ALSC Louise Seaman Bechtel Fellowship

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The Louise Seaman Bechtel Fellowship, administered by the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), provides a $4,000 grant to a qualified children's librarian to spend a month or more reading and studying at the Baldwin Library of the George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida, Gainesville.

The Louise Seaman Bechtel Fellowship

The Louise Seaman Bechtel Fellowship provides a $4,000 grant to a qualified children’s librarian to spend a month or more reading and studying at the Baldwin Library of the George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida, Gainesville.  The Baldwin Library contains a special collection of 85,000 volumes of children’s literature published mostly before 1950.  The fellowship is endowed in memory of Louise Seaman Bechtel and Ruth M. Baldwin.

Current Bechtel Winner
Past Bechtel Winners

Criteria

Requirements

Announcement of Winners

Winners will be announced via a press release on the ALSC Web site shortly after ALA Midwinter Meeting in early January.

How to Apply

The Bechtel Fellowship application is now available.  The application is a form .pdf that can be completed, saved, and submitted electronically with supporting documents.  All applications are due to the Special Collection and Bechtel Fellowship co-chair Nancy Johnson by December 1, 2009, as stated in the application.  Please e-mail Nancy at nancy.johnson@wwu.edu with applications and questions. 

Committee Resources

Bechtel Fellowship manual (Word)
Bechtel Fellowship manual (PDF)