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> Dear colleagues
> 
> The Research Grant Program Competition Committee is accepting proposals for the 2011 Awards.
> Information below is also available on the ALISE website at
> http://www.alise.org/mc/page.do?sitePageId=55548

> Please distribute this call widely. Many thanks!
> 
> France Bouthillier
> Chair, ALISE Research Grant Committee
> Director, School of Information Studies
   McGill University
   Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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> DEADLINE - October 1, 2010
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> The Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE) is now accepting proposals for its 2011 Research Grant Program Competition. An award of one or more grants totaling $5,000 may be made to support research broadly related to education for library and information science. The Research Grant Award cannot be used to support a doctoral dissertation. At least one applicant in a group submitting a proposal must be a personal member of ALISE as of the deadline date.
> Proposals may not exceed 20 double-spaced pages, excluding CVs. If necessary, supporting information may be included in an appendix. Proposals must include the following information to be considered in the competition:
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> *   Abstract of the project (not longer than 200 words).
> *   Problem statement and literature review (including justification and need for the research).
> *   Project objectives.
> *   Project description.
> *   Research design, methodology, and analysis techniques (including schedule for completion).
> *   Detailed budget (including institutional or departmental contributions, if any).
> *   Expected benefits and impact of the research.
> *   Vita(e) of project investigator(s) may be appended.
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> Staff training, general operating or overhead expenses, and other indirect costs are not funded.
> The proposals will be judged by the ALISE Research Committee with the assistance of additional ALISE members in those cases where the methodology warrants. The proposals will be judged on:
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> 1.  Appropriateness of the proposed project to issues in library and information science education in its broadest context.
> 2.  Significance of the problem.
> 3.  Design of the study.
> 4.  The investigator's qualifications: how likely she/he is to be successful, based on previous work and/or possession of the requisite skills.
> 5.  The appropriateness of the schedule and the likelihood that the work will be accomplished on time.
> 6.  Completeness of the application.
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> Submissions will be disqualified if they exhibit one or more of the following:
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> Lack of adherence to submission requirements
> Submission of paper for the wrong award
> Poor quality in the writing
> Poor organization of material
> Lack of specificity on required elements
> Lack of appropriate instrument samples
> Lack of appropriate theoretical framework
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> The committee reserves the right to select no winning proposal if in its judgment none of the proposals are considered satisfacto
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> Recipients of the award must:
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> *   Present a preliminary report at the 2011 ALISE Annual Conference
> *   Submit written quarterly reports to the Executive Director of ALISE, who will pay the grant in periodic installments as the research progresses
> *   May submit the results of the funded study to the Association's Journal of Education for Library and Information Science (JELIS) for possible publication prior to submission to other publications.
> *   Acknowledge the support of ALISE in any publicity or presentation based on the funded study
> *   Inform the Executive Director of ALISE if research funding from other sources is obtained, in addition to the provided by ALISE
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> The research proposal must be received no later than October 1, 2010. It should be submitted via email as an attachment in Word format to
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> France Bouthillier<mailto:[log in to unmask]>
> McGill University
> Chair, ALISE Research Grant Competition Committee
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