Information for Current Supervisors and Fellows
Meetings | Reporting Requirements | Important Documents and Links | Program Staff
Online Sessions and In-person Meetings
Fellows
Online sessions are held virtually during the academic year, in the months during which there is no other required program meeting. For examples of topics and speakers from past online sessions, see Past Education Program Dates.
Fellows meet in person at the summer seminar at the beginning of their fellowship terms, during the spring of their first year, and during the fall of their second year.
2018-2020 Fellows
- October 13 – 16, 2019: Digital Library Federation (DLF) Forum for 2018-2020 postdoctoral fellows in Tampa, Florida.
2019-2021 Fellows
- July 28 – August 3, 2019: Summer seminar for 2019-2021 postdoctoral fellows at Bryn Mawr College.
- March 29 – 31, 2020: Coalition for Networked Information (CNI) meeting in San Diego, California.
- November 8-11, 2020: CLIR Postdoctoral Fellows Meeting and Digital Library Federation (DLF) Forum in Baltimore, Maryland.
Supervisors
Online sessions are held every three months during the academic year. Information about each session is posted approximately one month in advance on the Postdoctoral Fellowship Program Supervisor community mailing list.
Supervisors attend part of the summer seminar for postdoctoral fellows at Bryn Mawr College.
2019-2021 Fellowships
For other relevant events, see the DLF Community Calendar, which lists conferences and events of interest to fellows and supervisors.
Reporting Requirements
Fellows
CLIR Postdoctoral Fellows are required to submit semiannual reports to CLIR.
2018-2020 Fellows
- 1st Interim Report due December 31, 2018
- 2nd Interim Report due June 30, 2019*
- 3rd Interim Report due December 31, 2019
- Exit Report due June 30, 2020, or last day of fellowship, if later*
2019-2021 Fellows
- 1st Interim Report due December 31, 2019
- 2nd Interim Report due June 30, 2020*
- 3rd Interim Report due December 31, 2020
- Exit Report due June 30, 2021, or last day of fellowship, if later*
An account in SM Apply will be created with your email address; do not log in via Twitter, Facebook, or Google. Instructions and account information will be sent to you approximately one month prior to your reporting deadline. In order for our system to recognize that your report is complete, you must hit the “review and submit” button.
For any questions or to receive your account information sooner, email postdoc@clir.org.
*Grant-funded fellows should report on how they used their stipends in their June reports. They do not need to submit receipts.
Supervisors
CLIR Postdoctoral Fellowship supervisors are required to submit semiannual reports to CLIR.
2018-2020 Fellowships
- 1st Interim Report due December 31, 2018
- 2nd Interim Report due June 30, 2019*
- 3rd Interim Report due December 31, 2019
- Exit Report due June 30, 2020, or last day of fellowship, if later*
2019-2021 Fellowships
- 1st Interim Report due December 31, 2019
- 2nd Interim Report due June 30, 2020*
- 3rd Interim Report due December 31, 2020
- Exit Report due June 30, 2021, or last day of fellowship, if later*
An account in SM Apply will be created with your email address; do not log in via Twitter, Facebook, or Google. Instructions and account information will be sent to you approximately one month prior to your reporting deadline. In order for our system to recognize that your report is complete, you must hit the “review and submit” button.
For any questions or to receive your account information sooner, email postdoc@clir.org.
*Grant-funded fellowships also require an annual financial report. A financial template is provided here or you can use your institution’s template.
Important Documents and Links
- Code of Conduct
- Travel Policy (.pdf)
- Travel Expenses Reimbursement Form (for required program meetings; .xls)
- Please submit reimbursement forms and receipts to Diane Ramirez via email (dramirez@clir.org) or post (CLIR, 2221 South Clark Street, Arlington, VA 22202).
- Research Stipend Information For Fellows in Data Curation (grant-funded fellowships only)
- Summer Seminar Agenda
- CLIR Postdoctoral Fellows list on Twitter
- CLIR Postdoctoral Fellowship Program LinkedIn Group
- Microgrants Presentation 2019
- Data Curation Education Fund Presentation 2019
- DLF Community Calendar
Program Staff
- Alice Bishop oversees the program and handles application queries.
- Diane Ramirez processes reimbursement requests and handles meeting planning.
- Jodi Reeves Eyre oversees data management, web, and educational activities for the program.
- Christa Williford oversees all program research and assessment.
- With CLIR staff, Elliott Shore, CLIR Distinguished Presidential Fellow, and Lauren Coats, associate professor at Louisiana State University, co-lead the program’s educational components.
- Marcia Chatelain, associate professor of history and African American studies at Georgetown University, is mentor for the African American and African Studies fellows.