Student Travel Stipends

The Biomedical and Life Sciences Division of SLA will award al travel stipend of $1500.00 to library and information science student who wishes to attend the SLA Annual Conference. Applicants must be current members of both SLA and the Biomedical and Life Sciences Division (DBIO) and must agree to serve on a DBIO committee for one year. If not currently a member of DBIO, applicants must join the division prior to submitting their letter of application. The letter of application should not exceed one page in length.

Nominations for the stipends should include contact information for the nominee, a brief statement about his or her interest in and potential for serving SLA and/or the Biomedical and Life Sciences Division, and interest in pursuing a career as an information professional in the subject field of Biomedical or Life Sciences. Self-nominations will be accepted.

Nominations must be received via email by Howard Fuller or Nancy Dickenson no later than 5:00 PM EDT on April 30, 2015. A winner will be notified by Friday, May 15, 2015.

Recent Recipients:

Gwen Short, School of Library and Information Science, Kent State (2013)

Tallie Casucci, School of Information Sciences, University of Pittsburgh (2012)

Lesley Skalla, School of Information and Library Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (2011)

Elaine Dean, School of Library and Information Studies, University at Buffalo (2010)

Abigail Baker, Graduate School of Library & Information Studies, University of Rhode Island, Kingston (2009)

Jacquelyn M. Petzold, School of Library and Information Science Indiana University, Bloomington (2008)

Lisa Renee Johnston, School of Library and Information Science Indiana University, Bloomington (2007)

Meredith Kristianne Saba, School of Library and Information Science Indiana University, Bloomington (2007)

Catherine Marlow, School of Library and Information Science Indiana University, Bloomington (2007)

Suzanne Switzer, School of Library and Information Science Indiana University, Bloomington (2007)

Rev. April 2015