Established in 2021, the MLA Collection Development Professional Development Grant provides health sciences librarians working in collection development and related information management fields with the support needed for educational activities. The applicant must be employed as a health sciences librarian within the last year in either a hospital or other clinical care or academic institution. They must be a member of MLA. The applicant may not have received an MLA grant, scholarship, or other awards within the last year. It is preferred that the applicant be a member of the Collection Development Caucus and update their MLA member profile page. The grant jury will assess the application and score points based on the statement of career objectives, relevance of course to objectives, funding justification, and clarity of application. The application should include a description of the professional development activity, including scope, duration, and budget; a detailed itemization of the financial support requested; and indication of how skills obtained may result in a specific outcome (e.g., planned research project, publication, change in library operations, etc.). In the case that the support will be used for scientific research, applicants must describe the research project including title, goals, objectives, methodology, budget, the project's contribution to the field of library and information practice, and identification of a research mentor; and show how the educational program or research project will aid in achieving objectives set forth in the educational policy and research policy statements. Please visit the award's website or contact the Medical Library Association for more information.