IFLA Emerging Leaders’ Grants
Application deadline
4 July 2025
In 2025, IFLA is offering WLIC attendance grants to emerging leaders. These grants provide a great opportunity to build familiarity with and profile in the international library field.
Successful candidates will contribute to the follow-up to the IFLA Trend Report, helping us to build a body of insights and ideas that can help make futures thinking part of every professional, institution’s and association’s work.
The grants specifically target emerging leaders who have less than 15 years of experience in the library field. The IFLA Emerging Leaders’ Grants will provide support to a small group of delegates to attend WLIC 2025 in Astana, Kazakhstan.
What does the grant cover?
The grant covers the full registration fee for the Congress and an amount to partially support attendance. The attendance component can be used to support travel, accommodation or other expenses and is between 1000 Euro and 2000 Euro, depending on the country of origin.
Successful applicants from IFLA’s Band 1 countries will receive a free ticket and 1000 EUR, and those from Band 2 or 3, a free ticket and 2000 EUR. Find your country’s band here.
Applicants must be able to attend the Congress and will be personally responsible for any additional costs associated with Congress attendance.
Eligibility
- The grant is available to librarians and library workers from all library types.
- The applicant should have less than 15 years of experience in the library field.
- Priority will be given to applicants who are members of their national library association.
- Priority is given to applicants who are a first-time attendee to a major IFLA event.
- The applicant must come from a country that does not require a visa to travel to Kazakhstan. A list is available here.
- The applicant must declare that she/he is able to fund all other costs beyond the grant that are involved in attending the Congress, e.g. all hotel, travel and subsistence expenses NOT covered by the Grant.
How to apply?
To apply, please complete the application form below and upload a single PDF file that includes the following:
- Curriculum vitae (one page max);
- Employer statement indicating that you have their approval to attend WLIC 2025 in Astana, kazakhstan;
- Copy of an ID stating your date of birth.
Important dates
- Application deadline: 4 July 2025
- Successful candidates will be notified by: 11 July 2025
Questions?
Please contact grants@ifla.org.