HLS/MLA Professional Development Grants
Posted on October 7, 2014 by Kelli Hines | Comments Off on HLS/MLA Professional Development Grants
The purpose of the HLS/MLA Professional Development Grant is to provide librarians working in hospitals and similar clinical settings with the support needed for educational or research activities, which includes developing and acquiring the knowledge and skills delineated in Competencies for Lifelong Learning and Professional Success:The Educational Policy Statement of the Medical Library Association and The Research Imperative: The Research Policy Statement of the Medical Library Association.
The HLS/MLA Professional Development Grant may also be used to support reimbursement for expenses incurred in conducting scientific research, such as professional assistance in survey research design, statistical analyses, etc.
ELIGIBILITY
- The applicant must have been employed as a health sciences librarian within the last year in either a hospital or other clinical care institution.
- The applicant must not have previously received an HLS/MLA Professional Development Award.
- The applicant must not have received an MLA grant, scholarship, or other award within the last year.
- It is preferred that applicants be a member of the Hospital Libraries Section/MLA.
TERMS
- Applications must be received at MLA headquarters by December 1.
- An applicant can receive only one award per year.
- An award will be made to no more than one employee per institution per year.
- Awards will not be given to support work toward a degree or certificate program.
- The amount of the award will not exceed the actual expenses associated with attending the meeting, program, or course, for which the grant is requested, including tuition, travel or materials, or the specific research support activity, and in any case will not exceed $800.00.
- The period of disbursement will not exceed one year past the MLA annual meeting.
- The number of awards granted will be up to two per year. If no applicants meet the minimum general criteria, an award will not be given.
- Expense statements and receipts must be presented to designated MLA headquarters staff. Monetary awards will be distributed as reimbursement for actual expenses incurred, within the limits described above.
- Applicant must identify a specific education program, describe its scope, duration, level of study and budget. In the case of support for scientific research, the applicant must describe the research project including title, goals, objectives, methodology, budget, the project’s contribution to the field of library and information practice, and identification of a research mentor. The statement must also show how the educational program or research project will aid in achieving objectives set forth in the Educational Policy and Research Policy statements referenced above.
- Applicant must indicate how skills obtained may result in a specific outcome (e.g. planned research study, publication, change in library operations, etc.)
APPLICATION SUBMISSION
Send the completed application, along with supporting documents (email applications and documents will be accepted as PDF or MS Word files only) to:
Email: grants@mlahq.org; OR
Fax: 312.419.8950; OR
Mail: Medical Library Association
ATTN: Grants and Scholarships
65 E. Wacker Place, Ste. 1900
Chicago, IL 60601-7246
MLA will acknowledge receipt of all applications. All applicants must receive an email notification that materials were received by MLA on or before December 1 for applications to be considered. Incomplete applications will not be considered.