Category: Awards, Grants, and Scholarships (non-HSLI)

(via Dr. Scott Walter, University Librarian at DePaul University) We are issuing a call for applications for the Institute for Research Design in Librarianship (IRDL) 2016. We are seeking novice librarian researchers who are employed by academic libraries or research libraries outside an academic setting in the United States to participate in the Institute. Novice…

(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL President) We are seeking nominees for the Hugh C. Atkinson Memorial Award. This award recognizes outstanding achievements (including risk-taking) by academic librarians that have contributed significantly to improvements in the areas of library automation, library management, and/or library development and research. This award honors the life and accomplishments of Hugh C….

(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL President) Do you know the next winner of the ACRL Excellence in Academic Libraries Award? It could be your library! The ACRL Excellence in Academic Libraries Award recognizes academic librarians and staff who work together as a team to develop academic libraries that are outstanding in furthering the educational missions of…

(via Lindsay Harmon, incoming IACRL Vice-President/President-Elect) The NMRT (ALA New Members Round Table) Shirley Olofson Memorial Award Committee is seeking applicants for a $1,000 award, intended to defray the costs of attending the ALA Annual Conference. Shirley Olofson was a well-respected NMRT President who died during her term of office. After her death, the NMRT…

The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has received a $1 million grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. The grant, which will be spread out over four years, will help fund research into ways of closing the “digital divide” in higher education and ensuring that scholarly works are distributed as broadly as possible. The research…

(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL President-Elect) Do you know the next ACRL Academic/Research Librarian of the Year winner? ACRL is now accepting nominations for the ACRL Academic/Research Librarian of the Year. This prestigious award recognizes an outstanding member of the library profession who has made a significant national or international contribution to academic or research librarianship…

(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL President-Elect) Do you know someone who has contributed to librarians’ growth and professional development? The University Libraries Section of ACRL has a brand new ULS Outstanding Professional Development Award <http://www.ala.org/acrl/awards/achievementawards/ulsaward> designed to recognize such a person. They will receive $1,000 and be celebrated at ALA Annual 2016 in Orlando<http://www.ala.org/conferencesevents/ala-upcoming-annual-conferences-midwinter-meetings>. It is…