[Students-l] Fwd: [Asis-l] La SCALA PhD Scholarship Opportunity

[Michel Menou]

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Subject: 	[Asis-l] La SCALA PhD Scholarship Opportunity
Date: 	Wed, 27 Feb 2013 10:14:28 -0700
From: 	Bruce Fulton <bfulton at email.arizona.edu>
To: 	<asis-l at asis.org>



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*/PhD Scholarship: Be a part of creating the future of the information 
professions -- apply to become a La SCALA doctoral scholar. /*

University of Arizona: School of Information Resources and Library Science

*La SCALA: Latino Scholars Cambio Leadership Academy*

The School of Information Resources and Library Science (SIRLS) at the 
University of Arizona is recruiting Hispanic and Latino students to join 
its doctoral program, La SCALA: /Latino Scholars Cambio Leadership 
Academy/, an Institute for Museum and Library Science (IMLS) 
federally-funded program that provides financial support to students of 
Hispanic and Latino heritage who wish to pursue advanced degrees in 
Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). Recipients of 
La SCALA funding are referred to as "La SCALA students."

The Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program of the (IMLS) provides 
funding for La SCALA students. La SCALA operates on the premise that 
individuals of Hispanic and Latino backgrounds enjoy unique cultural 
experiences that contribute to improving LIS education, while also 
helping to close the educational gap between their underrepresented 
population in STEM fields and their peers in similar fields. A 
particular focus of the program is to assist students to identify how 
their research can be conducted in the context of STEM, with the 
ultimate goal of placing these students in faculty positions throughout 
the country. The program emphasizes the role of academic identity and 
cultural competence in the intellectual and professional development of 
doctoral students, while challenging participants to step beyond their 
cultural, social and intellectual comfort zones.

La SCALA students will be paired with a senior faculty member as the 
student's intellectual mentor for the duration of the program, as well 
as providing a cultural mentor and a group of peer mentors at the 
school. Besides courses and research activity, La SCALA students will 
acquire the intellectual and interpersonal skills necessary in their 
field of study through a rigorous academic and research program.

*Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics areas include but are 
not limited to:*
1) Biodiversity informatics;
2) STEM communication, with an emphasis in science data and communication;
3) Electronic publishing, with an emphasis on e-journals as media for 
scholarly communication;
4) Knowledge management, with an emphasis on producing a 
scholar/administrator;
5) Information ethics, with an emphasis on social justice;
6) Cognitive and affective computing, with an emphasis on decision 
support systems.

The selected students will spend three years in active learning and 
research, and at least one year of teaching and work experiences. 
Funding may be provided for students who need a fourth year to complete 
the program. At the University of Arizona, students will have 
opportunities to work with researchers at iPlant Collaborative, the 
School of Geography and Development, the School of Information Science, 
Technology and Arts (SISTA), and/or many field stations such as 
Biosphere II and the National Optical Astronomy Observatory (NOAO), 
depending on the student's academic interests. La SCALA students also 
may participate in national research projects with SIRLS faculty, 
including the Biodiversity Heritage Library and the Encyclopedia of Life.

La SCALA students will receive tuition and fee waivers, stipends, health 
insurance, a laptop computer, and funding to attend one professional 
conference per year beginning in the second year in the program. La 
SCALA students will spend one semester of residence with a parallel 
cohort of students at the University of Tennessee, School of Information 
Sciences. A cohort of University of Tennessee students will likewise 
spend a semester at the University of Arizona.

*La SCALA Selection Criteria *

  * US Citizenship
  * Hispanic or Latino background
  * Undergraduate/Graduate studies in STEM-related areas

*University of Arizona Requirements*

  * Qualifying GRE scores are normally a minimum of the 80th percentile
  * Undergraduate/graduate GPA of 3.0 or above
  * Additional Ph.D. admission requirements as listed on the SIRLS
    website at the following link:
    http://sirls.arizona.edu/programs/phd/admissions

Students submit applications through the University Graduate College. 
The SIRLS Doctoral Committee makes recommendations for admissions to the 
Graduate College, which determines final admission to the PhD program. 
Only accepted students can be considered for La SCALA funding. For more 
information, please refer to the Graduate College application procedures 
webpage at http://grad.arizona.edu/admissions/application-procedures.

Please visit the SIRLS website at http://sirls.arizona.edu/programs/phd



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