ALA Travel Grant Application

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ALA TRAVEL GRANT APPLICATION

GUIDELINES
The African Literature Association (ALA) is pleased to announce the
establishment of an ALA Travel Grant Award of $3,000 to be awarded to
three of its members traveling from Africa to the association’s
Conference. This is the fifth year of the award.

Eligible applicants should demonstrate 1) scholarship; 2) financial
need; and 3) ability to supplement grant award.

ALA Travel Grant Applications must include the following documents:
1. a 2 page cover letter including title and abstract of conference
paper to be presented at ALA conference;
2. a 2 page Curriculum Vitae or résumé (including ALA travel grant
awards received within the past three [3] years , teaching and/or
research experience and interests, professional meetings/conferences
attended, with dates, place and titles of papers presented, current
university affiliation, if applicable); and
3. two letters of recommendation. Each letter shall be no more than
2 pages, and shall include contact and brief biographical information
of recommender. Recommender CV or résumé not needed.

Please send your complete application on or before December 15, 2010
to Mohamed Kamara by e-mail at kam...@wlu.edu or by snail/surface
mail to Department of Romance Languages, Washington and Lee
University, Lexington VA 24450 USA.