X-CGP-ClamAV-Result: CLEAN X-VirusScanner: Niversoft's CGPClamav Helper v1.25a (ClamAV 1.2.1/27215) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; q=dns/txt; c=simple/simple; d=cni.org; s=mail; bh=1nXnkSXrcs6GAwlHn/CoAzm5BW8G/ofNhYmec9I+egE=; h=Subject:Mime-Version:Content-Type:From:Message-ID:Date:To:Sender; b=qrV5vJN xOKqSU6pNX6qPtinSWIgSpdeT8Lm0LeKhWGW0DLjvYcoUBKDQFelgHA1kYrmpEW3YkQ1BoKd1JOso /TwrTi2BnUSbY5JvsMTRlDYOHtP7TVBrCnly/huNNTrrVijHJZJvCiJJ3DurIsVwrdvRgMEZ0ltJs 4mn2+x2CQQ= Return-Path: Sender: To: CNI-ANNOUNCE Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2024 11:48:38 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from [71.62.12.27] (account paige@cni.org HELO smtpclient.apple) by cni.org (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 7.1.4) with ESMTPSA id 41796825 for CNI-ANNOUNCE@cni.org; Fri, 15 Mar 2024 11:43:59 -0400 From: Paige Pope Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Apple-Mail=_6A5960F0-9E13-44E2-BA5C-B5F2A224ACDA" Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 16.0 \(3731.700.6\)) Subject: Paul Evan Peters Scholarship Call for Applicants X-Original-Message-Id: X-Original-Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2024 11:43:35 -0400 X-Original-To: CNI-ANNOUNCE@cni.org X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.3731.700.6) --Apple-Mail=_6A5960F0-9E13-44E2-BA5C-B5F2A224ACDA Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 The Coalition for Networked Information (CNI) invites applications for = the 2024 Paul Evan Peters Scholarship = https://www.cni.org/about-cni/awards/pep-scholarship =20 Applications due no later than APRIL 19, 2024 =20 The Paul Evan Peters Scholarship (formerly fellowship) was established = to honor and perpetuate the memory of CNI's founding executive director = Paul Evan Peters = (1947-1996). = The scholarship is awarded every two years to students pursuing graduate = studies in the information sciences, librarianship, or closely related = field, that advance the frontiers of digital information and technology. =20 Highest consideration will be given to candidates whose application = materials can directly address the following selection criteria, to = demonstrate intellectual and personal qualities consistent with those of = Paul Evan Peters: A commitment to the use of digital information and technology to enhance = scholarship, intellectual productivity, and public life=E2=80=A8=E2=80=A8 An interest in the civic responsibilities of information professionals, = and a commitment to democratic values=E2=80=A8=E2=80=A8 A positive and creative approach to overcoming personal, technological, = and bureaucratic challenges=E2=80=A8=E2=80=A8 Humor, vision, humanity, and imagination Two scholarships will be awarded in 2024: One to a doctoral student in the amount of $5,000 per year, awarded up = to two consecutive years. One to a master=E2=80=99s student in the amount of $2,500 per year, = awarded up to two consecutive years. =20 Complete details about the Paul Evan Peters Scholarship, including = instructions for how to apply, are at = https://www.cni.org/about-cni/awards/pep-scholarship. =20 Comments and Updates from Some Former Recipients Hugh Paterson III received the 2022 award for doctoral students. The = award gave him autonomy early in the program, allowing him to focus on = the social impacts that motivated him to start a PhD journey: making = records about minority-language archival collections more accessible. = His research during the award period resulted in a high level of = productivity, including numerous publications and presentations. Jamie Flood, the 2022 master=E2=80=99s recipient, earned her MLIS degree = much earlier than expected in part due to the scholarship=E2=80=99s = support. At the USDA National Agricultural Library she works on heirs=E2=80= =99 property, seed saving, food safety, climate change, and = environmental justice. She is involved in a variety of projects = involving linked data and health equity. Olivia Dorsey received the master=E2=80=99s level scholarship in 2014. = She has developed several projects at the intersection of Black History, = genealogy, and technology, including a communal repository of her own = family history, and Digital Black History = , a searchable directory of digital = Black History projects. Jessica A. Koepfler received the Peters scholarship in 2010 while a = doctoral student, and commented that the award =E2=80=9Cprovided 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 [It] put a spotlight on me early on in my program, = which had the snowball effect of people noticing me=E2=80=A6 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 Learn more about previous recipients is at = https://www.cni.org/about-cni/awards/pep-scholarship. =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 . 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The = Coalition for Networked Information (CNI) invites applications for the = 2024 Paul Evan Peters Scholarship https://www.= cni.org/about-cni/awards/pep-scholarship
 
Applications due no later than APRIL 19, = 2024
 
The Paul Evan Peters Scholarship = (formerly fellowship) was established to honor and perpetuate the memory = of CNI's founding executive director Paul = Evan Peters (1947-1996). The scholarship is awarded every two = years to students pursuing graduate studies in the information = sciences, librarianship, or closely related field, that advance the = frontiers of digital information and = technology.
 
Highest consideration will = be given to candidates whose application materials can directly address = the following selection criteria, to demonstrate intellectual and = personal qualities consistent with those of Paul Evan = Peters:
  • A commitment to the use = of digital information and technology to enhance scholarship, = intellectual productivity, and public life=E2=80=A8=E2=80=A8
  • An = interest in the civic responsibilities of information professionals, and = a commitment to democratic values=E2=80=A8=E2=80=A8
  • A positive = and creative approach to overcoming personal, technological, and = bureaucratic challenges=E2=80=A8=E2=80=A8
  • Humor, vision, = humanity, and imagination
Two scholarships will be = awarded in 2024:
  • One to a = doctoral student in the amount of $5,000 per year, awarded = up to two consecutive years.
  • One to a master=E2=80=99s = student in the amount of $2,500 per year, awarded up to two = consecutive years.
 
Complete = details about the Paul Evan Peters Scholarship, including instructions = for how to apply, are at https://www.= cni.org/about-cni/awards/pep-scholarship.
 
<= b>Comments and Updates from Some Former = Recipients

Hugh = Paterson III received the 2022 award for doctoral students. The = award gave him autonomy early in the program, allowing him to focus on = the social impacts that motivated him to start a PhD journey: making = records about minority-language archival collections more accessible. = His research during the award period resulted in a high level of = productivity, including numerous publications and = presentations.

Jamie Flood, the 2022 = master=E2=80=99s recipient, earned her MLIS degree much earlier than = expected in part due to the scholarship=E2=80=99s support. At the USDA = National Agricultural Library she works on heirs=E2=80=99 property, seed = saving, food safety, climate change, and environmental justice. She is = involved in a variety of projects involving linked data and health = equity.

Olivia Dorsey received the = master=E2=80=99s level scholarship in 2014. She has developed several = projects at the intersection of Black History, genealogy, and = technology, including a communal repository of her own family history, = and Digital Black = History, a searchable directory of digital Black History = projects.

Jessica A. Koepfler received = the Peters scholarship in 2010 while a doctoral student, and commented = that the award =E2=80=9Cprovided 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 [It] put a spotlight = on me early on in my program, which had the snowball effect of people = noticing me=E2=80=A6 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

Learn more about = previous recipients is at https://www.= cni.org/about-cni/awards/pep-scholarship.


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