Learning Labs In Libraries And Museums

Learning Labs In Libraries And Museums

Application:
Grant program guidelines for the current fiscal year are now available: Access FY 2013 Grant program Guidelines Online Read more about the Learning Labs in Libraries and Museums program on the IMLS Web site. Webinars: ULC, ASTC, and IMLS staff are available by phone and through e-mail to discuss general issues relating to Learning Labs in Museums and Libraries grants. We also invite you to participate in one of two pre-application Web conferences to learn more about the program, ask questions, and listen to the questions and comments of other participants. The Web conference schedule for the FY13 Grants for Learning Labs in Libraries and Museums program is as follows: Wednesday, May 9, 2012, at 12 noon PT/3 pm ET-1 pm PT/4 pm ET Wednesday, May 23, 2012, at 11 am PT/2 pm ET-12 noon PT/3 pm ET The ULC/ASTC team will also offer "office hours" to pose final questions closer to the application deadline. The "office hour" schedule for the FY13 Grants for Learning Labs in Libraries and Museums program is as follows: Tuesday, June 5, 2012, at 11 am PT/2 pm ET-12 noon PT/3 pm ET Monday, June 11, 2012 at 11 am PT/2 pm ET-12 noon PT/3 pm ET You may register for the May 9 webinar by clicking on the following link:https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/274016350. Links for the May 23 webinar and the Office Hours will be posted on this website approximately one week before each event.
Deadline:	June 15, 2012
Grant Amount:	up to $100,000
Grant Period:	18 months
Matching Requirement:	Cost sharing of at least one third is encouraged, but not required
Program Overview:
These grants will support the planning and designing of up to 30 Learning Labs in libraries and museums throughout the country. The Labs are intended to engage middle- and high-school youth in mentor-led, interest-based, youth-centered, collaborative learning using digital and traditional media. Grantees will be required to participate, in-person and online, in a community of practice that will provide technical assistance, networking, and cross-project learning. Projects are expected to provide prototypes for the field and be based on current research about digital media and youth learning. There will be two project deadlines for this grant program, with the second deadline planned for spring 2012. Program Contacts: Amy Eshleman Program Leader for Education Urban Libraries Council (ULC) 312/676-0958 aeshleman@urbanlibraries.org Margaret Glass Program Manager, Professional Development  Association of Science-Technology Centers (ASTC) 202/783-7200 x129mglass@astc.org Allison Boals, Program Specialist Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) 202/653-4702 aboals@imls.gov