Leslie Morton Bursary

Guide for Applicants

•    The Leslie Morton Bursary is open to CILIP Health Libraries Group
    members. 
•    Funding is available for attendance at an international conference in
   health librarianship, medical bibliography or medical history.
•   Applicants will be expected to give details of funding applications from
   other sources, whether successful or not.
•    Applicants will be expected to give a clear statement of the amount
   sought, broken down into conference fees, travel and accommodation
   and other expenses, which must be specified.
•    Applicants should confirm that their line manager has given approval
    for them to attend.
•    Preference is given to those presenting a paper or poster at the
    conference.
•   Up £1,000 can be awarded
•    One award per year will be made.  Applications will be evaluated once
   or twice a year, starting Jan 2012  Deadlines for receipt of applications
   are 31st January and, if no award is made at that point, also on 31^st
   March
•   A condition of being awarded funding is that a meeting report,
   conforming to the guidelines on the HLG website, is produced.
•   There is no application form.  Applications should include a letter and
   CV and should be sent electronically to Chris Thornton HLG Awards
   Co-ordinator: chris.thornton@cmft.nhs.uk
•   The value of the award is at the discretion of the Committee,
   guided by the Leslie Morton Bursary Steering Group.  The
   Committee’s decision is final and no correspondence can be
   entered into. The Committee reserves the right not to award the
   Bursary.
•   Applicants will be notified as soon as possible after the decision is
   made.