FW: Applications Invited for Gates Foundation Access to Learning Award

[Katalin Fabian]

> Subject: Applications Invited for Gates Foundation Access to Learning Award
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> from the funding site
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> Applications Invited for Gates Foundation Access to Learning Award
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> The Council on Library and Information Resources is accepting
> applications for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (
> http://www.gatesfoundation.org/ ) Access to Learning Award for
> 2004.
>
> The award is given annually to a public library or similar
> organization outside the United States that has shown a
> commitment to offering to the public free access to information
> technology through an existing innovative program. The award
> includes a grant of up to $1 million.
>
> Public libraries or similar organizations outside the United
> States are invited to apply. Preference will be given to
> institutions that the Gates Foundation has not funded in the
> past. U.S. libraries are not eligible to apply.
>
> Under the terms of the program, a library offers "free public
> access" if it allows all members of the public, including
> children and young people, to use its facilities free of charge
> (without membership or Internet fees). Organizations should
> demonstrate how they make information technology available to the
> public free of charge and what kinds of technology training they
> offer to the public and staff. Preference will be given to
> organizations that reach out to underserved populations, such as
> poor or disabled patrons, or those from minority groups. A
> library's programs are considered "innovative" if they provide
> access to information technology and services that were
> previously unavailable to the community. The programs could be
> relatively new, small ones or long-term, larger initiatives.
>
> The application can be downloaded on the CLIR Web site
> http://www.clir.org./fellowships/gates/gates.html . The forms are
> available only in English and must be completed in English.
>
> Deadline: February 28, 2004
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> Location: Outside US
> Deadline: Feb 28, 2004
> Website: http://www.clir.org./fellowships/gates/gates.html
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