(via NASIG) One more week to apply for NASIG’s 2018 grants, awards, and scholarships, to be awarded at the 33rd Annual Conference being held in Atlanta, GA. June 8-11, 2018! The application deadline for the awards listed below is February 9, 2018. PROFESSIONAL/PARAPROFESSIONAL AWARDS Birdie MacLennan Award An award for a mid-career professional, covering conference registration, three nights…
Category: Awards, Grants, and Scholarships – Non-HSLI
Call for Applications: MLA Hospital Libraries Section Professional Development Award (Deadline March 9)
(via Ene Belleh, The University of Pennsylvania Health System) The Professional Development Committee of the Medical Library Association’s Hospital Libraries Section invites HLS members to apply for a Professional Development Award. If a HLS member has had an abstract or poster accepted by MLA for the 2018 meeting, that member would qualify. The funding could…
Reaching Forward Conference Registration Open and Awards Applications Available
(via the Illinois Library Association) The 29th annual Reaching Forward Conference will be held Friday, May 4, at the Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont. The conference features a full day of programming, with morning coffee and a plated lunch. Reaching Forward programming is designed for library staff at all levels of experience and types of…
Reminder: Nominations for Elizabeth Futas Catalyst for Change Award Due Feb. 1
(via Julia Warga, Kenyon College) Many of us know those special librarians who invest their time and talent to make positive changes in the profession of librarianship. They are the ones taking risks to further the cause of the industry and working tirelessly for change within library organizations. They are the ones inspiring their colleagues…
Call for Applications: Travel Grant for The Innovative Library Classroom conference (Deadline Feb. 19)
(via Rebecca Seipp, Hollins University) The Innovative Library Classroom (TILC) is pleased to announce a grant to attend the 2018 conference, held at Radford University in Radford, VA on May 8th and May 9th. The grant will help someone from an underrepresented and/or marginalized group attend the conference by providing funding for registration or accommodations…
Call for Nominations: MLA’s Daniel T. Richards Prize (Deadline Jan. 19)
(via Rebecca Raszewski, University of Illinois at Chicago Library of the Health Sciences – Chicago) The Collection Development Section of the Medical Library Association is seeking nominations for the Daniel T. Richards Prize of $250.00 for writing related to health sciences collection development. The Richards Prize will be presented to an individual who created a…
Registration Open for General Grants Training in Springfield (February 15-16)–Discount for IACRL Members
(via Carolyn Ciesla, IACRL President) This workshop is open to everyone, not just law enforcement, and is appropriate for educators and librarians. Grants Training in Springfield, IL–February 15-16, 2018 The Sangamon County Sheriff’s Office and Grant Writing USA will present a two-day grants workshop in Springfield, February 15-16, 2018. This training is applicable to grant…
Call for Proposals: 2018 ACRL Academic Library Impact Research Grants (Deadline April 1)
(via Gwen Gregory, University of Illinois at Chicago) ACRL is pleased to announce the launch of the new Academic Library Impact Research Grants. The ACRL Board of Directors has allocated $20,000 in fiscal year 2018 to offer research grants of up to $3,000 each. These grants will enable librarians to carry out new research, particularly…
LITA Library Hi Tech Award Application Deadline Extended to Jan. 19
(via Dr. Tod Colegrove-University of Nevada, Reno) Nominations are being accepted for the 2018 LITA/Library Hi Tech Award, which is given each year to an individual or institution for outstanding achievement in educating the profession about cutting edge technology within the field of library and information technology. Sponsored by the Library and Information Technology Association (LITA), a…
Reminder: Deadline to Apply for ALA Library Instruction Round Table Awards is Jan. 15
(via Beth Fuchs, University of Kentucky) 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 encouraged. Winners will receive a $1,000 award, a plaque, and a $500 travel stipend to be used to attend the…