Staff Development Awards
To further the charitable work of the Consortium, the Trustees have an annual awards scheme for staff of Member libraries.
In 2020-21 the call for applications for awards will take place at different points across the academic year. For further details and how to apply please see below.
Awards
- Three conference bursary awards of a maximum of £500 each to cover travel to, attendance at and accommodation for an appropriate conference*.
- One award of attendance at the equivalent of two full days of cpd25 training.
- One award of attendance at the equivalent of one full day of cpd25 training.
- Free attendance at the M25 Consortium Conference (number of available places to be confirmed in February 2021).
2020-21 Call for applications
The call for applications for the first conference bursary award of 2020-21 is now open. The deadline for applications is Monday 12 October.
A total of three bursaries are available in the 2020-21 academic year. One bursary will be awarded from each call for applications. The calls for applications will take place in September 2020, January 2021 and March 2021. Each bursary is for up to a maximum of £500. Please see the terms and conditions for further details.
Any questions should be addressed to the Executive Manager.
*e.g. IFLA, Liber, or other librarianship or information profession conference
Future opportunities:
The call for applications for cpd25 training awards will open in November 2020.
There will be further opportunities to apply for conference bursaries in January and March 2021.
The call for applications for free attendance at the M25 Annual Conference will open in February 2021.
Please keep an eye on our website and our mailing list for future Staff Development Award opportunities.
Please note, due to Covid-19 the period in which the 2019-20 awards can be used has been extended to 31 July 2021. If you received an award in 2019-20 and have any questions please contact the Executive Manager.