ALCTS Microgrant Program Announcement for 2014
The ALCTS Transforming Collections Task Force announces the 2014 microgrant
program. All ALCTS members in good standing are eligible to submit a proposal.
The grants are designed to support and encourage innovative practices, emerging
technologies and innovation in collections. The microgrants are intended for
small projects or research initiatives in support of transforming collections.
Ideas include: innovative collection strategies, evolution of role of collection
managers, content creation, shared collections, shifts in collection formats,
trends, and impacts affecting collection management.
Two microgrants up to $1,500 may be funded annually. Deadline is June 1, 2014.
Criteria
Microgrant proposals should be no more than one page in length and should include:
• A title for the project
• A statement describing how the project or research initiative supports
transforming collections. (up to 200 words)
• A clear and concise description (up to 500 words) of the project or research
initiative.
• A preliminary budget that should not include travel, entertainment or meals,
payment for existing staff, conference programming or speaker fees.
• One designated principal investigator with complete contact information.
Co-principals are acceptable.
Guidelines
• Proposals are to be submitted to the ALCTS Transforming Collections Task Force
via this form:
https://alctsprogram.wufoo.com/forms/alcts-microgrant-application/ by June 1, 2014.
• Microgrant proposals will be reviewed for their completeness, clarity and
statement of support of ALCTS efforts to foster innovation in collections.
• Microgrant proposals should be no more than one page in length.
• Microgrant recipients will be announced and microgrant information posted on
the ALCTS website by July 1, 2014.
• Each microgrant recipient will submit a brief mid-year budget update and
progress report to coincide with ALA Midwinter 2015.
• Each microgrant is to be completed within one year of notification of funding,
concluding with a concise report of finding, in any form appropriate, to the
ALCTS Transforming Collections Task Force by June 30, 2015.
• Each microgrant report of finding will be distributed to the ALCTS membership.
For more information on the ALCTS microgrants or to apply for one, please
contact Lisa German, Transforming Collections Task Force Chair (lbg10_at_psu.edu)
or Kady Ferris, Microgrant Chair (kady.ferris_at_gmail.com)
Received on Thu May 15 2014 - 03:09:42 EDT