The Elsevier Foundation has announced its 2015 grant recipients for the Innovative Libraries in Developing Countries and New Scholars Programs. In total $600.000 has been committed for 2015 that will support various multiyear projects in over 20 countries in the developing world. The Elsevier Foundation is funded by STM publisher Elsevier.
The Innovative Libraries in Developing Countries Program awards grants to libraries for innovation in improving access and use of scientific, technical and medical (STM) information. The 2015 library grant recipients address real developing world issues through the use of STM information resources and include: Consumer Health Literacy in African Public Libraries, Network of African Medical Libraries; Forig Library: Digitization of Indigenous Knowledge in the Forestry Sector in Ghana, CSIR Forestry Research Institute in Ghana; Librarians Without Borders® E-Library Training Initiative, Librarians Without Borders®/ Medical Library Association; Transforming Scholarly Communication and Academic Production in Eastern DRC, Université Chretienne Bilingue du Congo; Eye Health Information Impact Grant, SEVA Foundation; Health Information Research in Uganda, Maria Musoke, Makerere University.
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. The 2015 grants include: Career Building Workshops for STEM Women Scientists, Engineering School of Communications of Tunis; Sustainability and Water Resource Management in the Tropics, University of Florida, University of Hawaii-Manoa, American Society for Microbiology; West Virginia STEM+ Family Travel Initiative, West Virginia University Foundation on Behalf of West Virginia University; Physical Anthropologists Women's Initiative, American Association of Physical Anthropologists (AAPA).
