[OpenGLAM] RBSS2015 Scholarships: GIS for Digital Humanities and History of Cartography/Maps

[Donelle McKinley]

Are you keen to learn more about geographic information systems for digital
humanities, or delve into the history of cartography and maps?

Would you like to explore innovative techniques in contemporary printmaking
as well as look back to the nineteenth-century artistic printing movement?

These are the three exciting courses are on offer at the Australasian Rare
Books Summer School to be held 26-30 January 2015 in Wellington, New
Zealand.


*RBSS Scholarships *
We are pleased to announce that there are two scholarships available for
postgraduate students or early career researchers.

*aaDH scholarship for Geographic Information Systems for Digital Humanities*
Sponsored by Australasian Association for Digital Humanities (aaDH)

aaDH is a member of the international Alliance of Digital Humanities
Organisations, and acts to support and extend links between digital
humanities researchers, improve professional development opportunities and
provide international leverage for local projects and initiatives.

This scholarship covers tuition fees for the GIS for Digital Humanities
course.

*SHARP scholarship for History of Cartography/Maps*
Sponsored by the Society for the History of Authorship, Reading and
Publishing (SHARP)

SHARP was founded to create a global network for book historians working in
a broad range of scholarly disciplines. With more than 1000 members in over
twenty countries, SHARP works in concert with affiliated academic
organizations around the world to support the study of book history and
print culture.

This scholarship covers tuition fees for the History of Cartography/Maps
course.

*To apply for a scholarship you must:*

   - Be a postgraduate student or early career researcher
   - Be an existing/new members of aaDH or SHARP
   - Complete the expression of interest form, stating why you are applying
   for a scholarship and how the course will benefit you in your current and
   future endeavours.


*Courses*

History of Cartography/Maps
Tutor: Julie-Sweetkind Singer, Stanford University, USA

Geographic Information Systems for Digital Humanities
Tutor: Ian Gregory, Lancaster University, UK

Artistic Printing
Tutors: Marty Vreede, Quay School of the Arts, Whanganui
Sydney Shep, Wai-te-ata Press, Victoria University of Wellington

To find out more visit http://wtap.vuw.ac.nz/wordpress/digital-history/

*Event update: RBSS Orientation*

Please note that courses run for five full days 26-30 January 2015. There
will also be a student orientation event from 6pm Sunday 25 January, which
students are strongly encouraged to attend.


*What do I do next?*

Places are strictly limited, so please register your interest in attending
now at http://bit.ly/rbss2015 and a member of the RBSS team will contact
you with more information.

Expressions of interest and scholarship applications close 1 October 2014.


Kind regards,
Donelle McKinley on behalf of the RBSS2015 team
Follow @rbss2015 for updates

-- 
*Donelle McKinley*
School of Information Management
Victoria University of Wellington
Tel. (+64) 4 463 6597
@donellemckinley
www.digitalglam.org
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