X-CGP-ClamAV-Result: CLEAN X-VirusScanner: Niversoft's CGPClamav Helper v1.23.2 (ClamAV engine v0.103.2) Return-Path: Sender: To: CNI-ANNOUNCE Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2022 10:27:00 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from [73.152.165.228] (account paige@cni.org HELO [192.168.0.13]) by cni.org (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.2.7) with ESMTPSA id 39229849 for CNI-ANNOUNCE@cni.org; Wed, 13 Apr 2022 09:27:43 -0400 From: Paige Pope Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Apple-Mail=_026FBAA0-1773-4EF5-8D8B-EE28356E9699" Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 12.4 \(3445.104.21\)) Subject: Paul Evan Peters Fellowship Call for Applicants X-Original-Message-Id: X-Original-Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2022 09:27:42 -0400 X-Original-To: CNI-ANNOUNCE@cni.org X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.3445.104.21) --Apple-Mail=_026FBAA0-1773-4EF5-8D8B-EE28356E9699 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Paul Evan Peters Fellowship for Graduate Study in Library Science and Information Studies https://www.cni.org/go/pep-fellowship = APPLICATION DEADLINE May 20, 2022 Purpose: The Paul Evan Peters Fellowship was established to honor and perpetuate = the memory of Paul Evan Peters (1947-1996), founding executive director = of the Coalition for Networked Information (CNI). The fellowship will = assist students pursuing graduate studies in the information sciences, = librarianship, or closely related field. Nominees should demonstrate = intellectual and personal qualities consistent with those of Paul Evan = Peters, including: A commitment to the use of digital information and advanced technology = to enhance scholarship, intellectual productivity and public life; An interest in the civic responsibilities of information professionals, = and a commitment to democratic values; A positive and creative approach to overcoming personal, technological, = and bureaucratic challenges; and Humor, vision, humanity, and imagination. Two fellowships will be awarded in 2022: One to a doctoral student in the amount of $5,000 per year, to be = awarded two consecutive years. One to a master=E2=80=99s student in the amount of $2,500 per year, to = be awarded two consecutive years. Fellowships will be awarded biennially to students pursuing graduate = degrees in librarianship, the information sciences, or closely related = field (see eligibility requirements). A list of previous awardees is = available at www.cni.org/go/pep-fellowship/ = (note: only a single fellowship = recipient was named prior to 2014). Eligibility: Fellowship applicants will be judged on how well they meet the academic = and personal standards for the award, not on financial need. In = addition, applications must meet these criteria: Each applicant must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident of the = United States. Each applicant must be entering or enrolled in a master's or doctoral = program in information science or librarianship at an accredited U.S. = university, or a program that has received American Library Association = (ALA) accreditation (including reciprocal), or one that is a member of = the iSchools iCaucus. Students in other, closely related disciplines may = also be considered, provided that the course of study relates directly = to information management/studies. Staff, officers, and families of the Coalition for Networked = Information, the Association of Research Libraries, and EDUCAUSE are not = eligible to apply. If awarded the fellowship, recipients must complete at least six credit = hours of course work per semester during the year(s) the fellowship is = awarded. Recipients must submit an official transcript to the selection = committee at the end of the first year of the award (no later than July = 1), demonstrating good progress toward the graduate degree. The = selection committee retains the right to terminate the award after one = year if good progress is not demonstrated. Selection Procedures: A fellowship selection committee organized by the staff of the Coalition = for Networked Information will review applications in June and July. The = recipient will be selected and notified of the award by end of July = 2022. Application Procedures: Applicants should complete and submit an online application no later = than May 20, 2022; the application and eligibility requirements are = available online at https://www.cni.org/go/pep-fellowship = . Completed forms must include: A 300-500 word essay explaining the applicant's qualifications, = intellectual interests, and academic and career objectives. The essay = must include a discussion of how the applicant will advance scholarship = in digital information and technology and apply his or her knowledge to = problems of scholarship, intellectual productivity, or public life. A curriculum vita or resume that includes the applicant's complete = contact information: address, phone number, and email. In addition to the online form, applicants must submit: Two letters of recommendation from faculty members, work supervisors, or = others who can comment on the applicant's academic and personal = qualifications for the fellowship. These letters should be sent by email = directly from the recommenders=E2=80=99 email accounts, no later than = MAY 20. Recommendations must be sent by email to: For masters students: cni-masters-pep-fellow-2022@cni.org For PhD/doctoral students: cni-doctoral-pep-fellow-2022@cni.org Additionally, finalists will be notified and asked to submit: A copy of the student's letter of acceptance into a university graduate = program in information science or librarianship, or a closely related = field (see eligibility requirements above). Proof of U.S. citizenship or permanent residency (a photocopy of a birth = certificate, passport, or residency card). An official transcript may also be requested, if the applicant has = already completed courses toward the graduate degree. Highlights from Previous Recipients Jen Liu, the 2020 doctoral recipient, researched the ecological, = political, and social implications of technologies such as digital = agriculture. She is currently completing her dissertation work at = Cornell University on the impact of climate change on Internet = infrastructures in coastal communities.=20 Jake Tompkins, who received the 2020 award for master=E2=80=99s = students, completed his MLIS degree from UCLA in 2021. The fellowship = helped garner attention on his Rebel Archives in the Golden Gulag = project about incarceration during COVID-19. After graduation, he joined = the United Nations Department of Management Strategy, Policy and = Compliance as a data visualization and design intern. Laima Augustitis, the 2018 master=E2=80=99s award recipient, completed = her thesis at the University of Michigan about facilitators, barriers, = and potential future directions for online transgender health = information seeking.=20 Kristen Matteucci received the 2016 award for master=E2=80=99s students, = completed her degree from Rutgers University in 2018, and joined the = Jenkins Law Library. Jordan Eschler, who received the 2014 Peters Fellowship for doctoral = students while at the University of Washington, used the award to design = and execute research that she then presented at conferences. The award = supported the research work itself, as well as travel to the events. Olivia Dorsey, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, was the = recipient of the master=E2=80=99s level fellowship in 2014. Her = master=E2=80=99s project, =E2=80=9CVisualizing Police Brutality,=E2=80=9D = focused on visualizing data relating to incidents of police brutality = against unarmed African Americans from 1979-2014. Jessica A. Koepfler received the Peters fellowship in 2010, completing = her degree from the University of Maryland, College Park in 2014. About = receiving the award, Koepfler commented, =E2=80=9CThe fellowship = provided a source of funding that allowed me to commit myself to a = =E2=80=98fringe=E2=80=99 topic like the study of values within the = context of homelessness=E2=80=A6 The award =E2=80=A6 put a spotlight on = me early on in my program, which had the snowball effect of people = noticing me... I am truly grateful for the fellowship and credit it with = being very instrumental to me particularly in those early years of my = PhD program.=E2=80=9D=20 =E2=80=9CThe characteristics that have often been associated with = Paul=E2=80=94positivity, creativity, humor, vision, humanity, and = imagination=E2=80=94are, I hope, dimensions that I also bring to the = work that I do as a scholar and as a teacher," wrote Philip Edwards, = 2004 fellowship recipient while at the University of Washington=E2=80=99s = Information School. Edwards credits the award with helping to broaden = his professional horizons as a student. =20 Cal Lee, who received the first Peters Fellowship, is currently a = Professor at the School of Information and Library Science at the = University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, where he teaches classes for = graduate and undergraduate students, as well as continuing professional = education workshops in a variety of subjects, including archival = administration, records management, digital curation, understanding = information technology for managing digital collections, and acquisition = of digital data from physical media. At the time of the award, Lee was = at the University of Michigan School of Information. More information about the Paul Evan Peters Fellowship and the = application process are available at = https://www.cni.org/go/pep-fellowship. = All materials must be submitted no later than MAY 20. Confirmation of = receipt of materials will be sent via email.=20 =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to To switch to the INDEX mode, E-mail to To postpone your subscription, E-mail to To resume mail list message delivery from postpone mode, E-mail to = Send administrative queries to Visit the CNI-ANNOUNCE e-mail list archive at = . --Apple-Mail=_026FBAA0-1773-4EF5-8D8B-EE28356E9699 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8
Paul Evan Peters = Fellowship for Graduate Study
in Library Science and Information = Studies
APPLICATION = DEADLINE May 20, 2022


Purpose:

The Paul Evan Peters Fellowship was established to honor and = perpetuate the memory of Paul Evan Peters (1947-1996), founding = executive director of the Coalition for Networked Information (CNI). The = fellowship will assist students pursuing graduate studies in the = information sciences, librarianship, or closely related field. Nominees = should demonstrate intellectual and personal qualities consistent with = those of Paul Evan Peters, including:
  • A commitment to the use of digital information = and advanced technology to enhance scholarship, intellectual = productivity and public life;
  • An interest in the = civic responsibilities of information professionals, and a commitment to = democratic values;
  • A positive and creative approach = to overcoming personal, technological, and bureaucratic challenges; = and
  • Humor, vision, humanity, and = imagination.
Two fellowships will be = awarded in 2022:
  • One = to a doctoral student in the amount of $5,000 per = year, to be awarded two consecutive years.
  • One to a = master=E2=80=99s student in the amount of $2,500 per = year, to be awarded two consecutive years.
Fellowships will be awarded biennially to students pursuing = graduate degrees in librarianship, the information sciences, or closely = related field (see eligibility requirements). A list of previous = awardees is available at www.cni.org/go/pep-fellowship/ (note: only a single = fellowship recipient was named prior to 2014).

Eligibility:

Fellowship applicants will be judged on = how well they meet the academic and personal standards for the award, = not on financial need. In addition, applications must meet these = criteria:
  • Each = applicant must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident of the United = States.
  • Each applicant must be entering or enrolled = in a master's or doctoral program in information science or = librarianship at an accredited U.S. university, or a program that has = received American Library Association (ALA) accreditation (including = reciprocal), or one that is a member of the iSchools iCaucus. Students = in other, closely related disciplines may also be considered, provided = that the course of study relates directly to information = management/studies.
  • Staff, officers, and families of = the Coalition for Networked Information, the Association of Research = Libraries, and EDUCAUSE are not eligible to apply.
If awarded the fellowship, recipients must complete at least = six credit hours of course work per semester during the year(s) the = fellowship is awarded. Recipients must submit an official transcript to = the selection committee at the end of the first year of the award (no = later than July 1), demonstrating good progress toward the graduate = degree. The selection committee retains the right to terminate the award = after one year if good progress is not demonstrated.

Selection Procedures:

A fellowship selection committee = organized by the staff of the Coalition for Networked Information will = review applications in June and July. The recipient will be selected and = notified of the award by end of July 2022.

Application = Procedures:

Applicants should complete and submit an online application = no later than May 20, 2022; the application and = eligibility requirements are available online at https://www.cni.org/go/pep-fellowship. Completed forms must include:
  • A 300-500 word essay explaining the = applicant's qualifications, intellectual interests, and academic and = career objectives. The essay must include a discussion of how the = applicant will advance scholarship in digital information and technology = and apply his or her knowledge to problems of scholarship, intellectual = productivity, or public life.
  • A curriculum vita or = resume that includes the applicant's complete contact information: = address, phone number, and email.

In addition to the online = form, applicants must submit:
  • Two letters of recommendation from = faculty members, work supervisors, or others who can comment on the = applicant's academic and personal qualifications for the fellowship. = These letters should be sent by email directly from the recommenders=E2=80= =99 email accounts, no later than MAY 20. = Recommendations must be sent by email to:
=

Additionally, finalists will be notified and asked to submit:
  • A copy of the = student's letter of acceptance into a university graduate program in = information science or librarianship, or a closely related field (see = eligibility requirements above).
  • Proof of U.S. = citizenship or permanent residency (a photocopy of a birth certificate, = passport, or residency card).
  • An official transcript = may also be requested, if the applicant has already completed courses = toward the graduate degree.

Highlights = from Previous Recipients

Jen Liu, the 2020 doctoral recipient, = researched the ecological, political, and social implications of = technologies such as digital agriculture. She is currently completing = her dissertation work at Cornell University on the impact of climate = change on Internet infrastructures in coastal = communities. 

Jake Tompkins, who received the 2020 award for master=E2=80=99s= students, completed his MLIS degree from UCLA in 2021. The fellowship = helped garner attention on his Rebel Archives in the Golden Gulag = project about incarceration during COVID-19. After graduation, he joined = the United Nations Department of Management Strategy, Policy and = Compliance as a data visualization and design intern.

Laima Augustitis, the = 2018 master=E2=80=99s award recipient, completed her thesis at the = University of Michigan about facilitators, barriers, and potential = future directions for online transgender health information = seeking. 

Kristen Matteucci received the 2016 award for master=E2=80=99s = students, completed her degree from Rutgers University in 2018, and = joined the Jenkins Law Library.

Jordan Eschler, who received the 2014 = Peters Fellowship for doctoral students while at the University of = Washington, used the award to design and execute research that she then = presented at conferences. The award supported the research work itself, = as well as travel to the events.

Olivia Dorsey, University of North = Carolina, Chapel Hill, was the recipient of the master=E2=80=99s level = fellowship in 2014. Her master=E2=80=99s project, =E2=80=9CVisualizing = Police Brutality,=E2=80=9D focused on visualizing data relating to = incidents of police brutality against unarmed African Americans from = 1979-2014.

Jessica A. Koepfler received the Peters fellowship in 2010, = completing her degree from the University of Maryland, College Park in = 2014. About receiving the award, Koepfler commented, =E2=80=9CThe = fellowship provided a source of funding that allowed me to commit myself = to a =E2=80=98fringe=E2=80=99 topic like the study of values within the = context of homelessness=E2=80=A6 The award =E2=80=A6 put a spotlight on = me early on in my program, which had the snowball effect of people = noticing me... I am truly grateful for the fellowship and credit it with = being very instrumental to me particularly in those early years of my = PhD program.=E2=80=9D 

=E2=80=9CThe characteristics that have often been associated = with Paul=E2=80=94positivity, creativity, humor, vision, humanity, and = imagination=E2=80=94are, I hope, dimensions that I also bring to the = work that I do as a scholar and as a teacher," wrote Philip Edwards, = 2004 fellowship recipient while at the University of Washington=E2=80=99s = Information School. Edwards credits the award with helping to broaden = his professional horizons as a student.  

Cal Lee, who received the first Peters = Fellowship, is currently a Professor at the School of Information and = Library Science at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, where = he teaches classes for graduate and undergraduate students, as well as = continuing professional education workshops in a variety of subjects, = including archival administration, records management, digital curation, = understanding information technology for managing digital collections, = and acquisition of digital data from physical media. At the time of the = award, Lee was at the University of Michigan School of = Information.

More information about the Paul Evan Peters Fellowship and = the application process are available at https://www.cni.org/go/pep-fellowship.

All materials must be = submitted no later than MAY 20. Confirmation of = receipt of materials will be sent via email. 


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