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Grants and Bursaries

Bursaries and Grants

We’ve got a variety of bursaries and grants available to support you and your professional development.




CILIP Benevolent Fund
If you need a helping hand the CILIP Benevolent Fund is here to support CILIP members and their families who have fallen on hard times or have been faced with unexpected financial difficulties.

CILIP BENEVOLENT FUND
Bursaries from Member Networks
Many of Member Networks provide bursaries and grants to members give them the opportunity to pursue professional development, conduct research and attend the annual CILIP Conference.

SEE BELOW

The CILIP NE Bursary is for CILIP members living, working or studying within the North East Member Network region.


The ARLG CILIP Conference Bursary provides an ARLG member with an opportunity to attend CILIP's annual conference.

The Jane Marshall ARLG Confderence Bursary CILIP Conference Bursary provides an ARLG North West member with an opportunity to attend ARLG's annual conference.

Provides a CDEG member with an opportunity to attend CILIP's Annual Conference. Check out details on the CDEG website and follow CDEG on Twitter for news of the bursary placing.

Provides a CIG member with an opportunity to attend CILIP's Annual Conference. Follow CIG on Twitter for news of the bursary placing.

Provide a CLSIG member with an opportunity to attend CILIP's Annual Conference. Head to the CLSIG website and follow CLSIG on Twitter for news of the bursary placing.

CILIP SW Member Network has a limited sum of money which it offers a grants to members living or working in Devon and Cornwall to further their professional development

The GIG CILIP Conference Bursary provides a GIG member with an opportunity to attend CILIP's Annual Conference.

Provides an HLG member with an opportunity to attend CILIP's Annual Conference. Check out the HLG website and follow HLG on Twitter for news of the bursary placing.

Provides an ILG member with an opportunity to attend CILIP's Annual Conference. Check out ILG website for more details and follow ILG on Twitter.

Mark Hepworth Information Literacy Research Bursary is designed to help practitioners to gather evidence or conduct action / field research in support of well-framed research questions.

Provides an ILIG member with an opportunity to attend CILIP's Annual Conference. Check out the ILIG bursary page and follow ILIG on Twitter for news of the bursary placing.

Provides a K&IM member with an opportunity to attend CILIP's Annual Conference. Follow K&IM on Twitter for news of the bursary placing.

LIHG CILIP Conference Bursary provides a LIHG member with an opportunity to attend CILIP's Annual Conference.

CILIP Library and Information History Group Annual Conference Bursary providing a student LIHG member with an opportunity to attend LIHG's Annual Conference.

LIHG CILIP Conference Bursary provides a LIHG member with an opportunity to attend CILIP's Annual Conference.

Provides a LSG member with an opportunity to attend CILIP's Annual Conference. Follow LSG on Twitter for news of the bursary placing.

Provides a PPRG member with an opportunity to attend CILIP's Annual Conference. Check out the MCG website and follow MCG on Twitter for news of the bursary placing.

Provides a MMIT member with an opportunity to attend CILIP's Annual Conference. Check out MMIT's bursary page and follow MMIT on Twitter for news of the bursary placing.

Provides a PMLG member with an opportunity to attend CILIP's Annual Conference. For more information, check out the PMLG website and follow PMLG on Twitter.

Provides a PrLG member with an opportunity to attend CILIP's Annual Conference. Check out the Prison Libraries Group website and follow PrLG on Twitter for news of the bursary placing.

Provides a RBSCG member with an opportunity to attend CILIP's Annual Conference. Check out the RBSCG bursary page and follow RBSCG on Twitter for news of the bursary placing.

Provides a RPG member with an opportunity to attend CILIP's Annual Conference. Check out the RPG bursary page for how to apply.

Provides a SLG member with an opportunity to attend CILIP's Annual Conference. Follow SLG on Twitter for news of the bursary placing.

Provides a UKeiG member with an opportunity to attend CILIP's Annual Conference. Check out the CILIP website and follow UKeiG on Twitter for news of the bursary placing.

The UKeiG Early Career Award celebrates extraordinary and inspirational enterprise in early-career professionals who are members of CILIP. Check out the CILIP website and follow UKeiG on Twitter for news of the award.

This annual award is presented to an individual or a group of people in recognition of outstanding work in the information profession. Check out the CILIP website and follow UKeiG on Twitter for news of the award.

UKeiG Student Bursary provides funding towards information management courses for UK students who are nominated by their department.

CILIP NW offer bursaries to support the CPD of library and information professionals. If you have seen an event or training you would like to attend head to the CILIP NW website and follow CILIP NW on Twitter for news of the bursary placing.

CILIP in Kent Professional Development Grant supports librarians and information professionals undertaking continuing professional development

South East Member Network Bursary supports librarians and information professionals attend training events (not available in 2018)


Grants from CILIP's Member Networks
Grants provide members with the opportunity to gain additional funding for research covering the library and information sector.

LIRG scan provides funding for a “scan” or literature review of a hot topic in the LIS sector.

UKeiG Research Grant is designed to assist in meeting the costs of a small research project.
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