The Elsevier Foundation has announced the 2009 grant recipients, committing a total of $600,000 to 12 institutions from around the world to support the work of libraries and scholars in science, technology and medicine. The grant recipients were selected from 250 applicants worldwide for their innovation and potential for impact in the developing world, academic workplace and nursing community.
Six new grants have been awarded under the Innovative Libraries in Developing Countries programme. The recipients include institutions across Africa and Asia, and demonstrate how information resources can be used to address a variety of development issues – emergency management, the environment, boosting authorship and research skills and the distribution of clinical care information.
Within the New Scholars programme, the Elsevier Foundation has awarded four new grants to a range of international institutions. These have reportedly been pioneering new approaches to childcare, mentoring, networking, and policy advocacy in order to support scholars during the early stages of their demanding careers in science and technology.
An additional Elsevier Foundation grant has been awarded to the International Council on Nurses (ICN) and the Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI) to hold ‘The International Summit on Nurse Faculty Migration.’ The event is a three day 2010 policy summit on the economic and health ramifications nurse faculty migration has had on both developing and developed countries. The summit will purportedly host 30 internationally recognised global nurse leaders who will commit to using the outcomes from the summit to advance the issue at the global level; consult with local entities on implementation; and coordinate and disseminate the results of local initiatives.
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