklorists meeting. Applications must be postmarked or submitted via email by February 12, 2010. The award announcement will be made by March 1, 2010. The recipient of this award agrees to attend the annual meeting
of the Association of Western States’ Folklorists from April 11-15, 2010, in Virginia City, Nevada (with travel days on April 10 and 15).
The funding ($400) will be used to cover, in part, travel to and from the conference, meals, and accommodations. The AWSF annual meeting consists of a “graze,” or local folklife tour; professional development workshops; and the general meeting, which includes discussions of local programs, important initiatives, and issues facing the field.
For more information, contact:
Georgia Wier
970-590-3933 (cell)
georgiawier@gmail.com
To apply for the Fund, you will need to submit:
Applications must be postmarked or submitted via email attachments by midnight on February 12, 2010 to:
e-mail address: georgiawier@gmail.com
OR
U.S. mail address: Georgia Wier, 2533 S.E. 38th Ave., Portland, OR 97202
Georgia Wier will notify all applicants that she has received their applications; contact Georgia immediately if you do not receive that confirmation.
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