From: "Schemm, Ylann (ELS-AMS)" <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Mon, 6 May 2013 22:02:12 +0000

We’d like to share the following call for proposals:

The Elsevier Foundation Calls for 2013 New Scholars and Innovative
Libraries Projects

June 24th deadline for 1 page applications to promote gender equality
in academia and build capacity in developing world libraries

Boston, May 6, 2013 – The Elsevier Foundation is seeking new grant
proposals for the 2013 New Scholars and Innovative Libraries in
Developing Countries programs. The deadline for applications is June
24th 2013. Grants will be awarded in December 2013 and provide one,
two and three year awards between US$ 5,000 to US$ 50,000 per year for
a total of US$ 100,000. The Elsevier Foundation will accept 1 page
applications from May 6th through June 24th via
www.elsevierfoundation.org. Forty shortlisted applications will be
invited to submit full proposals by September 3rd.

The Innovative Libraries in Developing Countries program provides
grants to libraries in the developing world to improve access to
scientific, technical and medical information. The 2013 program
priorities include: professional librarian training enabling
librarians to serve as pivotal advocates in their research ecosystems
and projects which demonstrate the link between research access,
training, usage and health impact. Priorities will also include
projects which demonstrate a strong outcomes evaluation and have the
potential for a strong model or multiplier effect.

The New Scholars Program supports projects to help early- to
mid-career women scientists balance family responsibilities with
demanding academic careers and addresses the attrition rate of
talented women scientists. Recent grants have promoted institutional
research, advocacy, and policy development to retain, recruit and
develop women in science and have enabled researchers to attend
conferences critical to their careers by assisting with childcare,
mentorship and networking. Since 2010, the New Scholars program has
also focused on the developing world through support of recognition
awards and national gender-benchmarking research mapping the
opportunities and obstacles faced by women in science, technology and
innovation.

“Since 2007, we have been able to fund and partner with an impressive
and diverse range of projects to build capacity in developing world
libraries and advance women in science”, said David Ruth, Executive
Director of The Elsevier Foundation. “The Elsevier Foundation grant
often serves as critical seed funding to get innovative projects off
the ground. “We can’t wait to see what great new ideas have emerged
over the past year.”

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About the Elsevier Foundation

The Elsevier Foundation (www.elsevierfoundation.org) provides grants
to institutions around the world, with a focus on support for the
world’s libraries and for scholars in the early stages of their
careers. Since its inception, the Foundation has awarded more than 60
grants worth millions dollars to non-profit organizations working in
these fields. Through gift-matching, the Foundation also supports the
efforts of Elsevier employees to play a positive role in their local
and global communities. The Elsevier Foundation is funded by Elsevier,
a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical
information products and services.

About Elsevier

Elsevier is a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and
medical information products and services. The company works in
partnership with the global science and health communities to publish
more than 2,000 journals, including The Lancet and Cell, and close to
20,000 book titles, including major reference works from Mosby and
Saunders. Elsevier’s online solutions include ScienceDirect, Scopus,
Reaxys, ClinicalKey and Mosby’s Suite, which enhance the productivity
of science and health professionals, and the SciVal suite and MEDai’s
Pinpoint Review, which help research and health care institutions
deliver better outcomes more cost-effectively.

A global business headquartered in Amsterdam, Elsevier employs 7,000
people worldwide. The company is part of Reed Elsevier Group plc, a
world leading provider of professional information solutions. The
group employs more than 30,000 people, including more than 15,000 in
North America. Reed Elsevier Group plc is owned equally by two parent
companies, Reed Elsevier PLC and Reed Elsevier NV. Their shares are
traded on the London, Amsterdam and New York Stock Exchanges using the
following ticker symbols: London: REL; Amsterdam: REN; New York: RUK
and ENL.

Media contact
Ylann Schemm
The Elsevier Foundation
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