(via RAILS) The RAILS My Library Is… Grant program provides an opportunity for libraries to focus on projects that help tell the library story and that increase visibility and support for all types of libraries. Libraries, working alone or with partner organizations, can apply for up to $5,000. RAILS is especially interested in innovative programs…
Category: Awards, Grants, and Scholarships – Non-HSLI
Call for Nominations: Library Journal’s 2020 Movers & Shakers Awards (Deadline Friday, Nov. 15)
(via the Reaching Across Illinois Library System) The Library Journal (LJ) Movers & Shakers Awards look not only for great leaders but also for behind-the-scenes contributors who have provided inspiration and model programs, including non-degreed library workers and people who may not appear to be the usual suspects. Nominees from all library types and a diverse segment…
Reminder: Beta Phi Mu International LIS Honor Society Seeking Applicants for Professional Membership
(via Dr. Emily Knox, iSchool at UIUC) The Beta Phi Mu International Library and Information Studies Honor Society (Beta Phi Mu) would like to remind everyone of their Professional Membership category. This membership category is intended for those who meet all requirements for Regular Membership (GPA of at least 3.75 upon graduation from an ALA-accredited…
Reminder: Nominations for ACRL Ilene F. Rockman Instruction Publication of the Year Award Due Friday, Dec. 6
(via Kirstin Duffin, Eastern Illinois University) Did you write, or do you know someone who wrote, an outstanding publication related to instruction in a library environment published in the preceding two years? This is your chance to let us know about it! Eligible publications include journal articles, books, book chapters, and published proceedings. Submitted publications…
Call for Proposals–Autism Welcome Here: Library Programs, Services and More Grant (Deadline Dec. 1)
(via the Illinois Library Association) This grant is sponsored by Libraries and Autism: We’re Connected, and it promotes inclusion, connecting libraries and the autism community, and bringing awareness of the needs of individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder, and their families to the library community. Any type of library can apply, and the proposal can fund projects…
Reminder: Nominations for MLA’s Research Advancement in the Health Sciences Award Due Friday, November 1
(via Kate Silfen, Boston University) This is just a reminder that the Medical Library Association is still seeking nominations for recipients of the Research Advancement in Health Sciences Librarianship Award. Honorees will have created and sustained a culture of research that enables and recognizes the research engagement of health sciences librarians whose involvement has contributed…
Call for Applications: NNLM – Greater Midwest Region FY 2021 Funding Awards (Informational Webiar Oct. 23)
(via the National Network of Libraries of Medicine – Greater Midwest Region) The Greater Midwest Region (GMR) of the National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NNLM) has released Calls for Applications with performance period for the funding, May 1, 2020 – April 30, 2021. Awards include: * Research Data Award: Up to $20,000 * Health…
Call for Nominations: Routledge Distance Learning Librarianship Conference Sponsorship Award (Deadline Dec. 6)
(via Jennifer Sharkey, Illinois State University) Do you know or could you be the next recipient of the Routledge Distance Learning Librarianship Conference Sponsorship Award? If so, the Distance Learning Section (DLS) of the Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL) wants to hear from you! This prestigious award, sponsored by the Routledge, Taylor &…
Call for Applications: 2020 Subsidized ACRL Scholarly Communication RoadShows (Deadline Nov. 15)
(via ACRL) Academic and research librarians increasingly recognize scholarly communication as a core competency of the profession. Whether helping researchers meet their funder’s mandates for public access and data sharing, guiding responsible copyright practice, or supporting new types of scholarship and instruction, librarians are leading change across campus and around the world. ACRL empowers our…
Call for Applicants: Librarians Without Borders Ursula Poland International Scholarship (Deadline Dec. 1)
(via Reina Williams, juror on the Librarians without Borders® Ursula Poland International Scholarship jury of the Medical Library Association) Ursula H. (Anker) Poland (1922-2009) was a distinguished MLA member, recipient of the Marcia C. Noyes Award, Fellow of MLA, and Janet Doe Lecturer. Poland’s 1982 Doe Lecture is one of MLA’s most important statements about…