Spectrum Scholar Travel Grants

ACRL Spectrum Scholar Travel Grants provide opportunities for Spectrum Scholars to participate in ACRL professional development activities at the conference, to expand their network of colleagues, and to have face-to-face time to build new—or strengthen existing—relationships with their mentors. 

Not a Spectrum Scholar? Please see the standard Scholarship Application page. 

Award

Four (4) awards include a waiver of the conference student registration fee (a $109 value), plus a travel stipend (typically $600, occasionally less if travel expenses are lower due to applicant's location).

Eligibility

Travel grant applicants must be:

• a current or past recipient of an ALA Spectrum Scholarship,
• a first-time attendee at an ACRL conference, and
• a current ACRL personal member (student membership qualifies). 

Application Requirements

All of the following items must be submitted as described below by the deadline. Incomplete submissions will not be considered.

• A completed online scholarship application, 
  • including the requested personal statements and
  • current résumé/curriculum vitae (CV).

Criteria

The ACRL Dr. E.J. Josey Spectrum Scholar Mentor Committee will select the recipients based on the following criteria:

• Applicant’s commitment to academic librarianship, their desired learning outcomes for attending the conference, and their financial and professional development needs as evidenced by their responses and application materials.
• Preference may be given to Spectrum Scholars who have applied for an academic librarianship mentor through the ACRL Dr. E.J. Josey Spectrum Scholar Mentor Program, at the committee’s discretion.

Deadline: Sunday, October 27, 2024 
11:59 PST

Scholarship Deadlines

• April 2024  Scholarship application will be available on this page
• EXTENDED to Sunday, October 27, 2024  Scholarship applications due
• Mid-December 2024  Applicants are notified

Applicants should not register for the ACRL Conference until notified of their status to avoid the need for refunds. The discounted early-bird registration rate will be available until February 2025 for those that may not receive a scholarship, but still plan to attend.