1. Purpose of the Programme
IALL wishes to assist law librarians who are normally unable to gain experience at leading law libraries overseas to undertake a placement / internship / non-stipendiary fellowship / extended visit to a law library outside their own country.

This will be done by: a. making a grant to assist with the cost of travel and accommodation.

b. providing advice, where necessary, in identifying suitable host institutions. 2. Selection of Applicants
The following guidelines indicate the applicants to whom we are primarily hoping to offer opportunities. a. Applicants do not need to be members of the Association.

b. Applicants should be in current employment in librarianship with significant legal context to their work. The grants are not designed for students or those not currently in employment.

c. Preference is given to applicants who demonstrate promise and are likely to make a significant contribution to the profession. The grants are not designed for the most senior law librarians who have already made significant contributions to the profession. IALL grants are not open to officers or members of the Board of the Association.

d. Applicants from whatever country who cannot otherwise afford to attend.

e. Applicants who have not received an IALL or similar grant for travel for professional development purposes and who have not worked outside their own country before. Those who have received a bursary or scholarship to attend the IALL conference will be considered.

f. Applicants who can demonstrate that an institution has agreed to host them and can supply an outline programme.

g. Applicants will undertake to write a report for publication by IALL. 3. Grants
IALL offers a grant each year to one person to enable them to undertake an internship / placement / non-stipendiary fellowship / extended visit of no more than 2 months. IALL expects to play a major role in establishing such arrangements. Each recipient receives the following benefits:

A grant of up to US$3,000

IALL facilitation with arrangements

Membership of IALL (including journal) for one year without charge

IALL may be able to arrange subsidised accommodation

IALL expect that no salary would be paid by the receiving institution and that local salary would continue to be paid while on placement.

(A smaller grant may be awarded depending on circumstances, the duration of visit / placement, the location of the applicant and the location of the host institution.)

4. Applications
Application should normally be by letter to the Chair of the Scholarships Committee (see below for contact details) clearly stating 'Placement / Internship Grant' and describing the expected benefit of the internship. The letter should be accompanied by a full curriculum vitae / resume and two written references, one of which should be from the current employer. The employer must explicitly give permission for the applicant to be available for the placement / internship. The Host Institution should be identified and an outline programme supplied. Any other funding available for the placement / internship should be declared in the application.

Enquiries and Applications should be in writing with full contact details to:
5. Timetable
Applications should reach the Chair of the Scholarships Committee IALL by the last day of March for internships starting no earlier than September of that same year and no later than September of the following year. Grants will be paid when the programme and dates of internship have been finalised but in advance of travel. After 30th September in the year following successful application, the grant will expire and no monies will be paid, grants cannot be held over until a later date.

6. Award
The Chair will forward all applications received by the deadline to the Scholarship Committee. The Committee will decide on awards and the Chair will report these decisions to the Board and to successful applicants as soon as possible. The Committee may decide to make no award, defer the award, to vary the amount of the award within the above limits. The Committee's decisions are final and there is no appeal procedure.

Revised 15 January 2008