Host Institutions & Matching

The ARL member libraries listed below have agreed to provide each fellow with a rewarding fellowship experience. Fellows will be matched with a host institution based on:

• interest—each fellow is asked to write about their interests in the application essay, and

• timing—each fellow is asked to designate which semester they are interested in completing the fellowship (spring, summer, fall).

In order to provide each fellow with a rich experience, the review committee, composed of representatives from each host institution, will match fellows based on the best combination of the aforementioned elements. Fellows are asked to be flexible and willing to participate in the program based on the committee’s matching, not the fellow’s institutional interest.

The host institutions are:

• University at Albany, State University of New York

• University of Arizona

• University of California, San Diego

• Columbia University

• University of Kentucky

• National Library of Medicine

• North Carolina State University

• University of Washington

Mentoring & Supervisory Relationships

Each fellow will have an opportunity to experience a mentoring relationship during the on-campus component of the program. The mentoring relationship will be designed and developed by a professional librarian and the fellow. During the ARL Leadership Institute in January, the fellows and mentors will meet and begin developing a partnering relationship. After the Leadership Institute, and before the fellowship begins, mentors will assist fellows with finding housing, transitioning to campus, etc.

During the fellowship, each fellow will report to an assigned supervisor. The supervisor will be responsible for coordinating the work plan and daily tasks for the fellow. Fellows will be evaluated three times during the fellowship, with the third evaluation being the final and formal performance evaluation.

Housing

The host institution will work diligently with each fellow to assist with finding local housing.

The program will cover up to $2,000 of housing assistance for the program. The housing stipend can be used only for the actual cost of a physical, leased space and will be paid directly to the leasing agency or company. ARL will pay only the actual cost—for example, if a fellow secures housing in a campus residence facility and the cost of the room/space for the six- to 12-week fellowship experience is $1,200, then the fellow will qualify only for the actual amount of $1,200.

The housing stipend does not include meal plans.