The
Academic and Research Libraries Section (ARL), with generous sponsorship by Ex
Libris and SAGE, is offering THREE (3) Attendance Grants for the IFLA Congress
in Kuala Lumpur 2018 to an information professional from each of these regions:
• Africa
• Latin America
• Asia/Pacific region
What does the Attendance Grant
Cover?
Each
grant covers the early registration fee of Euro 500 which expires on 15th May
2018. The Attendance Grant will also provide support for travel and/or accommodation
of up to Euro 700.
Applicants
must be able to attend the Congress and will be responsible for all other costs
associated with Congress attendance. Please see the Conference website for
further details about the Congress.
What is expected from the grant
holders?
The
successful candidates will be required to be onsite at the Congress and
participate actively for the duration of the Congress.
The
winners will also be required to attend the IFLA Awards session to receive
their certificates, and also attend the ARL’s Hot Topics session.
They
will also be required to take part in various publicity events during the
conference, such as photo shoots and events organised at the two sponsors’
exhibition stalls. Their essays may be published on the ARL Section blog before
the conference.
Recipients
will be required to write a brief article about their Congress experience
(approximately 500 words) for publication on the ARL Section blog within 3
months of the end of the Congress.
Eligibility
• The applicant must be a paid-up
member of his/her national library association
• The applicant should not have
attended the IFLA Congress before
• The applicant must be willing to
share their experience at the IFLA Congress with their national library
association
• The applicant must be eligible to
obtain a visa for travel
• The applicant must declare that
she/he is able to fund all other costs beyond the grant that are involved in
attending the Congress, e.g. all other hotel, travel and subsistence expenses
NOT covered by the Grant
• Those who have previously received
this Grant (formerly known as Essay Contest) are not eligible to apply again.
Application
Procedures
Your
application will include the following:
(A)
A covering letter providing:
• your contact details (e.g. name and
email address)
• short summary of your employment
and/or student status
First-time
IFLA attendees, young professionals, students of Library and Information
Studies (LIS) and those working in LIS jobs for the first time will have an
advantage in the assessment of applications, so make sure you mention this if
you belong to one of these categories.
(B)
A written statement of up to 500 words, on
• how attending IFLA will benefit you
in a personal and/or professional capacity, with
reference
to the 2018 theme of the conference;
• how you intend to apply the benefits
that you have outlined in a practical way after the Congress, either for you
personally or for the library/information unit you work in;
• a budget/cost estimate for travel and
hotel up to Euro 700, that would not normally be funded by other grants or your
place of work.
(C)
A declaration that you are able to fund all other costs beyond the Grant when
attending the Congress, and that you are eligible to obtain a visa for travel.
(D)
A statement indicating that you have approval from your employer, that if you
are a recipient of this Grant, that you have their support to attend the IFLA
World Library and Information Congress in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Submission
• Your application must be received by 9 March 2018.
• All applications will be acknowledged
upon receipt.
• All applicants will receive
notification of award status no later than 1 May 2018.
Please
send your application with your address, telephone number, and email address no
later than 9 March 2018, to:
Liz
State
Email:
lizstate@gmail.com
Please
note
Our
grant is possible because of the generous sponsorship by Ex Libris and SAGE.
Our sponsors want to offer all our grant applicants an opportunity to receive
news and announcements of their products and services, and we will be sharing
your contact details with them. If you do not wish to have your contact details
shared, please indicate your preference in your submission document.
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