Hello everyone, and happy holidays!
We spoke about the available funds through the MLGSCA Awards committee, and encouraged applications since many times the funding may go unclaimed.
Library Grants, Scholarships, and Awards
Recommendations for MLGSCA Members
Academic
Association of Academic Health Sciences Librarians (AAHSL)
- Significant impact, leadership/directors fellows, leadership diversity, data scholarship
Association of College & Research Libraries Awards & Scholarships
- Leadership and impact awards, research grants
Medical Libraries
Medical Library Association Grants, Scholarships, Fellowships
- Advanced education, professional development, annual conference support, research related, international focus
Medical Library Association Awards and Honors
- New to the profession, mid-career professionals, proven leader, organizational focus, international focus, chapter & caucus, lectureships
National Network of Libraries of Medicine Funding Opportunities
- Leadership, outreach, exhibit, professional development, collection equity, etc.
Medical Library Group of Southern California & Arizona (MLGSCA) Awards & Scholarships
- Most awards also have a monetary amount, many opportunities!
Other & Meta-searches
American Library Association (ALA) Grants
- Search Programs, or Publications, Research & Travel.
- Also search by Audience, i.e. academic librarian, medical, healthcare library
- See also Awards, Grants and Exchanges for international travel opportunities
Special Library Association Scholarships
- Continuing education scholarship for mid-career librarians (grad before 2010)
- Also offers non-monetary awards
Southern California Electronic Library Consortium (SCELC) Awards & Scholarships
- Student awards, SCELC conference travel, professional development, impact awards
Arizona State Library
- Grants for library improvements and community outreach
California State Library Grants and Funding
Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
- Another option for large grants
Grant Forward
- Meta-search by Sponsor, Categories, Deadline or keywords
Grants.gov
- Meta-search federal funding opportunities, also grant writing tips
Do you have other sources for funding to recommend?
A Chapter of the Medical Library Association