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Learn more about SRRT on the ALA website.
Kaleidoscope Program Call for Applications
Deadline May 13
Alisha Keig | 202-296-2296 | dei@arl.org | April 1, 2024
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is accepting applications for the 2024 cohort of the Kaleidoscope Program. The ARL Kaleidoscope Program is a two-year commitment that aims to prepare IBPOC graduate students for purposeful and consequential careers in research libraries and archives through enriched leadership development and community-building opportunities.
Program Benefits
Benefits of the Kaleidoscope Program include:
* Tuition-support funds are disbursed in stipends of up to US$2,500 across a maximum of four academic terms in which a scholar is enrolled in at least 6 eligible credit hours.
The Kaleidoscope Program is funded by ARL member institutions. The program was established in 2000 as the Initiative to Recruit a Diverse Workforce (IRDW) and was renamed Kaleidoscope in 2019.
Program Goal and Objectives
The Kaleidoscope Program aims to:
Applicant Eligibility
The Kaleidoscope Program is designed for emerging and expanding first-level leaders interested in pursuing a career in a research library or archive. To be eligible to participate in the Kaleidoscope Program, applicants must fulfill the following requirements:
To Apply
Applications are due by Monday, May 13, 2024, by 11:59 p.m. Hawaiʻi standard time.
Informational Session
ARL is hosting an informational session on Wednesday, April 17, 4:00–5:00 p.m. eastern daylight time, to share more about the Kaleidoscope Program and answer questions. A recording of the session will be posted.
For Zoom details and more information about the program and the application process, visit ARL.org/kaleidoscope.
About the Association of Research Libraries
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is a nonprofit organization of research libraries in Canada and the US whose vision is to create a trusted, equitable, and inclusive research and learning ecosystem and prepare library leaders to advance this work in strategic partnership with member libraries and other organizations worldwide. ARL's mission is to empower and advocate for research libraries and archives to shape, influence, and implement institutional, national, and international policy. ARL develops the next generation of leaders and enables strategic cooperation among partner institutions to benefit scholarship and society. ARL is on the web at ARL.org.