FCIL SCHAFFER GRANT FOR FOREIGN LAW LIBRARIANS
The purpose of the FCIL Schaffer Grant for Foreign Law Librarians is to provide financial assistance to ensure the presence and participation of a foreign librarian at the AALL Annual Meeting & Conference. Foreign attendees enrich AALL events by sharing global perspectives for the benefit of all participants.
The FCIL Schaffer Grant for Foreign Law Librarians for the 2023 AALL Annual Meeting & Conference to be held July 15-18, 2023, in Boston, Massachusetts, provides the following support:
- A waiver of the AALL Annual Meeting & Conference full registration fee.
- A grant of a maximum US $3,000 to assist with accommodations and travel costs.
Note: The FCIL Schaffer Grant for Foreign Law Librarians recipient will be responsible for supplementing the FCIL Schaffer Grant funds with other sources if necessary.
QUALIFICATIONS
An applicant must be a law librarian or a professional working in the legal information field, who is currently employed in a country other than the United States. An applicant must be in a position of significant responsibility for the dissemination, preservation, and/or organization of legal information. An applicant may be from any type of law library (public, law firm, corporate, academic, court, etc.). An applicant who would not otherwise have the opportunity to attend the AALL Annual Meeting is invited and encouraged to apply. Applicants must have sufficient English proficiency to fully participate in the conference (both listening and speaking) without an interpreter.
The Grant Committee will not consider applications from individuals who have previously received the FCIL Schaffer Grant for Foreign Law Librarians.
SELECTION CRITERIA
The Grant Committee will evaluate an application based on the foreign law librarian’s ability to add to our knowledge of law, legal information, and law librarianship from a foreign perspective. The Grant Committee may give preference to an applicant from an under-represented country or region to someone who demonstrates financial need, or to an applicant who has never attended an AALL Annual Meeting
To ensure diversity, the Grant Committee will endeavor not to select recipients from the same country as FCIL Schaffer Grant for Foreign Law Librarians recipients of the previous three years.
GRANT RECIPIENT RESPONSIBILITIES
At the conference, the FCIL Schaffer Grant for Foreign Law Librarians recipient will be expected to share his or her knowledge and experience with other law librarians by making a presentation, participating in a panel discussion, or taking questions from the audience at an FCIL-sponsored meeting or event. After the conference, the FCIL Schaffer Grant for Foreign Law Librarians recipient agrees to write a short article or report (1-2 pages in length) for the Fall 2023 issue of the FCIL-SIS newsletter. The recipient is welcome to propose alternate or additional means of sharing his or her knowledge.
APPLICATION PROCEDURE
To be considered for the FCIL Schaffer Grant for Foreign Law Librarians, please submit an Application and a Résumé of your professional qualifications. The Application should be filled out as completely as possible. Simultaneous electronic submission of a completed Application and résumé is preferred but not required.
All documents should be in English and should be sent together (electronically or traditional mail) by February 3, 2023, to the FCIL Schaffer Grant for Foreign Law Librarians Selection Committee Chair:
Mark Engsberg, Director
Hugh F. MacMillan Law Library
Emory University School of Law
1301 Clifton Road NE, M511
Atlanta, GA 30322 USA
mengsbe@emory.edu
DEADLINE
The Chair of the Selection Committee must receive all applications by February 3, 2023. The Selection Committee will not consider late or incomplete applications.
TIMING OF GRANT DISBURSEMENT
It is the recipient’s responsibility to pay for all upfront costs associated with attending the 2023 Annual Meeting, such as visa fees and airfare, and to plan for these expenses accordingly. Airfare and visa fees will be reimbursed promptly prior to the Annual Meeting & Conference with submission of actual receipts.
AALL will make the recipient’s hotel reservation once the recipient completes the housing form and submits it to Kim Rundle, AALL leadership services coordinator. AALL will use the FCIL Schaffer Grant funds to pay for the recipient’s hotel room and associated taxes/fees only. Recipient is responsible for any additional expenses incurred during his/her stay at the hotel including mini bar and entertainment expenses, etc. Additional expenses incidental to attending the AALL Annual Meeting & Conference such as cab fares and meals will be reimbursed promptly following the AALL Conference and in accordance with AALL and FCIL-SIS guidelines; the total amount of all expenses shall not exceed the annual cap on Schaffer Grant disbursements of $3000 USD.
NOTIFICATION
The Selection Committee will notify the FCIL Schaffer Grant for Foreign Law Librarians recipient and other applicants of its award decision by March 30, 2023. The Selection Committee also may post a general announcement in AALL publications and listservs.
The FCIL Schaffer Grant for Foreign Law Librarians recipient will receive a formal letter of invitation to the conference from the American Association of Law Libraries. However, it is the recipient’s responsibility to obtain a United States visa for travel to and from the conference. Since the process of obtaining a United States visa is very slow, the recipient is urged to submit their visa application as soon as possible after receiving written confirmation of selection. If circumstances prevent the recipient from attending the AALL Annual Meeting, the grant will revert to the FCIL Schaffer Grant for Foreign Law Librarians Committee for disposition at the discretion of the Committee.
Past Recipients of the FCIL Schaffer Grant for Foreign Law Librarians
Year | Recipient | Program/Article |
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2022 | Asha O. H. Moncrieffe | Speaker, “Law Librarianship from a Caribbean Law Librarian’s Perspective” |
2021 | No recipient due to COVID-19 Pandemic | |
2020 | No recipient due to COVID-19 Pandemic | |
2019 | Mariya Badeva-Bright, South Africa | Speaker, “African Law for Everyone: African LII and Laws.Africa” (slides | recording of presentation delivered at Yale Law School) |
2018 | Daniela Reis, Brazil | Speaker, “Professional Profile Survey of the Law Librarian in the State of São Paulo, Brazil” |
2017 | Rosemarie Rogers, New Zealand | Speaker, “I am the River and the River is Me” |
2016 | Rheny Pulungan, Australia | Speaker, “The Legal Research Landscape in Indonesia: Limitations and Possibilities” |
2015 | Atarino Helieisar, Federated States of Micronesia | Speaker: “The Federated States of Micronesia Supreme Court Law Libraries: Bridging Legal Information in the FSM States & Beyond” |
2014 | Irene Kraft, Netherlands | Speaker: “Envisioning the World’s International Criminal Law Library at the International Criminal Court “ |
2013 | Bard Sverre Tuseth, Norway | Speaker: Nordic Legal Cooperation and its Impact on Legal Research (pdf) |
2012 | Priya Rai, India | Speaker: Access to Indian Legal Information in a Digital Environment: A Comparative Study of Electronic Commercial Databases and Public Domain Resources in Law: powerpoint and podcast |
2011 | Gloria Orrego Hoyos, Argentina | Speaker: Never Again, Never Forget: The Role of Libraries and Archives in Reconstructing Memory of Argentina’s ‘Dirty War’ (podcast) |
2010 | Ufuoma Lamikanra, Nigeria | Speaker: Conflict of Laws in a Federation: The Nigerian Experience (podcast) |
2009 | Ahmadullah Masoud, Afghanistan | Speaker: The Past, Present, and Future of the Law Library and Librarianship in Afghanistan: The Challenges and Rewards of Building a Library After 30 Years of War (podcast) |
2008 | Leanne Cummings, Australia | Speaker: Current Trends within the Australian Economy and Legal Industry, and its Impact upon Law Librarians (pdf) |
2007 | Cheng Zhen, China | Panelist: Publication of Chinese Legal Materials |
2006 | Hind Al-Helaly, Egypt | Speaker: The Egyptian Legal System ( ppt) |
2005 | Irma Aladashvili, Georgia | Speaker: CIS and Eastern European Law Interest Group |
2004 | Milagros Santos-Ong, Philippines | Article: Report of the American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) Meeting & Conference (pdf) |
2003 | Emmanuel Mensah Darkey, Ghana | Article: Memories of the 96th Annual AALL Meeting in Seattle (pdf) |
2001 | Sania Battalova, Kyrgyz Republic | Article: First recipient of the New Ellen Schaffer Foreign Librarian’s Grant Attends AALL Annual Meeting; Sania’s Follow-up Report (pdf) |
FCIL-SIS GRATEFULLY ACKNOWLEDGES THE GENEROUS CONTRIBUTIONS OF MANY DONORS!
Despite valuable support from AALL, FCIL, vendors, and individual AALL members, the Grant Fund does not fully cover the cost of transportation, lodging, and food for grant recipients. Your tax-deductible donations can keep this valuable Grant alive. Read what past recipients have to say about the Grant and their experiences at the AALL Annual Meeting. Contributions should be sent directly to AALL. To contribute, visit the “Donate” portion of the AALL website and contribute online, or fill out and send in the form from the AALL website. Make your check payable to “AALL” or “American Association of Law Libraries;” please write “Schaffer Grant” in the “For”/”Note” portion of the check. Checks together with completed forms may be mailed to:
AALL
230 West Monroe Street, Suite 2650
Chicago, IL 60606
AALL is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization, and these contributions may be tax-deductible.
FCIL SCHAFFER GRANT FOR FOREIGN LAW LIBRARIANS SELECTION COMMITTEE
Mark Engsberg (Chair) Director of Library Services and Professor of Practice Emory University School of Law Hugh F. MacMillan Law Library 1301 Clifton Road NE Atlanta, GA 30322-2770 404.727.6983 mengsbe@emory.edu |
Joseph Hinger Director, Global Legal Content Initiatives 9201 E. Bloomington Freeway, Suite LL Bloomington, MN 55420 651.994.2007 josephh@llmc-digital.org |
Sherry L. Leysen Reference Librarian University of California Los Angeles Law School 385 Charles E Young Dr E Room 1112 Los Angeles, CA 90095 310.794.5405 leysen@law.ucla.edu |
Paul Moorman Senior Law Librarian, Research Services/Foreign and International Law and Adjunct Assistant Professor of Law University of Southern California Gould School of Law 699 Exposition Boulevard Los Angeles, California 90089-0071 213.740.2626 pmoorman@law.usc.edu |