SALALM Scholarship
Online Application Link Below. View the flyer here.
The SALALM Scholarship has been established to encourage professional and leadership development in Latin American and Caribbean Studies academic librarianship. To be awarded biannually commencing in December 2011, the $1000 is for a master’s candidate in an archival studies or ALA-accredited library or information studies program.
Since its founding in 1956, the Seminar on the Acquisition of Latin American Library Materials, or SALALM, has provided the only national and international forum focused on Latin American studies research librarianship, library collections and services. The SALALM Scholarship award will include a one-year membership in the organization.
Who Should Apply:
Applicants able to demonstrate a strong interest in Latin America, the Caribbean or their diaspora, and who have career aspirations involving service to academic users seeking information about, or researching topics involving the Latin American or Caribbean region, are urged to apply.
Interest may be demonstrated through previous work, internships, undergraduate or graduate-level study, involvement through volunteer programs with governmental, non- governmental or private sector organizations, and research and publication on topics relevant to the area. Competency in one of the area’s major languages is highly important.
Eligibility:
Applicants must be master’s degree candidates in ALA- accredited programs in library and information science or in archival studies (with equivalent accreditation where applicable) in the United States or Canada. Applicants must have successfully completed at least one quarter or semester of study and recipients must be enrolled students at the time the award is made.
Selection Criteria:
- Knowledge of Latin America and the Caribbean
- Commitment to career in academic library and information science or related field
- Record of academic achievement
- Competency in one or more of the area’s languages
Application Materials:
- Completed application form
- Personal statement (500 word maximum)
- Current résumé (not to exceed 2 pages)
- Unofficial transcripts for all college and university study
- Letter of reference
Timeline:
- Deadline for applications: March 15, 2013
- Award to be announced: April 15, 2013
Conflict of Interest:
The committee will make every effort to avoid any conflicts of interest. Committee members will recuse themselves from the evaluation of any applicant known to them personally.
Guidelines:
Personal Statement (500 words max.) In the personal statement please tell the committee about your career objectives and about your documented commitment and interest in the Latin American and/or Caribbean region. Commitment in related areas, such as human rights, transnationalism, migration, ecology or natural resources, indigenous peoples, politics, etc., is also of interest to the committee. Describe your academic, work or volunteer experiences, and expertise in the region. Documented commitment may take the form of work, research on, or volunteering in the region, or with Latino/a populations; this could be in NGOs, libraries, government service, legal aid, sports, education, after-school programs, etc. PDF files only. Please use the following file naming convention: LASTNAME.firstname_ps
Letter of Reference: One letter of reference is required as part of your application. The letter should be from someone able to speak to your abilities, achievements and perhaps personal qualities. Your reference may be provided by a professor, employer or supervisor, professional colleague or similar individual involved with Latin America or the Caribbean, or with U.S. Latino/a populations. Please ask your reference to upload his or her letter at: http://salalm.org/about/scholarships-and-awards/salalm-scholarship/recommendation Note: An application is considered complete only when a letter of reference is received by the committee on or before the November 29, 2012 deadline. PDF files only. Please use the following file naming convention: LASTNAME.firstname_rec
Unofficial transcript: Please upload an unofficial transcript of your academic record in the library, information or archival studies program in which you are currently enrolled, as well as for each institution from which you received an academic degree. PDF files only. Please use the following file naming convention: LASTNAME.firstname_transcripts
Document checklist: Before submitting your application, please make sure to gather the following documents:
- Personal statement (500 word maximum, PDFs only, please use the following naming convention for the file: LASTNAME.firstname_ps)
- Current résumé (2 page maximum, PDFs only, please use the following naming convention for the file: LASTNAME.firstname_resume)
- Unofficial transcripts for each academic degree and transcript of current graduate study (PDFs only, please use the following naming convention for the file: LASTNAME.firstname_transcripts)
Deadline for all application materials: March 15, 2013
For further information, please contact the SALALM Secretariat at salalm@tulane.edu.
Application materials may be submitted here: http://form.jotform.com/form/11710558215
Note: You will not receive an email confirmation. Your confirmation will be displayed on the page when you have submitted the required materials. If you encounter any problems with the application form, please contact Melissa Gasparotto, SALALM Website Manager: melissa.gasparotto@gmail.com
