The Elsevier Foundation has announced that the final deadline for the Elsevier Foundation grant proposals is September 15, 2008. Grant proposals will be accepted in two categories - the Innovative Libraries Program and the New Scholars Program. The Elsevier Foundation will award grants in December 2008 with a series of one, two and three year grants of $5,000 to $50,000 per year.
The Innovative Libraries Program awards grants to increase researchers' access, expand library resources through digitisation, provide training programmes for library staff, students or researchers and sponsor partnerships between libraries in developing and developed countries. The Elsevier Foundation New Scholars Program will give priority to members of the academic and research community who seek to address the fundamental challenge of balancing childcare and family responsibilities with the demanding academic careers in science, health, and technology.
The Elsevier Foundation provides support for institutions in the global health and science communities working to advance scholarship and improve lives through scientific, technical and medical knowledge. In support of this mission, the Foundation focuses its grant-making on support for the world's libraries and for scholars in the early stages of their careers.
