(via Adria Olmi–Director, Army Logistics University Library) Please consider nominating deserving colleagues for RUSA (Reference & User Services Association) achievement awards. There are many fabulous feds that work daily advancing the causes of library and information sciences, promoting the information profession, passionately devoting themselves to their profession through numerous activities. We would love to celebrate…
Category: Awards, Grants, and Scholarships – Non-HSLI
Reminder: Submissions for ALA Library Instruction Round Table Awards Due Sun., Jan. 15
(via Bridget Farrell, University of Denver) In this season of gifts and gratitude, consider gifting someone else or yourself the honor of a LIRT Awards submission! The ALA LIRT (Library Instruction Round Table) welcomes your submissions for two awards created to recognize excellence in information literacy and instruction. Submissions from all types of libraries are…
Call for Applications: National Library of Medicine Associate Fellows for 2023-2024 (Virtual)–Deadline Fri., Jan. 27, 10:59 PM CDT
(via Erica Lake, Network of the National Library of Medicine – Region 6) The National Library of Medicine (NLM) seeks early and second-career librarians within five years of graduation interested in advancing equitable and innovative futures for biomedical libraries to participate in a one-year fellowship that fosters the development of librarians seeking to lead in…
Call for Applications: RUSA’s Stephen T. Riedner Grant for Life Enhancing Programs for People Living with Dementia (Deadline Fri., Feb. 17)
(via Mary Beth Riedner, retired) Now is the time to start preparing to submit an application to ALA’s RUSA (Reference & User Services Association) for a $2,500 award from the Stephen T. Riedner Grant for Life Enhancing Library Programs for People Living with Dementia. This grant is designed to provide seed money for new library…
Call for Proposals: Illinois Support for the Creation of Open Educational Resources (Illinois SCOERs) Sub-grants, Round 3 (Deadline Tues., Feb. 28)
(via Dr. Michele Leigh, CARLI) The Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries of Illinois (CARLI) is excited to announce one final lightening round of the Illinois SCOERs Sub-grants for the creation of Open Educational Resources, (OER), made possible from the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) in the U.S. Department of Education. CARLI…
Call for Applications: RAILS CE Event Grants (Deadline Fri., Feb. 10)
(via Gwen Gregory, Northern Illinois University) RAILS again invites networking groups, consortia, and libraries to apply for a RAILS Continuing Education Event Grant. This grant supports CE events for RAILS member libraries towards the development of library staff and trustees. To qualify, CE events must be made available to all RAILS member libraries. RAILS will prioritize events focused on equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility…
Call for Applications: ALA’s Libraries Transform Communities Engagement Grant (Deadline Wed., Feb. 1)
(via the American Library Association) ALA invites library workers to apply for the Libraries Transform Communities Engagement Grant, an annual award supporting innovative and meaningful community engagement efforts in libraries. Applications will be accepted until Wednesday, February 1, 2023. View the full award guidelines and apply online here. The Libraries Transform Communities Engagement Grant recognizes, promotes…
Registration Open for IMLS Webinar “Planning for a Multi-State Workforce Study of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color Academic Library Paraprofessionals” (Mon., Dec. 5, at 11:00 AM CDT)
(via Gwen Gregory, Northern Illinois University) Please join us to learn more about, and engage with, the IMLS (Institute of Museum and Library Services) planning grant. The webinar, titled “”Planning for a Multi-State Workforce Study of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color Academic Library Paraprofessionals”, will take place on Monday, December 5, starting at 11:00…
Reminder: Application Deadline for CARLI Counts Cohort 4 is Thursday, December 1
(via Anne Craig, CARLI Senior Director) I’m excited to announce that applications are available for the extremely popular CARLI Counts! Yes, we are having a Cohort 4 in 2023! Institutions with both program newcomers and alumni are encouraged to apply. Please submit your Library Application Form by Thursday, December 1. See here for program details, including…
Reminder: Mentors Needed for Spectrum Scholars (Deadline Fri., Nov. 4)
(via Gwen Gregory, Northern Illinois University) Help support a diverse workforce in the next generation of academic librarians by mentoring an ALA Spectrum Scholar through the ACRL Dr. E.J. Josey Spectrum Scholar Mentor Program. This program links library school students and new librarians who are of American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian, Black/African American, Hispanic/Latino, Middle Eastern…