From the issotl listserv:

The International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
(ISSOTL) is pleased to announce a special grant program to support
undergraduate, graduate student, and post-doc participation in the 2013
ISSOTL conference, October 2-5, in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA.
http://www.issotl13.com

Individuals will be awarded grants to cover all but $50 of the cost to
register for the conference, including pre-conference workshop fees, and to
join ISSOTL. Individual travel, hotel and other costs will *not* be covered
by this grant. Awardees will be expected to attend the Thursday, October 3,
poster session and reception, where they will be recognized. Awardees must
be enrolled as undergraduate or graduate students at the time of the
conference, or hold a current post-doc appointment.

Grant applications will be evaluated by members of the ISSOTL 2013
conference planning committee. Award decisions will be based on the
applicant’s commitment to the study of teaching and learning, and the
relevance of the conference/ISSOTL membership to the applicant’s career
plans. The committee also seeks to make awards to students/post-docs from a
diverse set of higher education institutions. We anticipate awarding
approximately 35 grants.

Applicants must submit the material listed below via email to Heidi Irhig,
ISSOTL13@elon.edu, by Friday, August 30, 2013. Award winners will be
notified by Thursday, September 12, 2013.

Applicants must submit:

1.     An email (less than 400 words) explaining your interest in ISSOTL and
the conference, and reflecting on how the grant connects to your career
goals. Be sure to include your name, degree status (i.e., undergraduate,
Ph.D. candidate, etc.), institution, and contact information.

2.     Your Curriculum Vitae, attached to the email as a PDF or Word
document. If you are scheduled to present at the ISSOTL conference, please
highlight that on your CV.

3.     Optional: You also may attach one brief recommendation from an ISSOTL
member that endorses your application.

For details about and to register for the conference, please visit:
http://www.issotl13.com

If you have questions about this grant program, please contact Peter Felten,
conference co-chair (pfelten@elon.edu).

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ISSOTL 2013: Critical Transitions in Teaching and Learning – October 2-5,
2013 – Raleigh, North Carolina, US – http://www.issotl13.com

Convened in a city known for its beautiful public parks and thriving
cultural life, the conference will feature workshops facilitated by leading
scholars in the field, distinguished international plenary speakers
(including Lee Shulman, President Emeritus of the Carnegie Foundation for
the Advancement of Teaching, and also an international trio of TED-like
talks), panel presentations, individual paper and poster presentations, and
ISSOTL¹s signature Conference Commons for informal idea-sharing and
networking. Please join us!

In addition to the energizing sessions in Raleigh, join us for ISSOTL Online
2013, a free online seminar scheduled for the weeks leading up to the
conference. ISSOTL Online 2013 begins September 9, 2013, and continues
through September 28, 2013. To register for ISSOTL Online, visit the
conference web site and click on “programs.”