Prior to 2011, the RLLF program called each sponsor to provide two fellows; this is not a rigid requirement moving forward. The major requirements of sponsorship are on the library director's time and the institution's time and resources. The sponsor director plays a hands-on role as a member of the RLLF steering team, along with other directors. Sponsor directors meet for a one-hour conference call monthly and they work with the RLLF program coordinators as specific needs arise and in preparation for events. Sponsoring libraries will host either a five-day institute for the entire cohort or a three-day field visit for a sub-group of the cohort.
2013–15 Sponsors
- University of Guelph and University of Waterloo (cosponsors)
- North Carolina State University
- Purdue University
- University of Toronto
- Vanderbilt University
2011–12 Sponsors
- University of British Columbia
- University of Colorado at Boulder
- Dartmouth College
- University of Illinois at Chicago
- University of Miami
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Northwestern University
2009–10 Sponsors
- Brigham Young University
- University of Florida
- Georgia Institute of Technology
- University of Houston
- University of Michigan
- University of Utah
- University of Western Ontario
2007–08 Sponsors
- University of California, Berkeley, and the California Digital Library
- Harvard University
- University of Minnesota
- North Carolina State University
- Pennsylvania State University
- University of Toronto
2004–06 Sponsors
- University of California, Los Angeles
- Columbia University
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- University of Texas at Austin
- University of Washington
