Dear librarians and archivists,
The RUSA History Section's awards committee is currently accepting applications for the Gale Cengage Learning History Research and Innovation Award. The award will be granted to an MLS/MLIS degreed librarian from an ALA accredited school to facilitate and further research relating to history and history librarianship.
The award winner will receive a citation and $2,500 which may be used at the winner's discretion. Examples: to offset travel expenses, to consult distant materials, to pay photocopying/digitization charges, to obtain copyright permissions, to offset publication subvention costs, to buy equipment needed for the project, to purchase research-related office supplies, or like expenditures. The individual applicant and their institution shall determine whether the award money will be paid directly to the librarian as an individual or to their institution, based on the institution's grant recipient requirements and whether the project is for personal research unrelated to the librarian's job or for a work-related project. Please note in the grant submission to whom the funds should be directed and provide contact information.
To apply please fill out the nomination form available via RUSA's Achievement Awards Page. The deadline is Wednesday, March 27, 2019. Non-ALA members can submit their nominations directly to the committee chair.
For more awards criteria and additional application information, see the attached awards criteria document. Please direct questions regarding this award to me via phone or email at 404-727-0657, berica@emory.edu.
Sincerely,
Erica Bruchko
RUSA History Member at Large and Interim Chair Gale Cengage Awards Committee
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Erica Bruchko
Librarian for United States History and African American Studies
Emory University
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