USA – DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP 2010 – MLA
Medical Library Association Doctoral Fellowship 2010 of USA
About MLA:
The Medical Library Association (MLA) is a nonprofit, educational organization with more than 4,000 health sciences information professional members and partners worldwide. MLA provides lifelong educational opportunities, supports a knowledgebase of health information research, and works with a global network of partners to promote the importance of quality information for improved health to the health care community and the public
Detail:
The purpose of the Medical Library Association (MLA) Doctoral Fellowship is to foster and encourage superior students to conduct doctoral work in health sciences librarianship or information science by providing support to individuals who have been admitted to candidacy. The award was established by Thomson ISI and is administered by the Medical Library Association. The award is granted bi-annually. The next scheduled date of distribution is 2010.
The MLA Doctoral Fellowship will support research or travel applicable to the completion of a doctoral project in an area of health science librarianship or information science
Eligibility:
• The applicant must be a graduate of an ALA-accredited school of library science.
• The candidate must be a candidate in a Ph.D. program with emphasis on biomedical and health-related information science. Preference will be given to applicants who have at least 75% of their course work completed and dissertation prospectus either approved or in the approval process.
• The candidate must be a citizen of or have permanent residence status in the United States or Canada.
• A past recipient of the MLA Doctoral Fellowship is ineligible.
Terms:
• The applicant must submit a completed application to the Professional Development Department at MLA to be received by December 1.
• Two letters of reference are required. One reference must be from the applicant’s advisor for the doctoral program in which he or she is enrolled, and the other must be from a person recognized for special competence or expertise in the proposal field.
• The candidate is required to submit an informative summary and detailed budget for the doctoral project, along with an application.
• The applicant must include a statement of career objectives with the submitted application form.
• Once the doctoral fellowship is awarded, no changes may be made in budget or plans without prior approval from the Medical Library Association.
• The MLA Doctoral Fellowship will pay $2,000.00 in one payment toward:
- project expenses
- related travel expenses
- augmenting another larger, separately funded project relevant to health science librarianship and which is part of the requirements of a doctoral degree
• The MLA Doctoral Fellowship may not be used to pay:
- tuition fees
- tuition-related expenses
- living expenses
• All publications and oral presentations by the grantee relevant to the project should acknowledge Medical Library Association support.
• The period of disbursement will not exceed two years past the date of the annual meeting.
• Depending on the qualifications of the candidates, the jury may recommend that the fellowship not be awarded in a given year.
• MLA will acknowledge applications upon receipt via email.
Materials to be submitted:
• application form and pertinent documentation
• signed statement of terms and conditions
• two letters or reference, submitted by the reference directly to MLA, Professional Development Department
• transcripts of graduate work mailed directly to MLA or proof of enrollment in the graduate program and a list of courses completed
• name, title, address, phone, and email of doctoral advisor
Application procedure:
If mailing, return nine copies of the completed application form and nine copies of all related documents.Email applications will be accepted in PDF, RTF (rich text format) or MS Word only. Email applications must receive email notification they were received by MLA on or before December 1 to be valid. All applications must be received at the MLA headquarters office on or before December 1 to be valid.
Dedline:
December 1
Contact:
Medical Library Association,
Professional Development Department,
65 E. Wacker Place, Ste. 1900, Chicago,
IL 60601-7246; 312.419.9094 x28.
mlapd2@mlahq.org
Source: http://www.mlanet.org/
