Bursaries for the IAML 2024 International Congress in Stellenbosch

The Music Libraries Trust is pleased to open applications for the Ian Ledsham Bursary for 2024. The Ian Ledsham Bursary Fund exists to honour the memory of Ian Ledsham, a long-standing and much respected member of the UK & Ireland Branch of IAML, who died in September 2005. The fund offers financial support to IAML (UK & Ireland) branch members who wish to attend IAML's international conferences.

This year, IAML 2024 will be held in Stellenbosch, South Africa, from the 23rd to the 28th of June. Do visit the congress website for more information and for the preliminary programme. Due to the extra cost of travel to South Africa for this congress, the amount awarded this year will exceptionally be £700. The successful candidate will be required to write a 1,000-word report about attending the conference that will be published on relevant IAML and MLT websites.

The application procedure and funding application form can be found on the Music Libraries Trust website. The deadline for submitting applications is Sunday the 5th of May. To apply, please fill out the form and email it, with any other supporting documents, to the Bursaries Administrator, Richard Douglas, at bursaries@musiclibrariestrust.org.

Bursaries for the IAML (UK & Irl) Annual Study Weekend 2024

IAML (UK & Irl), will be holding this year’s Annual Study Weekend on 5th-7th April in Leeds. The study weekend is a fantastic opportunity to network and keep up to date with music librarians and others who work with music across the UK and Ireland. This year’s programme in particular includes various presentations on implementing equality, diversity and inclusion initiatives in music libraries.

The Music Libraries Trust is pleased to award a limited number of bursaries to students and library staff who would like to attend this year’s ASW. Priority is given to those who would otherwise be unable to attend and who have no other sources of funding, and to those attending their first ASW. Both full and part bursaries are available, which include up to £70 for travel expenses.

More information about the conference, including a draft programme and booking information, can be found on the IAML (UK & Irl) website.

For more information and to view the application form, please visit the bursaries page on the MLT website, or contact Richard Douglas, Bursaries Administrator, at bursaries@musiclibrariestrust.org.