Associate Fellowship Program

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Application Deadline:   February 6, 2009

The NLM Associate Fellowship Program is open to U.S. and Canadian library and information science professionals, as well as graduate students completing their degrees. The qualification requirements are:

  • Master's degree in an ALA-approved library/information science program, earned by August of the year of appointment or within 2 years.

  • United States or Canadian citizenship
    Note: Canadians with ALA-accredited Master's degrees should use the same application process as U.S. citizens. U.S. citizens will receive first preference.

  • Experience is desirable, but not essential.

The Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE), managed and operated by Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU), administers this program for the National Library of Medicine through an interagency agreement with the Department of Energy.



Associate Program Application:

The application is available in two formats: a downloadable MS Word file or a pdf. The pdf Application Form may be completed in Adobe Reader and printed.

Application Form MS Word PDF
Reference Form MS Word PDF
Applicant data form MS Word PDF


Contact Us:

If you have questions about the application or if the preceding file formats do not meet your needs, please contact:

      Barbara Dorsey, Project Manager
      ORAU / ORISE, SR-701-36
      P.O. Box 117
      Oak Ridge, TN 37830-0117
      Phone: (865) 576-9975
      Fax: (865) 574-2846
      barbara.dorsey@orau.org.


Additional questions about the program may be addressed to:

      Kathel Dunn, Program Coordinator
      NLM Associate Fellowship Program
      8600 Rockville Pike
      Building 38, Room 2N-05, MSC 3818
      Bethesda, MD 20894
      Phone: (301) 435-4083
      Fax: (301) 480-2370
      dunnk@mail.nih.gov



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Last reviewed: 07 April 2009
Last updated: 07 April 2009
First published: 31 December 2003
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