Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program: Early Career Research Grants

Institute of Museum and Library Services

Funding Amount

US $75,000 - US $750,000

Deadline

Deadline not published

Grant Type

Foundation

Overview

Program Overview:
Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian (LB21) projects build a library and archival workforce that can meet the information needs of communities and increase the institutional capacity of libraries, archives, and library and information science graduate programs across the country.
The program supports projects that:
provide training and professional development to library and archives professionals;  develop faculty and information leaders; and recruit, educate, and retain the next generation of library and archives professionals.
Projects can support the recruitment, education, training, and retention of pre-professionals, students, faculty, and the current library and archives workforce.
1-3 yearsProject CharacteristicsEarly Career Research projects support untenured, tenure-track library and information science faculty, furthering the faculty member's long-term research agenda, career trajectory, and professional development.You must include clearly articulated research questions.You should demonstrate how you will achieve and measure far-reaching impact.

Focus Areas & Funding Uses

Fields of Work

  • Professional development
  • Teacher development

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