FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Updated November 4, 2009
IMLS Press Contacts
202-653-4632
Jeannine Mjoseth, jmjoseth@imls.gov
Mamie Bittner, mbittner@imls.gov
IMLS Calls for Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Grant Applications
Application Deadline: December 15, 2009
Washington, DC—The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) invites proposals from libraries, archives, and library agencies, associations, and consortia for the Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian grant program.
Categories of funding for the Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian program are as follows:
- Doctoral programs in library and information science;
- Master’s programs in library and information science;
- Research about library and information science as a profession, establishment
of ongoing research capacity in graduate schools of library and information science,
and research conducted by untenured, tenure-track faculty in graduate schools of
library and information science in their field of research (Early Career Development
program);
- Pre-professional programs to interest future professionals in library and
information science as a career;
- Programs to build institutional capacity in graduate schools of library and
information science by developing or enhancing programs; and
- Continuing education for library and archives staff.
The grant period for these projects is up to three years, except for
doctoral program projects, which may be up to four years.
Responding to the on-going changes in the information
professions, since 2003, IMLS has awarded more than $130 million in grants
to fund the education of 3,543 master's degree students, 192 doctoral students,
1,496 pre-professional students, and 26,482 continuing education students.
These grants have helped build the skills and abilities of the people who
maintain the nation’s information infrastructure at the grassroots level—librarians,
archivists, and school library media specialists.
Application
guidelines and instructions are available here. Please
direct any questions about the program to Kevin Cherry,
Senior Program Officer, 202-653-4662, kcherry@imls.gov;
Chuck Thomas, Senior Program Officer, 202-653-4663, cthomas@imls.gov;
or Karmen Bisher, Program Specialist, 202-653-4664, kbisher@imls.gov.
Update: IMLS will be holding a
technical assistance conference call to answer questions about the Laura Bush 21st
Century Librarian Program applications, procedures, etc. on Tuesday, November 10, 2009,
at 2 p.m. (EST). Those wishing to join the conference call should phone 800/603-9527
and when prompted provide the conference id, # 39706057.
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