ALISE Diversity Travel Award to the ALISE Annual Conference Grant

Funder: Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE)

The ALISE Diversity Travel Award promotes diversity in library and information science by providing financial support for underrepresented professionals and students. Awarded for the first time in 2015, it offers a stipend of $750, conference registration, and a one-year student membership in ALISE. This initiative aligns with ALISE's commitment to diversity, encouraging applicants to engage with LIS educators and researchers. Applications are reviewed by the ALISE Board of Directors, ensuring a fair selection process.

About ALISE
ALISE (Association for Library and Information Science Education) is a non-profit organization that serves as the intellectual home of faculty, staff, and students in library and information science, and allied disciplines. We promote innovation and excellence internationally through leadership, collaboration, advocacy, and dissemination of scholarship.
This conference travel grant aims to increase diversity in LIS education/research and was awarded for the first time at the 2015 ALISE Annual Conference. It provides the opportunity to an individual who wishes to address issues of diversity through doctoral study or teaching as adjuncts to gain exposure to and network with LIS educators, scholars and doctoral students. The award continues ALISE’s commitment to diversity, following its adoption of the ALISE Diversity Statement at the 2013 ALISE Annual Conference.
The winner will receive a stipend of $750 to defray travel expenses, a complimentary registration to the conference, and a one-year student membership in ALISE.
Applications for this grant/award are reviewed by the three current at-large members of the ALISE Board of Directors.

Eligibility

The award is open to underrepresented LIS professionals and students whose experiences, research interests, and professional goals align with ALISE's diversity principles (see ALISE Diversity Statement).

Ineligibility

Recipient cannot receive both ALA Spectrum Scholarship and this award.