(via the Medical Library Association) MLA is pleased to announce the 2025 Research Training Institute (RTI) participants! The RTI ’25 online program is a successful, immersive research training program that provides advanced research methods training and mentoring for one year while participants complete a research project. Participants also present their projects at a special RTI poster…
Category: Awards, Grants, and Scholarships (non-HSLI)
Call for Applications: Scholarships to Attend 2025 Northwest ILL & Resource Sharing Conference (Tues. Sept. 9 – Thurs., Sept. 11, Online and at University of Oregon)–Deadline Thurs., June 12
(via Christine Sherman, Regina University) The 2025 Northwest Interlibrary Loan & Resource Sharing Conference will take place in a hybrid format from Tuesday, September 9, to Thursday, September 11, in person at the University of Oregon in Portland, Oregon, and virtually on the Whova conference platform. Twelve scholarships are available. These scholarships will cover the…
Reminder: Applications for IACRL’s OER Campus Kickstart: Award for Growing Illinois OER Programs Due Fri., Aug. 1
(via the Illinois Library Association) The Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries (IACRL) Awards Committee is now accepting applications for the OER Campus Kickstart: Award for Growing Illinois OER Programs. This program offers a way of getting financial incentive to faculty to take on OER projects, which is an opportunity for librarians to partner with…
Call for Applications: Sewell Stipends to Attend APHA Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C. (Sun., Nov. 2 – Wed., Nov. 5)–Deadline Mon., June 23
(via Allison Howard, University of South Florida) The Sewell Travel Award for Public Health (STAPH) Committee invites applications for 2025 Sewell Stipends to attend the APHA (American Public Health Association) Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C., from Sunday, November 2, to Wednesday, November 5. The theme this year is “Making the Public’s Health a National Priority”….
IACRL Announces Winners of 2025 People’s Choice Award in Scholarly Publishing, Including HSLI Member Nielsen Ott
(via Gwen Gregory, Northern Illinois University) The results are in, and we want to congratulate this year’s winners of the 2025 IACRL (Illinois Association of College and Research Libraries) People’s Choice Award in Scholarly Publishing! First Place Title: “Along for the Journey: Graduate Student Perceptions of Research” Authors: Alissa Droog, Northern Illinois University; Kari D. Weaver, University…
Call for Applications: CARLI Scholarship for Pursuing MLIS at UIUC–Deadline Sun., June 1
(via Margaret Chambers, CARLI) The CARLI Scholarship provides financial assistance to current employees of CARLI Governing Member Libraries pursuing graduate studies leading to a Master′s Degree in Library and Information Science at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Scholarships may be awarded for both on-campus and/or distance education programs. Applicants must be employed by a CARLI…
Call for Applications: IACRL’s OER Campus Kickstart: Award for Growing Illinois OER Programs–Deadline Fri., Aug. 1
(via the Illinois Library Association) The Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries (IACRL) Awards Committee is now accepting applications for the OER Campus Kickstart: Award for Growing Illinois OER Programs. This program offers a way of getting financial incentive to faculty to take on OER projects, which is an opportunity for librarians to partner with…
Call for Applications: New Scholarships from the Special Libraries Association–Deadline Mon., June 16
(via Ramune Kubilius, Galter Health Sciences Library & Learning Center at Northwestern University) Two new scholarships applications are now available through SLA (Special Libraries Association). Read the criteria to apply. Criteria and Application for 2025 Tuition Scholarship for Post-Secondary Degree Programs In 2025, SLA intends to offer six (6) to eight (8) Tuition Scholarships of…
Final Reminder: Nominations for 2025 ILA Awards Due Thurs., May 15
(via the Illinois Library Association) The ILA Awards Committee is excited to announce that nominations for the 2025 ILA awards, including the Illinois Academic Librarian of the Year Award, are now being accepted! ILA awards recognize excellence in librarianship and library services in Illinois. The time has come to recognize colleagues, friends, managers, mentors, mentees,…
Virtual Panel Discussion on MLA’s Sewell Travel Award for Public Health Wed., April 23, 1:00-2:30 PM CDT–No Registration Required
(via Jennifer Lege, University of Pennsylvania) It has been over 50 years since the Public Health/Health Administration (PH/HA) caucus of the Medical Library Association (MLA) was established. For almost half that time, the Sewell Fund has provided opportunities for aspiring librarians interested in supporting Public Health work through Public Health Librarianship. The Sewell Travel Award…