Applications Now Open for 2022 JCLC Travel Grants from VLA

The Virginia Library Association is pleased to announce TWO conference travel grants to attend the 2022 Joint Conference of Librarians of Color, held in St. Pete Beach, Florida, October 5-9. The grant will help two people from an underrepresented and/or marginalized group attend the conference by providing $1,500 to be used for registration, travel, meals, and accommodations at the conference hotel. 

To be eligible to apply for a travel grant you must:

• ​Be working in librarianship (professional or library support staff), pursing a job in librarianship, or be enrolled in an ALA accredited post-graduate program.
• Be a 2022 member of the Virginia Library Association (either Individual Member or covered by your library's Affiliate Membership.)
• Identify as a member of a racial or ethnic minority in the United States, the LGBTQ+ community, or as a person with a disability. (Underrepresented and/or marginalized groups are identified in accordance with the ALA’s Office of Diversity recruitment resources.)

Applicants must also write a short statement (approximately 500 words) about why you would like to attend The 4th National Joint Conference of Librarians of Color (JCLC). Please include how attending the conference will help you reach your professional goals, and a statement of need.

Applications will be accepted until 11:59 pm on March 22, 2022.

Applicants will be notified of the decision of the grant committee in May 2022.

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This opportunity was inspired by the travel grant created by the The Innovative Library Classroom (TILC) conference.