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,
Current Bechtel Winner
Past Bechtel Winners
Criteria
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Each application will be judged on the following:
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The description of the topic of study for the fellowship period
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The applicants demonstration of ongoing commitment to motivating children to read
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Requirements
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Applicants must:
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Be personal members of ALSC as well as
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Currently be working in direct service to children, or retired members who complete their careers in direct service to children, for a minimum of eight years
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Have a graduate degree from an ALA-accredited program
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Be willing to write a report about his/her study; the report will be submitted to the ALSC Office, for distribution to the Bechtel Committee and for possible inclusion in Children and Libraries, and to the Director of the Smathers Libraries and the Director of the Center for the Study of Children’s Literature and Media at the University of Florida
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If selected, retired Fellowship winners would agree to present a minimum of three public programs based on their research project to children in libraries or schools following the completion of their Fellowship period
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Announcement of winners
Winners will be announced via a press release on the ALSC Web site shortly after ALA Midwinter Meeting in January.
How to apply
2012 Louise Seaman Bechtel Fellowship Application
Applications for the 2012 Bechtel Fellowship are now available. Please click on the link above to download the application (PDF). Contact the chair of the Special Collections and Bechtel Fellowship committee, Ellen Ruffin, with questions at Ellen.Ruffin@usm.edu. Applications and supporting materials must be postmarked or emailed by December 1, 2011.
Committee resources
Bechtel Fellowship manual (Word)
Bechtel Fellowship manual (PDF)
