The Coalition for Networked Information (CNI) announces the 2008 Paul Evan Peters Fellowship; applications are due by April 14, 2008.

The Paul Evan Peters Fellowship was established to honor and perpetuate the memory of CNI's founding Executive Director.  The fellowship is awarded every two years to a student pursuing graduate studies in librarianship, the information sciences, or a closely related field, who demonstrates intellectual and personal qualities consistent with those of Paul Evan Peters, including:

--commitment to use of digital information and advanced technology to enhance scholarship, intellectual productivity and public life;

--interest in the civic responsibilities of information professionals and a commitment to democratic values and government accountability;

--positive and creative approach to overcoming personal, technological, and bureaucratic challenges, and

--humor, vision, humanity, and imagination.

The fellowship is in the amount of $5000 per year, to be awarded two consecutive years to a student in a graduate program.

Application information is available at: http://www.cni.org/pepfellowship/

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Diane Goldenberg-Hart
Communications Coordinator
Coalition for Networked Information
21 Dupont Circle, Suite 800
Washington, DC 20036
202-296-5098
202-872-0884 (Fax)
diane@cni.org