MAC Messages Number 100:
July/August 2003

Call for Grants and Scholarship Nominations!
By Lisa C. Fried, Professional Development, Medical Library Association

The Medical Library Association is pleased to sponsor grant and scholarship opportunities to practicing health science librarians and help qualified students study health sciences librarianship in graduate library science programs.

Continuing Education Grants
MLA members may submit applications for these grants of $100-$500 to develop their knowledge of the theoretical, administrative, and/or technical aspects of librarianship. More than one CE grant may be offered in a year.
Application Deadline: December 1

Cunningham Memorial International Fellowship
This fellowship is available to health sciences librarians from countries outside the U.S. and Canada. The grant provides up to four months of observation and supervised work in one or more medical libraries in the United States or Canada.
Application Deadline: December 1

EBSCO/MLA Annual Meeting Grants
EBSCO Information Services sponsors four grants of up to $1000 each to enable medical librarians working in health sciences libraries to attend MLA's annual meeting.
Application Deadline: December 1

Hospital Libraries Section/ MLA Professional Development Grants
This grant, given twice a year, sponsored by the Hospital Libraries Section, provides librarians working in hospital and similar clinical settings up to $800 for educational or research activities.
Application deadlines are February 1 and August 1

David A. Kronick Traveling Fellowship
One $2,000 fellowship covers the expenses involved in traveling to three or more medical libraries in the United States or Canada, for the purpose of studying a specific aspect of health information management.
Application Deadline: December 1

Donald A. B. Lindberg Research Fellowship
The Lindberg research fellowship has been established to fund research that links the information services provided by librarians to improved health care. A $25,000 grant is awarded through a competitive grant process to a qualified health professional, researcher, educator, administrator, or librarian.
Application Deadline: November 15

Medical Informatics Section/MLA Career Development Grant
This grant provides up to two individuals $1,500 each to support a career development activity that will contribute to advancement in the field of medical informatics.
Application Deadline: December 1

MLA Research, Development, and Demonstration Project Grant
This grant provides support for research, development, or demonstration projects that help promote excellence in the field of health sciences librarianship and information sciences.

MLA Scholarship
A scholarship of up to $5000 will be granted to a student entering an ALA-accredited library school or with at least one-half of the requirements of the program to finish when the scholarship is granted in February.
Application Deadline: December 1

MLA Scholarship for Minority Students
A 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. African-American, Hispanic, Asian, Pacific Islander or Native American students who wish to study health science librarianship are eligible.
Application Deadline: December 1

Thomson ISI/MLA Doctoral Fellowship
The Institute for Scientific Information sponsors a fellowship in the amount of $2000 to foster and encourage superior students who have been admitted to candidacy to conduct doctoral work in an area of medical librarianship or information science. The award supports research or travel applicable to the candidate's study within a twelve-month period. The award may not be used for tuition. The award is granted every other year with the next award scheduled for distribution in 2003.
Application Deadline: December 1

MLA/NLM Spectrum Scholarship
MLA and the National Library of Medicine (NLM) jointly sponsor a scholarship through the ALA Spectrum initiative program. A $5,000 donation each year supports minority students in their goals to become health sciences information professionals. For more information, contact the ALA Spectrum program at (800) 545-2433 x4276 or E-mail the Spectrum Inquiry Line.
Application Deadline: March 1

Application deadlines for all grants and scholarships are December 1, unless otherwise noted. More information and applications are available at www.mlanet.org/awards/grants, or contact Lisa C. Fried at MLA Headquarters at mlapd2@mlahq.org.

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