NAHSL Professional Development Fund
The NAHSL Professional Development Fund
seeks to:
- assist award recipients to increase
professional knowledge and skills, ultimately improving their patrons' access to
health information
- encourage professional knowledge
sharing amongst colleagues across the region
- support and encourage professional
development opportunities
- promote the profession of health
sciences librarianship
Criterion 1 - NAHSL Membership
Applicant must be a current
member of NAHSL (membership will be verified by Membership Chair). Current
membership is defined as having become a member or renewed membership by
application award deadline but no later than March
31 of the current year (whichever comes first). New members of NAHSL who join at mid-year (due to change
of job, moving into the area, etc.) will be eligible for award opportunities.
Criterion 2 - Eligibility for
Awards
Professional development
funds are available for educational courses or programs sponsored by
NAHSL or MLA, and are applicable only to course or conference
registration fees. Hotel/travel expenses do not qualify for NAHSL
scholarship funds. Limited funds are also available for non-NAHSL and non-MLA
programs that, by a NAHSL member's attendance, will uniquely benefit NAHSL as a
whole.
Professional development funds are
limited to those members who do not receive institutional reimbursement/payment
of program and/or registration fees for the particular course or conference
registration pertaining to the application in question.
Criterion 3 - Dollar Amount
A maximum of $450 toward
cost of program/registration may be awarded per applicant. The award will not
exceed actual expense associated with program/meeting/course, and will never
cover staff time.
Criterion 4 - Number of Awards
Per Applicant
An applicant may receive more than one award per calendar year, total
not to exceed $450 per calendar year. Professional Development Fund Committee
Chair will keep a record of scholarships awarded.
Criterion 5 – Deadline for
Application
Chair must receive application at least 4 weeks before the deadline for
registration. No exceptions will be permitted.
Criterion 6 - Limits
Award applications will be
considered and weighted for factors such as levels of institutional support;
amounts of recently received NAHSL awards; professional involvement on the
local, state, regional, or national level; statement of purpose for award use;
number of applicants per institution; and geographical distribution of
applications across the NAHSL region.
Reviewed/Revised: 12/30/03, 2/6/04,
2/10/04, 8/20/07 Application Form [download]
This page last updated September 28, 2007
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