Conference Attendance and Travel Awards

Funds attendance at the ARLIS/NA Annual Conference. 

Funding opportunities for members and non-members who wish to attend the ARLIS/NA Annual Conference.

Application deadline for all conference travel awards: March 31, 2025, midnight EST.

Please note that the working language of the conference is English. 

Conference Attendance Award (12 awards of $100)

Eligibility:

Individual member who serves as a committee member, group moderator, appointed affiliate liaison, appointed Editorial Board member, and/or chapter officer.

Purpose:

To encourage participation in ARLIS/NA by assisting conference attendance by committee members, chapter officers, appointed affiliate liaisons, the Editorial Board, and moderators of divisions, sections, and special interest groups.

The recipient will write a brief post-conference report evaluating their conference experience.

Student Conference Attendance Award (15 awards of $80)

Eligibility:

Student members who are active participants in ARLIS/NA and are currently enrolled in an accredited graduate program in Library Studies and/or Information Studies or have recently graduated (within 12 mos. of graduation).

Purpose:

To encourage participation in ARLIS/NA by assisting students considering a career in art librarianship or visual resources to attend the annual ARLIS/NA conference.

The award covers both conference registration and a year of membership in ARLIS/NA at the student level.

The recipient will write a brief post-conference report evaluating their conference experience.

Student Diversity Award for Conference Attendance ($15 awards of $80)

Eligibility:

Students from a traditionally under-represented group who are currently enrolled in an accredited graduate program in Library Studies and/or Information Studies or have recently graduated (within 12 mos. of graduation). To be considered for the award, applicants must meet the following criteria:

• Be enrolled as a graduate student in Library Studies or Information Studies or recently graduated (within 12 mos. of graduation)
• Be one of the following:
• U.S. resident and a member of a racial/ethnic group as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau: African American/Black; Latino/Hispanic, Asian/Pacific Islander, or American Indian/Alaska Native or
• Canadian resident and of aboriginal identity, as defined in the Canadian Employment Equity Act ("aboriginal peoples" means persons who are Indians, Inuit, or Métis) or
• Canadian resident and a member of a visible minority, as defined by the Canadian Employment Equity Act (members of "visible minorities" means persons, other than aboriginal peoples, who are non-Caucasian in race or non-white in color)
• Be interested in a career in art librarianship/visual resources

A mentor from the ARLIS/NA Diversity Committee, who will facilitate the recipient's attendance at the Conference, will be assigned to the recipient of the award prior to the Conference. 

The recipient will write a brief post-conference report evaluating their conference experience.

Purpose:

To encourage multicultural students considering a career in art librarianship or visual resources to participate in the activities of ARLIS/NA.

The award covers both conference registration and a year of membership in ARLIS/NA at the student level.

Howard Karno Award ($1200)

The Howard Karno Award has historically been given to "Art librarians residing in Latin America or Art Librarians residing in North America working with significant Latin American art/architecture research collections or researching subjects or themes related to Latin American art/architecture" in support of attendance at the annual conference.

Because the 2025 conference is virtual, the 2024 Howard Karno Award will instead be given to the author of a publication related to Ibero-American art, architecture, photography – all time periods. The publication must have been published within the past 3 years. The author does not need to be an ARLIS/NA member.

Eligibility:

Art librarians residing in Latin America or Art Librarians residing in North America working with significant Latin American art/architecture research collections or researching subjects or themes related to Latin American art/architecture.

Purpose:

To encourage professional development of art librarians who work to advance the study of Latin American art through interaction with ARLIS/NA colleagues and conference participation. 

The recipient will write a brief post-conference report evaluating their conference experience.

Judith A. Hoffberg Student Award for Conference Attendance (15 awards of $80)

Sponsored by the Art Libraries Society of North America (ARLIS/NA) the Judith A. Hoffberg Student Award for Conference Attendance is given annually in honor of the founding of ARLIS/NA and its first president. The Art Libraries Society of North America was founded in 1972 by a group of art librarians attending the American Library Association annual conference in Chicago at the initiative of Judith Hoffberg.

Eligibility:

Students who are currently enrolled in an accredited graduate program in Library Studies and/or Information Studies or have recently graduated (within 12 mos. of graduation).

Purpose:

To encourage students considering a career in art librarianship or visual resources to participate in the activities of ARLIS/NA.

The award covers both conference registration and a year of membership in ARLIS/NA at the student level.

The recipient will write a brief post-conference report evaluating their conference experience.

The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation Conference Travel Awards

Thanks to the generous support of the The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation in 2023 and 2024, ARLIS/NA was able to offer additional travel grants to the Mexico City and Pittsburgh conferences. These travel awards were made available to students. The grant from Delmas allowed us to expand the organization's reach to students as an investment in the future of the profession and the association.

Samuel H. Kress Conference Travel Awards

Thanks to the generous support of the Samuel H. Kress Foundation in 2023 and 2024, ARLIS/NA was able to offer additional travel grants to the Mexico City and Pittsburgh conferences. These travel awards were made available to conference session moderators and speakers. The grant from the Kress Foundation highlights the society’s commitment to address the need for travel support above and beyond the existing travel awards program.