The UKeiG Management Committee is delighted to announce that it is sponsoring two full bursary places (including travel and one night’s hotel accommodation) at CILIP Conference 2024, the UK’s leading event for the library, information and knowledge community. 

Bursaries are offered to CILIP members who fall into at least one of the below categories:

• Students
• Those new to the profession (having joined the profession in the last 5 years)
• With earnings below £23,000 per annum
• Or who are unwaged.

Successful bursary recipients are expected to produce a written report of their experiences of and learning outcomes from the event. It will be published in UKeiG’s open access journal eLucidate and shared with the CILIP team to publish in print and/or online. The deadline for receipt of reports is 12th August 2024. You will also be expected to actively document your time at the conference on social media to support colleagues who are unable to attend.

Last year’s successful applicants wrote:

‘As a new professional, this was the first time I had been able to attend a major event like this in-person. It was a valuable experience to attend talks and get a feel for what is taking place in the wider sector. Returning to work after the CILIP conference has given me a boost and made me feel more connected to the UK library world.’

‘I am incredibly thankful that I had the opportunity to add my own voice to the mix of discussions that were held over the two days. The CILIP Conference was full of thought-provoking discussions and presentations, and it was a fantastic opportunity to be able to learn from other professionals in the library and information sector that were facing similar challenges.’

To Apply

Please email Richard Bridgen – Hon. Secretary UKeiG secretary.ukeig@cilip.org.uk  and copy in Gary Horrocks - UKeiG administrator info.ukeig@cilip.org.uk and Elizabeth Roberts – Hon. Treasurer UKeiG treasurer.ukeig@cilip.org.uk with a succinct statement of no more than half a side of A4 outlining your interest in attending Conference 2024 and how this bursary place will support your professional development.

Please also confirm the following information:

• First name
• Surname
• Email
• Phone
• CILIP membership number
• Role/job title or unwaged/student status.

Please confirm that you fulfil the bursary criteria and are currently without the financial means to attend Conference 2024.

To help with your application, UKeiG showcases and celebrates digital knowledge and expertise, ensuring that members from all sectors are savvy with R&D and innovations across the information industry. Core topics in our portfolio include artificial intelligence, digital literacy, effective information retrieval and search technologies, enterprise search, social media, data visualisation and management, research support, scholarly communication and open access publishing.

CILIP members can join UKeiG for free via the CILIP website.

Applications must be received by 6 pm on Friday 31st May 2024.

About CILIP Conference 2024

10 - 11 July

Taking place over two days at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole, the event brings together established, emerging and aspiring leaders to discuss and explore ‘top of mind’ challenges and opportunities in the sector, including:

• Intellectual freedom, censorship and information rights
• Developing future literacy as a leader
• The sector’s response to the UN Sustainability Goals
• Crisis and strategic communications
• Building future resilience in the face of continuing resource and budget pressures.

As well as informing delegates of the sector’s latest developments, CILIP Conference will help delegates to move the needle on pressing issues within their organisation and aim to support a generation of emerging and aspiring leaders as they progress through the sector.