The Chancellor's Golda Meir Library Scholar Awards
The application deadline for 2008-2009 awards has passed.
Each spring, the Chancellor's Office at UWM announces two graduate student awards ($5,000 in 2008-'09) for the following academic year. Applications are invited from current UWM doctoral students; applications from advanced doctoral students and dissertators will be given priority consideration. Finalists will be asked to provide a letter of recommendation from their major professor. Submissions will be judged by a subcommittee of the University Libraries Committee. Members of the Subcommittee include faculty, academic staff and a representative of the Graduate School. The award recipients are notified by the end of the spring semester.
Overview
The Chancellor's Golda Meir Library Scholar program is designed to provide two advanced graduate students with the resources necessary to pursue a year's intensive research in their chosen academic fields. The primary criteria are as follows:
- The candidates' overall scholarly record, including but not limited to previous degrees, grade point average, professional presentations and publications, teaching and service.
- A clearly demonstrated need and intent to make substantial use of the resources of the Golda Meir Library.
The Golda Meir Library will supply the award recipients with specialized information assistance and a study carrel for the duration of the awards. Additionally, the recipients are encouraged to use some of the funds to travel to national and/or international conferences, and to other institutions that are helpful in fostering work done primarily through the Golda Meir Library.
Terms of the Awards
At the end of the award period, the Chancellor's Golda Meir Library Scholars will present the results of their research at one of the installments of the Library's The Scholar and the Library series.
Further information may be obtained from Kenneth Buelow at (414) 229-5449 or buelow@uwm.edu