Special Funding Opportunities

The following areas of emphasis currently have designated funding (e.g., assistantships, scholarships, and/or fellowships) available.

Community College (M.S. campus or online)

Through a grant funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services - "Libraries Serving Community-based Higher Education: Preparing the Next Generation of Community College Librarians” - the NILRC consortium (Network of Illinois Learning Resources in Community Colleges) invites GSLIS students with interest in community college library careers to submit applications for lump sum awards which will be applied toward Spring 2010 tuition. Applications are due December 1, 2009. Additional information is available here.

Community Informatics (M.S. campus or online)

The Community Informatics Initiative is a research and teaching center devoted to empowering communities through information and communication technologies. We are funded primarily by grants. As of fall 2009, we are working hard to write and obtain more grants so that we may continue to support students and their work in community informatics. While we are pleased to have received funding from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services for past student support as well as the University for faculty research, those grants will end shortly. We continually seek funding to support assistantships, fellowships, and other configurations of tuition waivers and/or stipends that are open to both master’s and doctoral students. Fellowships—when we are able to offer them—are only available to GSLIS students. Assistantships are up to 50% (20 hours/week); on-campus GSLIS students will be given first consideration for assistantships. Questions? Contact "Sharon Irish"-slirish, at illinois.edu-.

Data Curation (M.S. campus or online)

Data curation is the active and on-going management of data through its lifecycle of interest and usefulness to scholarship, science, and education. Data curation activities enable data discovery and retrieval, maintain its quality, add value, and provide for re-use over time. This emerging field includes authentication, archiving, management, preservation, retrieval, and representation. Questions? Contact "Melissa Cragin"-cragin, at illinois.edu-.

History, Policy, and Economics (Ph.D.)

Inquisitive students with strong academic backgrounds and an interest in conducting independent research should consider doctoral studies in LIS. The GSLIS Ph.D. program is based on a four-year cycle including two years of coursework and two years of supervised research. Doctoral graduates provide leadership in academia, public institutions, and private corporations. Designated funding is currently available for incoming students with interest in exploring information in society, including policy, economic, and historical dimensions. Questions? Contact "Linda Smith"-lcsmith, at illinois.edu-.

LIS Access Midwest Program (M.S. campus or online)

LAMP is a regional network of academic libraries and information science schools dedicated to promoting careers within the field of library and information science (LIS) by targeting promising undergraduate students at its member institutions to participate in activities and events designed to increase their awareness of the profession and to provide support for subsequent graduate studies in library and information science. LAMP seeks to employ a range of recruitment techniques including summer institutes and internships, peer and professional mentorship and guidance, and financial assistance for the completion of a master's degree in LIS. LAMP specifically seeks to encourage the participation of students from statistically and historically underrepresented populations in LIS.

Sharing Success (C.A.S.)

Sharing Success is a program for outstanding and diverse librarians to further their education and training related to youth services librarianship and professional leadership.

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