SRRT Conference Travel Grants - Application Form

Criteria

The SRRT Conference Grants Ad Hoc Selection Committee will consider the following in its deliberations:

  • The applicant's conference interests and goals regarding ALA and SRRT
  • The applicant's potential contributions to ALA and SRRT
  • How the applicant intends to use the ALA conference experience in their career, at their home institution, and/or in local, state and regional associations

Eligibility

Applicants must be personal ALA/SRRT members.

Deadline

The submission process will open soon! Nominations received by 11:59pm CST on January 15, 2025 will be considered for the 2025 award. All applicants will be notified of the Selection Committee's decision by March 1, 2025. The timestamp on the application submission shall be confirmed. Recipients will receive half of the award prior to conference, and the remaining half after conference.

Questions?

For assistance, please contact Hillary Pearson with the ALA Office for Diversity, Literacy, and Outreach Services at hpearson@ala.org, or 312.280.5020.

Application Instructions

Please complete the form below.

Applicant information
Type of library
Current SRRT member
Are you a current personal member of SRRT?
First-time attendance
Is this your first time attending the ALA Annual Conference?
Are you receiving other funding to travel to the ALA Annual Conference? If yes, please indicate approximately how much:
Please describe your Conference interests and goals regarding ALA and SRRT, the potential contributions that you can make to ALA and SRRT, and how you will benefit from receiving the Travel Grant. Please limit the qualifying description to 500 words or less.