The Awards Committee of ILA/ACRL invites applications for a scholarship to attend the Iowa Library Association Annual Conference on October 1-3, 2025, in Sioux City, IA. The scholarship will cover the registration fee and up to $200 in travel, hotel, and meal expenses.
Applicants must fall into at least one of the following three categories:
- Paid members of ILA/ACRL, working full-time in an Iowa academic or research library, and either: attending their first Iowa Library Association Conference, or have worked in an Iowa academic or research library for fewer than three years.
- Library science students.
- Support staff working in an Iowa academic or research library (part-time or full-time).
Student and support staff applicants do not have to be paid members of ILA/ACRL. Previous ILA Fall Conference scholarship recipients are NOT eligible.
Please submit this application form, including an essay no longer than 250 words, describing your interest in the scholarship and how you believe the scholarship will benefit your professional development. The scholarship recipient will be selected by the Awards Committee based on the quality of the essay.
The deadline to submit an application is August 27, 2025. The selected recipient will be notified by September 9, 2024.
Questions? Please contact Lisa Martincik, University of Iowa, Awards Committee Chair.
— Thank you for your applications!
— The 2025 ILA/ACRL Awards Committee (Alyssa Grigsby, Debra Lowman, Lisa Martincik, McKenzie Reimer, and Emily Simmons)
Last Updated on July 23, 2025 by ECC ILA/ACRL