[Libs-Or] Fwd: [REFORMANET] ARL Fellowship for Digital and Inclusive Excellence 2017-2018 Call for Applications--Deadline July 13, 2017

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Subject: [REFORMANET] ARL Fellowship for Digital and Inclusive Excellence
2017-2018 Call for Applications--Deadline July 13, 2017
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Apply by July 13 for this undergraduate fellowship program
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ARL Fellowship for Digital and Inclusive Excellence 2017–2018 Call for
Applications
Deadline July 13, 2017
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by Mira Swearer  |  202-296-2296 <(202)%20296-2296>  |  mira at arl.org  |  on
June 1, 2017

The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is accepting applications for
the 2017–2018 Fellowship for Digital and Inclusive Excellence
<https://t.e2ma.net/click/9t7xl/lnqlnn/9xuyge>, a program designed to
introduce undergraduate students from historically underrepresented ethnic
and racial groups at ARL member institutions to the library and information
science discipline. The program offers a paid internship with a focus on
digital stewardship in a partner ARL library or archive, participation in
the annual ARL Leadership Symposium, formal mentorship, financial support
for student membership in a professional organization, and attendance at a
capstone institute. Participants will develop leadership skills and will
train in diversity, equity, and social justice topics.
The Fellowship for Digital and Inclusive Excellence is funded by the
Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS).

Applicant Criteria
Successful applicants will meet all of the following criteria:

   - Identify as a member of an underrepresented racial or ethnic group,
   based on the categories outlined by the US Census Bureau
   <https://t.e2ma.net/click/9t7xl/lnqlnn/pqvyge> or Statistics Canada
   <https://t.e2ma.net/click/9t7xl/lnqlnn/5iwyge>, as well as Native,
   Aboriginal, and Indigenous classifications
   - Be a citizen or permanent resident of the United States
   - Currently be enrolled as an undergraduate at an ARL member institution
   <https://t.e2ma.net/click/9t7xl/lnqlnn/lbxyge>
   - Express an interest in exploring possible career and graduate school
   options in the library and information science or archives field, as well
   as training in diversity, inclusion, and social justice topics
   - Express commitment to the fundamental values and mission of libraries
   and archives

To Apply
All applicants are required to submit the following materials *by 11:59
p.m. eastern daylight time on Thursday, July 13, 2017*:

   - Online application form <https://t.e2ma.net/click/9t7xl/lnqlnn/13xyge>
   - Résumé
   - Essay (500 words maximum) on your interest in the fellowship and the
   knowledge, skills, interest, or abilities you would bring to the library or
   archives environment
   - Unofficial undergraduate school transcripts, including your last
   academic semester completed
   - Two letters of recommendation (See application requirements
   <https://t.e2ma.net/click/9t7xl/lnqlnn/hwyyge> for details.)

For more information about the program and the application process, visit
the Fellowship for Digital and Inclusive Excellence website
<https://t.e2ma.net/click/9t7xl/lnqlnn/xozyge>.

About the Association of Research Libraries
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is a nonprofit organization of 123
research libraries in the US and Canada
<https://t.e2ma.net/click/9t7xl/lnqlnn/dh0yge>. ARL’s mission is to
influence the changing environment of scholarly communication and the
public policies that affect research libraries and the diverse communities
they serve. ARL pursues this mission by advancing the goals of its member
research libraries, providing leadership in public and information policy
to the scholarly and higher education communities, fostering the exchange
of ideas and expertise, facilitating the emergence of new roles for
research libraries, and shaping a future environment that leverages its
interests with those of allied organizations. ARL is on the web at ARL.org
<https://t.e2ma.net/click/9t7xl/lnqlnn/t90yge>.
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The Institute of Museum and Library Services is the primary source of
federal support for the nation’s 123,000 libraries
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