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IMLS-RBS Fellowship, Rare Book School, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA

Posted September 17, 2015

Rare Book School at the University of Virginia is now accepting applications for the IMLS-RBS Fellowship program!  Thanks to a grant from the Institute of Library and Museum Services, this fellowship allows young professionals to attend a course at Rare Book School and to increase their professional involvement at the national level through participation in the conference of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Section (RBMS) of the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL), a division of the American Library Association (ALA) (including travel and housing costs).

This program seeks to attract to the field early-career librarians with excellent potential for professional achievement.  RBS will award 20 fellowships in 2016.  Although the fellowship program is open to applicants from any racial or ethnic background, it does have a special emphasis on recruiting participants currently underrepresented in the profession.

To be eligible, as of 30 October 2015 an applicant must be a citizen or permanent resident of the United States and must:

  • be currently enrolled in a MLIS program; or
  • be currently enrolled in another MA program and currently working in a library (including unpaid internships); or
  • have received the MA or MLIS within the past 5 years and currently work in a library (including unpaid internships).

Applicants must be able to take an RBS course during their fellowship, contingent upon their admission to the course, and will be expected to attend the RBMS conference the same year.  NB: the 2016 conference will be held in Coral Gables, Florida, June 21-24.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: October 30, 2015 at 5PM EDT

More information about the program, including fellowship applications, may be found here:
www.rarebookschool.org/fellowships/imls/index.php

For more information about Rare Book School, please check out this video about the School:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/posttv/local/summer-camp-for-book-nerds/2014/08/28/c52406e0-2e2f-11e4-be9e-60cc44c01e7f_video.html 

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