2024 RPC Research Grant

ALAO RESEARCH GRANT APPLICATION - 2024

GENERAL INFORMATION

The Academic Library Association of Ohio (ALAO) seeks to promote research, and each year the ALAO Executive Board may award up to $2,000.00 to support and encourage research projects proposed by ALAO members. Both ongoing and new research projects are considered. Grants are intended to help in funding such incremental research costs as: the organization of data, the hiring of interviewers or other assistants, temporary access to specific databases or software, and modest travel costs associated with research. Grants may not be used for purchase of equipment. Grants are limited to investigations related to issues in libraries, librarianship, or information science and technology.

**NOTE**: You must be a current member of ALAO in order to apply for the research grant.

HOW TO APPLY

Complete the ALAO Research Grant Application. Here is additional information regarding the 2024 ALAO Research Grant. 

You will need to sign into your Gmail account to apply for this grant. If you wish you apply for this grant and do not have a Gmail account, please email the Co-Chairs of the committee to accommodations.  

The online application form will ask you to provide:

A Research Proposal

• 1.  Summary of the project
  2.  Objectives of the research
  3.  Brief literature review
  4.  Detailed methodology that will be used 
  5.  Project timeline

In the proposal, avoid the use of acronyms and jargon without appropriate reference to full names and definitions.  Please be clear and complete with your proposal. Preference will be given to proposals that provide detailed methodology.  The committee conducts a blind review of each application as-is, and will not ask for further clarifications.

In the online form, briefly list the projected expenses for the project. Consider all direct and indirect costs, such as staff time, printing and postage, supplies, and services required to complete the work. Note any other anticipated sources of support for the project and include supporting evidence (i.e., a letter from your institution). Clearly identify which expenditures will be met by ALAO Research Grant funds.

In the online form, attach a current CV for all applicants listed on the grant proposal.

SUBMISSION & DEADLINE

Fill out the application form. Be sure to upload your curriculum vitae, budget sheet, and other supporting documentation within the form.

All items must be received or postmarked no later than January 26, 2024. All applicants will be notified by e-mail when complete applications are on file.

PROPOSAL REVIEW

Proposals are considered by the Committee in consultation with the ALAO Executive Board. To avoid a conflict of interest, current members of the Committee are not eligible for grant awards. Further, no member of the Research and Publications Committee evaluates proposals received from a colleague at the Committee member's institution.  In judging proposals, the Committee considers such matters as the uniqueness of the work, the importance of the results to academic libraries, relationship to other similar work, proposed methodology, and the clarity and completeness of the proposal itself. Preference will be given to projects which are to be completed in less than two years. Applicants may be asked to provide further information during the review process.

AWARD NOTIFICATION AND POST-PROJECT REPORT

Grant recipients will be notified by the Chairperson of the Committee in May of the award year. Any award(s) will be announced at both the ALAO Annual Conference and in the ALAO Newsletter. Recipients are not required to attend the annual conference in order to receive the grant. The grantee will submit a summary of the results of the project to the ALAO Research and Publications Committee within two months of completing the work. The Committee will submit the summary or an abstract of the report for publication in the ALAO Newsletter. The Committee also encourages grantees to submit reports and articles for publication in the professional literature.

2023 GRANT PROGRAM DEADLINES

Deadline for Application - January 26, 2024

Award Announcement - March 2024
Distribution of Award - TBA

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