Assist award recipients to increase professional knowledge and skills, ultimately improving their patrons' access to health information
Encourage professional knowledge sharing amongst colleagues across the region
Support and encourage professional development opportunities
Promote the profession of health sciences librarianship
General Guidelines & Eligibility
Applicants must be current member of NAHSL (joined or renewed no later than March 15 of the current year)
Applicants may receive more than one award per calendar year as long as the total does not exceed $1,000
Scholarship applications must be received at least 4 weeks before registration deadlines
Awardees are required to write a summary of the meeting/class which will be posted to the NAHSL blog
Award applications will be considered and weighted for factors such as: available funding; total number of applicants; levels of institutional support; amount of recently received NAHSL awards; professional involvement on the local, state, regional, or national level; statement of purpose for award use; number of applicants per institution; and geographical distribution of applications across the NAHSL region.
Questions?
If you have any questions about scholarship and award opportunities, email Mike Mannheim at mike.mannheim@wne.edu.
