MLA offers a variety of scholarships and grants to assist qualified students in graduate library science programs and to enable practicing health sciences librarians to take advantage of opportunities for continuing professional development.
Downloadable applications and information are available on the MLA Website at http://www.mlanet.org/awards/grants/. For more information, contact the jury chair for the grant/scholarship you are interested in.
The deadline for applications is December 1, 2008.
The EBSCO/MLA Annual Meeting Grant sponsored by EBSCO Information Services enables MLA members to attend the annual meeting in Hawaii 2009. Grants of up to $1000 for travel and meeting related expenses are given to up to four librarians. Applicants must have at least two years and no more than five years experience in the profession at the time of the MLA '09 meeting to qualify. Detailed information and an application are located at http://mlanet.org/awards/grants/. Contact Jury Chair Pamela Sherwill-Navarro at sherwillp@ufl.edu for additional information or questions.
Consider applying today for an MLA CE Grant of $100-$500 to develop your knowledge of the theoretical, administrative, and/or technical aspects of librarianship.This grant may be used for travel, lodging, or course tuition. For more details and a copy of the application visit http://www.mlanet.org/awards/grants/index.html. Contact Jury Chair, Mary Beth Allen, mballen@uic.edu with further questions.
Eligibility criteria:
- hold a graduate degree in Library Science
- are a practicing health sciences librarian with at least two years experience
- are a regular member of the Medical Library Association
- are a citizen or permanent resident of the United States or Canada
Consider applying for the David A. Kronick Traveling Fellowship. Find the application and additional information at http://www.mlanet.org/pdf/grants/kronick_app_20050712.pdf and submit by Dec 1, 2008. This $2,000 grant provides support for travel and research that promotes excellence in the field of health sciences librarianship. It will be awarded to cover expenses involved in traveling to three or more medical libraries in the U.S. or Canada, for the purpose of studying a specific aspect of health information management. Contact Natalie Reed, Jury Chair nreedx@midwestern.edu if you have any further questions.
Are you looking for financial support to advance your professional education, attend a meeting or conduct research? The HLS/MLA Professional Development Grant helps librarians in hospitals and other clinical care settings to acquire knowledge and skills through educational or research activities. Further information and an application are located at http://www.mlanet.org/pdf/grants/hls_app_20080611.pdf. For any additional questions, please contact Jury Chair, Karen Roth, at Karen.Roth@bayacare.org or via phone at 727-462-7889. Applications are due December 1, 2008
The Medical Informatics Section/MLA Career Development Grant, sponsored by the Medical Information Section, provides $1500 to support a career development activity that will contribute to advancing the field of medical informatics. Applicants must have an M.L.S. or equivalent degree and have the potential to make significant contributions to medical informatics. Contact Jury Chair Angela Ledger at aledge@lsuhsc.edu for additional information or questions. More information can be found at: http://www.mlanet.org/pdf/grants/medinfo_app_20050712.pdf .
Applications are now being accepted for the 2008 MLA Scholarship, which provides up to $5000.00 to a library school student interested in a career in health science libraries. Applications available online at http://mlanet.org/pdf/grants/schol_app_20050712.pdf. E-mail Shandra Protzko, Jury Chair, at protzkos@njc.org with further questions.
Applications are now being accepted for the 2008-2009 MLA Minority Scholarship. The scholarship of up to $5000 will be granted to a minority student entering an ALA-accredited library school, or with at least one-half of the requirements of the library school program to finish when the award is granted in February 2009. The second runner up for the MLA Minority Scholarship will receive a $1,000 scholarship to attend MLA '09, May 15-20, 2009, in Honolulu, Hawaii. The winners will be notified late February 2009. African-American, Hispanic, Asian, Pacific Islander or Native American students who wish to study health sciences librarianship are eligible. Each applicant must submit an application packet which includes an application, essay and letters of reference. E-mail Fern Cheek, Jury Chair at cheek.27@osu.edu for additional information or questions.