[Asis-l] ALA Diversity Office calls for research grant proposals

[Ray Schwartz]

ALA Diversity Office calls for research grant proposals 
http://www.ala.org/ala/newspresscenter/news/pressreleases2010/january2010/div_olos.cfm

Posted January 26, 2010

Contact: Miguel A. Figueroa
Office for Diversity
312-280-5295
mfigueroa at ala.org

NEWS
For Immediate Release
January 26, 2010
ALA Diversity Office Calls for Research Grant Proposals CHICAGO - The 
American Library Association (ALA) Office for Diversity seeks proposals 
for its Diversity Research Grant program.  Applicants must be current ALA 
members, and 2010 proposals must address one of three identified topics:

     * Upward mobility of Library Leaders from Underrepresented Populations
     * Information Services and Collections for Diverse Children and Young 
Adults
     * Libraries and the Meaning of Multiculturalism

Since 2002, the office has sponsored the program to address critical gaps 
in the knowledge of diversity issues within library and information 
science. The application deadline is April 30.  Only proposals 
demonstrating relevance to the 2010 research topics will be considered.

The Diversity Research Grant consists of a one-time $2,000 award for 
original research and a $500 travel grant to attend and present at the 
2011 ALA Annual Conference. A jury of ALA members will evaluate proposals 
and is encouraged to award one proposal from each of this years topics for 
a total of three awards.  Grant recipients will be announced ahead of the 
2010 ALA Annual Conference and will be expected to compile the results of 
their research into a presentation for the 2011 ALA Annual Conference in 
New Orleans, La.

A complete proposal must include the following: a cover letter, a one-page 
vita for each of the researchers involved, a concise abstract of the 
project and a description of the project detailing the justification and 
needs for the research project, research objectives, expected outcomes and 
benefits, budget plan and timeline.

For a complete list of the criteria on which proposals will be evaluated, 
please visit: 
http://www.ala.org/ala/aboutala/offices/diversity/divresearchgrants/diversityresearch.cfm

Persons submitting a proposal must be current ALA members. If you are not 
presently a member of ALA, but wish to submit a proposal, please visit 
http://www.ala.org/membership/ for information on becoming a member. 
Applicants must supply membership ID numbers with proposals.

ALAs Office for Diversity offers thanks to the Diversity Research Grants 
Advisory Committee for developing this years topics.  The Diversity 
Research Grants Advisory Committee members are Veronica L.C. 
Stevenson-Moudamane (chair), Vickie E. Beene, Nikki Busch, Sylvia D. 
Hall-Ellis, Ph.D., Joyce E. Jelks, Cheryl Knott Malone, Ph.D., and Raymond 
P. Schwartz.

Submissions should be sent by mail to the ALA Office for Diversity, 50 E. 
Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611.  Electronic submissions are preferred and 
should be submitted in a Word document attachment. Email electronic 
submissions to diversity at ala.org.

For more information, please email diversity at ala.org or call (800) 
545-2433, ext. 5295.