About the Grant:

Naseej Academy Grant to Attend the Mortenson Center Associates Program was developed to support the region’s knowledge community by sponsoring a professional working in the field of libraries, information centers and archival institutions in the Arab World, to attend the Mortenson Center Associates Program.

The Grant Process:​

Because the grant is designated for one individual out of many applicants, Naseej Academy and the Mortenson Center have developed a thorough process for reviewing and considering all applications and making a final selection:

  1. The applicant completes the grant registration form on this page and provides the necessary documents before the application deadline of November 30, 2023.
  2. Each application will be reviewed by a committee. Applications that meet the criteria for the program will be sent to the Mortenson Center for final review and selection.
  3. The Mortenson Center will shortlist the applicants and conduct an interview with each shortlisted candidate.
  4. The Mortenson Center will contact the nominee for the grant, and Naseej Academy will announce the winner within three weeks of being informed of the successful applicant by the Mortenson Center.
  5. Naseej Academy will contact the winner to arrange for their attendance at the program.

Important Details:

The grant provided by Naseej Academy is designated for one winner only. It covers the following:

  • Program fees
  • Airfare (round trip, up to USD 1,500)
  • Personal expenses of USD 1,000.
  • If the grant recipient is unable to attend the program, he/she will forfeit the grant, and a second winner will be nominated by the Mortenson Center.

“Libraries Unbound: Open, Inclusive and Engaged: A Professional Development and Leadership Program for Library and Information Science (LIS) Professionals”

June 2-25, 2025, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

The 2025 Mortenson Center Associates Program will offer individuals working in a library and/or information services setting outside the United States an opportunity to explore critical issues and trends in the library field and engage with librarians implementing cutting-edge programs and services.

The program will engage participants in learning about novel and inventive practices and services in areas such as:

• Open Scholarship
• Collaboration and Sustainability
• Emerging Trends and Technologies
• Leadership, Communication and Marketing
• Library Assessment and Impact
• User-centered Services
• Inclusive Digital and Print Collections
• International Professional Networking

  • Seminars and Workshops:provide an overview of current trends in the field. Library experts will be invited to share their perspectives, offer expertise, and foster conversations on the themes of leadership, communication, and innovation in order to develop open, inclusive, technological advanced and engaged libraries.

 

  • Tours of a variety of libraries, including academic, public, and special libraries. We may also visit the American Library Association headquarters in Chicago, Illinois and other sites of interest.

 

  • Networkingwith dynamic group of international colleagues during and post-program.

 

  • Participants will develop individual action plans, appropriate to their professional and institutional needs, and will receive post-program implementation review.

 

  • Each participant will receive a Certificate of Program Participationupon completion.

 

  • Scheduling to allow participants to attend the Annual Meeting of the American Library Association (ALA), if they wish.

 

  • The 2025 ALA Annual Conference will be in Philadelphia, June 26 – July 1, 2025. Arrangements and registration for the conference must be made separately and are not included in the program costs.
  • Currently employed in a library, information center, or archive, with minimum three years’ experience.
  • Commitment to furthering the Mortenson Center’s mission within the participant’s own country.
  • Willingness and ability to share what is learned while at the Mortenson Center with others in the participant’s home country.
  • Participants should be fluent in conversational English and possess a reading knowledge of English. This program is delivered in English only.
  • Excellent communication skills.
  • Demonstrated commitment of the participant’s home institution to supporting sharing activity (training seminars, workshops, etc.).
  • The final deadline for application submissions is November 28, 2024.
  • The grant applicants will be contacted with the result by March 2025.
  • Program activities will begin on June 2, 2025. The last day of program activities will be June 25, 2025.

We encourage the grant winners to share their experiences in the program through social media.

These contributions help raise awareness of the program, benefit their professional peers, and are greatly appreciated by our professional community.

  • Scans and electronic documents sent by online application are preferred.
  • Applications must be complete, received within stated deadline, and include all required attachments.
  • Applications will be treated with the strictest confidence.
  • The Mortenson Center reserves the right to verify all information given in the application.
  • Application must be submitted in English along with supporting documentation in order to be considered.
  • Participants must be prepared to work as team members with other Mortenson Center program participants and to participate as required by the program.
  • Associates will not be permitted to join the program late or depart early.

Please fill the below application form

For more information: Email us at: [email protected]

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