NAHSL: Professional Development

AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

• MLA Annual Meeting Scholarship 
• NAHSL Annual Meeting Scholarship
• Impact Grant
• Professional Development Scholarship
• AHIP Credentialing Award

NAHSL Professional Development funds seek to:

• 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.