SLRI Awards - Mini Grant
The Mini Grant is awarded to make possible a future project that seeks to support student learning, improve a school library collection or program, and enhance the library and/or subject area curriculum.
2024 Applications are now closed!
- Who is eligible for this award? Any current SLRI member in good standing (current SLRI Executive Board members--officers, immediate past president, standing committee chairs, members-at-large--are not eligible for this award)
- Who may submit a proposal application for this award? This is a self-nomination application process; any SLRI member in good standing may submit an application.
- When will the award be announced? At the RILA Annual Conference
- What form does the award take? One grant of $500 will be awarded
Submission Guidelines:
- The proposed project may take any form but must support student learning, improve a school library collection or program, and enhance the library and/or subject area curriculum. The proposed project cannot yet have been implemented and must be intended for a future date.
- Proposals must clearly identify and link to Common Core standards, AASL standards, and/or RI Cross-Curricular proficiencies
- Proposals must clearly describe materials and/or services that will be purchased with this award and how those purchases will help achieve the project's goals
- Descriptions of the winning entry may be posted to the SLRI website
- Applications are due by midnight on April 15, 2024.
- Incomplete or late entries will be disqualified
- At least 3 readers will review each application using the attached rubric
- The award recipient may be asked to present at a future SLRI program or conference
- The purpose of this award is to recognize excellence as defined by the criteria and rubric posted above; SLRI reserves the right to withhold the award if submissions do not meet these requirements
- Please note that award eligibility, application, selection, and submission criteria may be changed at the discretion of the SLRI Awards Chair and/or the SLRI Executive Board.
Email any questions about this award or about the application process to slrivp@rilibraries.org with “Mini Grant” in the subject line.
Previous Recipients:
- 2024-Audra Williamson, Ponaganset Middle School
- 2023- Wendy Gustavel, Rocky Hill Country Day School
- 2022- Michelle Steever, East Greenwich
- 2021-Peter Quesnel, Providence
- 2020-Michelle Steever, East Greenwich
- 2019-Cynthia Alexandre, Pawtucket; Heidi Blais, Cranston
- 2017-Susan Murphy, Coventry
- 2016-Deirdre Carlino, South Kingstown
- 2013-Suzanne Jordan, East Providence
- 2012-Laura Cabral, Bristol-Warren
- 2011-Susan Rose, Cranston
- 2010-Jennifer Thomas, Bishop Stang
- 2009-Mary Moen, Chariho
- 2008-Michelle Steever and Holly Barton, Chariho
- 2006-Donna Good, Narragansett High School
