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LAUC-LA Handbook: Research & Professional Development

This guide provides information and background documents for LAUC-LA Committees to carry out their charges. For a committee’s charge and roster, click that committee tab and a drop-down menu will lead to the procedures and documents for each committee.

Awards Calendars, 2024-2025

LAUC (Statewide)
R&PD Calendar

September 30, 2024:  First call for proposals for Research Grants, Mini-Grants, and Presentation Grants distributed.

November 12, 2024:  Proposals due to Divisional Research Committees.

November 25, 2024:  Divisional Research Committees forward applications to LAUC Research & Professional Development Committee.

January 31, 2025:  LAUC R&PD Committee awards grants from the first call.

January 31, 2025:  LAUC R&PD issues a second call for Mini Grants and Presentation Grants.

February 14, 2025:  Second Call Proposals due to Divisional Research Committees.

March 3, 2025:  Divisional Research Committees forward applications to LAUC R&PD Committee.

March 24, 2025:  LAUC R&PD Committee awards grants from Second Call.

April 21, 2025: The LAUC R&PD Committee Chair requests status reports from recipients of all in-progress research grants and prepares final reports for the LAUC Executive Board and UCOP.

June 16, 2025:  R&PD final report sent to UCOP.


The LAUC R&PD Committee sets submission deadlines for Statewide proposals

LAUC-LA Calendar.

Until June 2, 2025:  LAUC-LA Mini-Grant Proposals are accepted (and awards made) throughout the fiscal year up to June 2 or until funds are exhausted.

The LAUC-LA R&PD Committee sets submission deadlines for LAUC-LA Mini-Grants.

The Charge

Committee on Research and Professional Development
Committee Charge
2024-2025

General Charge

The Committee is charged with fulfilling its standing Charge as stated in Article VI. Section 8 of the LAUC-LA Bylaws:

  1. The Committee shall consist of three to five members.
  2. The Chair of the Committee shall serve as a member of the LAUC-LA Executive Board for a period of one year, commencing September 1.
  3. The Committee shall develop, monitor and revise guidelines and procedures for the submission and review of proposals from LAUC-LA members for research and professional development funding.
  4. The Committee shall review proposals for research and professional development funding and make awards in accordance with established guidelines and procedures and the availability of funds.
  5. This committee shall annually recommend and prepare an outline of programs (seminars, workshops, speakers, etc.) which contribute to the professional development of UCLA Librarians.

LAUC (statewide) R&PD Committee

LAUC offers the following three types of grants (listed in order of priority for funding).  LAUC members may apply for one, two, or all three types of grants within a grant cycle.

  1. Research grants ($5,000 maximum) fund small to large projects by either one librarian or a group of librarians.  Funds may be used in the current or following fiscal year (e.g. 7/1/24 – 6/30/26).
  2. Mini Grants ($500 maximum) are designed to encourage librarians to develop research ideas or to see a project to completion.  Funds may be used in the current or following fiscal year (e.g. 7/1/24 – 6/30/26).
  3. Presentation Grants ($600 maximum) provide travel assistance to present at scholarly conferences.  Funds must be used in the current fiscal year (e.g. 7/1/24 – 6/30/26).

LAUC grants for this cycle are due November 25, 2024.

Funds Unrelated to LAUC

Librarian's Professional Development Funds from UCLA (not a LAUC or LAUC-LA fund)

Used for professional development activities and to cover the costs of professional association dues and memberships. Please note that the fiscal year for professional development allocations runs from August 1 to July 31. 

  • Fiscal year 2024/25 - $833 (email from Lilia Valdez to All Librarians on July 1, 2024)

Roster

Nina Schneider, Chair (2025)

Peter Fletcher (2025)

Angela Horne (2026)

Stacy McKenna (2026)

Francesca Marineo Munk (2026)

Casey Winkleman (2026)

LAUC-LA Representative to Statewide Committee on Research & Professional Development:

Michelle Brasseur (2025)

To contact any of these people, go to the LAUC-LA Members Directory or the UCLA Directory.

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