(via Christine Moeller, PhD candidate at University of Washington iSchool) Are you a “neurotypical” (do not identify as neurodivergent) librarian at a US public or academic library? Are you interested in improving neuroinclusion at your workplace? Please consider participating in the next phase of an IMLS-funded research project conducted by faculty and graduate students from the Information…
Category: Awards, Grants, and Scholarships – Non-HSLI
Call for Proposals Extended: 20th International Open Repositories Conference (Sun., June 15 – Wed., June 18, in Chicago)–New Deadline Mon., Jan. 13
(via Adrian Ho, University of Chicago) The 20th International Open Repositories Conference (OR2025) will be held from Sunday, June 15, to Wednesday, June 18, in Chicago, IL. The theme for the Conference is “Twenty Years of Progress, a Future of Possibilities”. OR2025 is the 20th anniversary of the Open Repositories Conference. We are marking this milestone…
Call for Applications: Stephen T. Riedner Grant for Life Enhancing Library Programs for People Living with Dementia–Deadline Fri., Feb. 21
(via Mary Beth Riedner, retired) Applications are now being accepted for the fourth round of the Stephen T. Riedner Grant for Life Enhancing Library Programs for People Living with Dementia. The Stephen T. Riedner Grant for Life Enhancing Library Programs for People Living with Dementia presents a citation and a grant of $2,500 each to…
Call for Applications: 2025 MLA Research Training Institute Program for Improving Health Sciences Librarianship–Deadline Tues., Feb. 18
(via Susan Lessick–University of California, Irvine) Are you eager to enhance services, build strategic connections, and boost the influence of your library? Do you have a research idea or question that you are passionate about but need guidance and a supportive network to bring it to life? Are you interested in advocating for the essential role…
Call for Applications: Virtual NNLM Region 6 Student Internship for Spring 2025, “Mapping Health Equity to Empower Communities”–Deadline 12:00 PM CDT on Mon., Dec. 2
via Ramune Kubilius, Galter Health Sciences Library & Learning Center at Northwestern University) Are you a library science student interested in health sciences librarianship or a public health student wanting to engage in community health information outreach? Are you enrolled in a program in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, or Wisconsin? The Network of…
Call for Nominations: ALA SustainRT Citation for Wellness in the Workplace–Deadline Mon., March 17
(via Aja Bettencourt-McCarthy, University of Cincinnati) To acknowledge the fact that library staff are our greatest asset in building and supporting sustainable libraries and communities, the American Library Association’s Sustainability Roundtable (SustainRT) is recognizing libraries that go above and beyond in meeting the wellness needs of their staff with the SustainRT Citation for Wellness in…
Call for Applications: 2025 Evidence Synthesis Institute for Librarians (Online Tues., March 4 – Fri., March 7)–Deadline Wed., Dec. 11, With Participation Limited to 50
(via Amy Riegelman, University of Minnesota) Until Wednesday, December 11, we are accepting applications for the next Evidence Synthesis Institute for librarians. This will be an opportunity to enhance your database searching skills and learn about the possibilities for collaborating with researchers in conducting evidence syntheses across academic areas. On March 4-7 (Tuesday-Friday), 2025, the…
Call for Applications: RAILS My Library Is… Grants (Participation Limited to RAILS Member Libraries)–Deadline Mon., Feb. 3
(via Gwen Gregory, Northern Illinois University) As part of the My Library Is… campaign, RAILS invites applications for grant projects that help tell the story of the library. All RAILS libraries are eligible to apply. Libraries that received funding from the 2024 My Library Is… Grant must wait a year before applying again. All applications…
Submissions Deadline for ACRL 2025 Conference (Wed., April 2- Sat., April 5, in Minneapolis and Online) Presentation Proposals and Scholarship and Grant Applications Extended to Sun., Oct. 27
(via Gwen Gregory, Northern Illinois University) Due to the unexpected impact of Hurricanes Helene and Milton, we’re extending the deadlines for ACRL 2025 community chat, lightning talk, poster session, roundtable discussion, and virtual presentation proposals, along with scholarship and Spectrum Scholar Travel Grant applications, to Sunday, October 27. The ACRL 2025 Conference–which will take place from Wednesday, April 2, to Saturday,…
Call for Applicants: National Library of Medicine Associate Fellows for 2025-2026–Deadline Fri., Jan. 24, 2025, at 2:00 PM CDT
(via Jamia Williams, NNLM Training Office) The National Library of Medicine (NLM) seeks early and second-career librarians interested in advancing equitable and innovative futures for biomedical libraries within five years of graduation to participate in a one-year fellowship that fosters the development of librarians seeking to lead in medical or health sciences libraries. A cohort…