[Nmtriblibs] Full Tuition Scholarship Opportunity: University of Alabama SLIS’s SJ4A Program

[Guinnee, Eli, DCA]

Hi!
Please pass this on to BIPOC paraprofessional librarians with an interest in Social Justice.  This is a full scholarship for an online synchronous Masters in Library Science with a concentration in Archives.
I am on the advisory board for this program, and would love to see some New Mexico library workers involved!
Please reach out to myself, Deputy State Librarian Kate Alderete<mailto:Kate.Alderete at state.nm.us>, or Tribal Libraries Program Coordinator Cassandra Osterloh<mailto:Cassandra.Osterloh at state.nm.us> if you need help with application materials<http://socialjusticearchivists-sj4a.ua.edu/uploads/1/4/2/7/142713582/sj4a_essays.pdf>.
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Are you working in a library or archive and want to earn a master’s degree online?
Consider applying to the University of Alabama SLIS’s SJ4A Scholarship Program: Training of Community-Embedded Social Justice Archivists (SJ4A) [a.k.a. Archival Studies Social Justice Master’s Scholarship Program]. Funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services’ Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program - FY 2022 Guidelines (LB21) [RE-252356-OLS-22<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.imls.gov%2Fgrants%2Fawarded%2Fre-252356-ols-22&data=05%7C01%7CKate.Alderete%40state.nm.us%7Caaeea5dec0cc45e092d708da847fc0d9%7C04aa6bf4d436426fbfa404b7a70e60ff%7C0%7C0%7C637967981505052286%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=kuj1sA%2F%2F0RIL1yPjHLpo1eSYkcj%2BOcK5aZYeCczMmxI%3D&reserved=0>]. Project website: http://socialjusticearchivists-sj4a.ua.edu/
 PROGRAM GOAL To recruit 12 Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) paraprofessionals working in community‐based archives settings to earn a library science master’s degree with an archives concentration in the University of Alabama’s (UA) School of Library and Information Studies (SLIS) synchronous distance education program.
 PROGRAM BENEFITS Full tuition scholarship for two years, living subsistence, stipend for books and supplies, laptop computer, conference travel support, part-time program with a structured, individually tailored archives and social justice curriculum with formal/informal professional mentoring by educators and practitioners.
 APPLICATION & ADMISSION For additional admissions information, please see: https://slis.ua.edu/mlis-admissions-faqs/  For submitting your application materials, including the SJ4A program essays, visit URL: https://slate.ua.edu/apply/<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fslate.ua.edu%2Fapply%2F&data=05%7C01%7CKate.Alderete%40state.nm.us%7Caaeea5dec0cc45e092d708da847fc0d9%7C04aa6bf4d436426fbfa404b7a70e60ff%7C0%7C0%7C637967981505052286%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=WhRdnBbnyzHqk%2FCKFkxhsgVRUQLwlnc65clPNmpjC9s%3D&reserved=0> (Spring 2023 application forthcoming).
 DEADLINES/TIMELINES Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Applications will be accepted through November 1, 2022, with a priority given to applications received by October 1, 2022. Admissions will be closed after the 12 cohort positions have been filled. Applicants are encouraged to submit their applications as soon as possible.
 CONTACT For more information, please contact Dr. Bharat Mehra (205-348-5259; bmehra at ua.edu<mailto:bmehra at ua.edu>) or Dr. Robert Riter (205-248-6232; rbriter at ua.edu<mailto:rbriter at ua.edu>), SLIS, UA. Project website: http://socialjusticearchivists-sj4a.ua.edu/<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsocialjusticearchivists-sj4a.ua.edu%2F&data=05%7C01%7CKate.Alderete%40state.nm.us%7Caaeea5dec0cc45e092d708da847fc0d9%7C04aa6bf4d436426fbfa404b7a70e60ff%7C0%7C0%7C637967981505052286%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=SLPPWM%2BQMijOqFlGKMtsrb6d9Vns1ScYEPGgYXPk618%3D&reserved=0>
 PARTNERS SLIS faculty Drs. Bharat Mehra and Robert Riter are partnering with multiple state archives-related agencies, including the Alabama Department of Archives and History and the Alabama Public Library Service (AL), Multnomah County Archives (OR), New Mexico State Library (NM), Society of American Archivists, Special Collections and Archives at the California State University (CA), and others to lead the various grant activities that will be documented on the project website.
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Best,
Eli
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Eli Guinnee
New Mexico State Librarian
Chair of Education and Engagement, Department of Cultural Affairs
1209 Camino Carlos Rey, Santa Fe, NM 87507
Cell (505) 629-9153
eli.guinnee at state.nm.us<mailto:eli.guinnee at state.nm.us>
www.nmstatelibrary.org<http://www.nmstatelibrary.org/>
dcaeducates.nmculture.org<https://dcaeducates.nmculture.org/>
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