Submit an application for the Core Career LIFT Award

Career LIFT Award Application

Applicant’s Information

Applicant's Name(Required)

First Last

Applicant's Position(Required)

Applicant's Organization(Required)

Applicant's Phone

Applicant's Email(Required)

Applicant's Member ID(Required)

Membership in ALA and Core are required to receive the award.

Years of Library Experience(Required)

Less than 10 years

10 years or more

Award money must be expended by August 31 of the same year. Requesting Funds for:(Required)

Core Forum registration

ALA Annual Conference registration

Core Continuing Education Course (please describe)

Other ALA and/or Core opportunity (please describe)

Which Core continuing education course are you interested in taking?

Which other ALA or Core opportunity are you requesting funds for?

Professional Development Plan

Please describe how you plan to use the award funds to support your professional development.

Excerpts from these statements may be shared at the Core Forum Awards Ceremony and/or Core website along with biographical information about the nominee. Please include in the statement:

Describe how you support your library by organizing, managing, and maintaining library collections and/or services.
How would the funding help you to achieve or advance your professional development goals?
How do you plan to share the knowledge you gain with colleagues and the wider library community?

500 word maximum(Required)

Accepted file types: pdf, doc, docx, Max. file size: 256 MB.

Optional Commentary

Is there anything else you’d like the committee to know and consider with your application? (250 word max).