IASL Awards

The IASL International Awards Program recognizes excellence in school librarianship, encourages research and development activities, and supports and assists participation in IASL conferences and other association activities.

Support-A-Member applications are received throughout the year.

Please check each Award page for specific deadlines.

Please visit these pages for guidelines, applications, and criteria for each grant and award:

• Don Adcock Memorial Grant
  

  To increase active IASL membership in geographically diverse locations, two past IASL Presidents invite Zone C school librarians and school library advocates as well as students were invited to apply for grants for registration for the IASL 2024 Virtual Conference.  
  

• Jean Lowrie Leadership Development Grant
  
  Leaders in developing nations are invited to apply for reimbursement of US $2,000 to attend their first IASL annual conference. This award will be presented in even years beginning in 2020. Additional information on deadlines will be available once details are finalized for future conferences.

• Ken Haycock Leadership Development Grant
  
  Leaders in all countries are invited to apply for reimbursement of US $2,000 to attend their first IASL annual conference. This award will be presented in odd years beginning in 2021. Additional information on deadlines will be available once details are finalized for future conferences.
  

• Diljit Singh Leadership Development Grant
  
  Rising leaders in developing nations are invited to apply for reimbursement of US $1,000 to attend their first IASL annual conference. Additional information on deadlines will be available once details are finalized for future conferences.

• Takeshi Murofushi Research Award
  
  The recipient of this grant is awarded US $500 towards funding of a new research project.  The 2025 deadline is 15 July 2025.
  
  
• IASL Books for Children Award
  
  This award of US $1000 provides books for children through school libraries in developing countries.  The 2025 deadline is 15 July 2025.  Please note that no textbooks or curriculum books will be funded.
  

• IASL Best Conference Paper Award 

  One Award per conference - the L. Anne Clyde Memorial Research Award for the best paper making a research and/or theoretical contribution to the field of school librarianship OR the Margot Nilson Memorial Award in Literature for Young People for a paper making a historical, analytical, and/or practice contribution to the field of literature for young people. 

• Support-A-Member Program
  
  Grants two-year IASL membership to awarded members in Zone C countries.