IFLA Awards

Don’t miss an opportunity to apply or submit a nomination for these awards and travel grants!

·        2016 IFLA Fellowship Applications–The IFLA 2016 National Committee, through generous donations from the North American library community, will offer up to 50 full fellowships to librarians from outside North America (U.S. and Canada) to attend the IFLA 2016 Congress in Columbus, Ohio. DEADLINE: December 31
IFLA 2016 National Committee Fellowship Grant Application: Canada and U.S. DEADLINE: December 31

·        Bogle Pratt International Travel Fund – ALA is accepting applications for the 2016 Bogle Pratt International Library Travel Fund sponsored by the Bogle Memorial Fund and the Pratt Institute School of Information and Library Science. An award of $1,000 is given to an ALA personal member to attend their first international conference. DEADLINE: January 1

·        Humphry/OCLC/Forest Press Award for International Librarianship – The award consists of a prize of $1,000 and a certificate. All nominations should include, as appropriate, personal history or curriculum vitae, with emphasis on achievements related to international librarianship; bibliography, critical reviews, articles, etc.; and letters seconding the nomination or other letters of commendation or appreciation. DEADLINE: January 1

·        ALA Presidential Citation for Innovative International Library Projects – Projects must be nominated by an ALA member or an individual with an IFLA affiliation. Nominators may submit nominations for more than one project. In order to nominate a library project, nominators must complete the nomination form. DEADLINE: January 1