NLM Professional Development Awards

Are you interested in attending a conference or workshop that you may not have attended before?  The National Libraries of Medicine, Mid-Continental Region, is giving out four professional development awards of up to $1,500 each for the 2013-2014 year.  These awards are geared toward librarians' continued education in the field and proposals must meet some basic requirements:

• Before you apply for the Professional Development Award, please work with your administration to determine, 1) what would be applicable for your position, 2) how it can benefit your institution, and 3) your responsibility within your institution to share your experiences with higher level administration. Document these items in your application. (Question #6)
• Attendance at the conference must take place before April 30, 2014.
• Funds can be used for registration and/or travel.
• This award is intended for educational purposes only, and not for use with professional organization officer/committee commitments.
• Your responsibility to the Mid-Continental Region will be to share your experiences through a newsletter article, presentation, or a way mutually agreed upon with the NN/LM MCR.
• Recipients for the 2013-2014 year will be targeted toward four librarians.
• The applicant's institution must be a Full Network member of the Mid-Continental Region and the applicant must hold a health science library position.

For more information and to see past years' winners, go here.

Interested in applying?  Then, go forth and good luck!