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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F3864">Dear Colleagues</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Please share widely.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:1.7pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA">Fellowship information<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Bahnschrift",sans-serif">The Open Repositories Steering Committee is</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Bahnschrift",sans-serif"><a href="https://forms.gle/YQEGhSi8r5rmXRFVA" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">now
accepting applications</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Bahnschrift",sans-serif">for fellowships to attend OR2020 in Stellenbosch, South Africa.</span><span style="font-family:"Bahnschrift",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bahnschrift",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA">The fellowship programme allows a limited number of qualified librarians,
repository managers, developers, or researchers in digital libraries or related fields to participate in the conference.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bahnschrift",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bahnschrift",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA">The fellowship covers travel, accommodation, meals and incidentals, as
well as full conference registration, including the poster reception and conference banquet.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bahnschrift",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bahnschrift",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA">Applicants must address the following:</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bahnschrift",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bahnschrift",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA">1) Financial need;</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bahnschrift",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bahnschrift",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA">2) Reasons you wish to attend and how participating in Open Repositories
will support your professional development and/or educational goals;</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bahnschrift",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bahnschrift",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA">3) How you will share what you learn with others, and;</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bahnschrift",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bahnschrift",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA">3) Willingness to participate in the conference as evidenced by submission
of a conference proposal, live-blogging or tweeting, and/or shared note-taking during the conference.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bahnschrift",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bahnschrift",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA">Preference this year will be given to applicants from the African
continent, although all applications will be considered.</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bahnschrift",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bahnschrift",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA">Application deadline:</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA"> </span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bahnschrift",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA">
20 January 2020</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bahnschrift",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bahnschrift",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA">Notifications:</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bahnschrift",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA">
17 February 2020</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bahnschrift",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bahnschrift",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA">Apply now:</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA"> </span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bahnschrift",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA"><a href="https://forms.gle/YQEGhSi8r5rmXRFVA" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">https://forms.gle/YQEGhSi8r5rmXRFVA</span></a>.</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bahnschrift",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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