Scholarships & Grants

Available Grants

The following grants are currently available for 2024:

  • One (1) $1,500 grant to attend the AALL Leadership Academy, April 9-10, 2024, in Chicago, Illinois.
  • One (1) $1,500 grant to attend the ABA/NLADA Equal Justice Conference, May 9-11, 2024, in Detroit, Michigan.
  • Four (4) $1,500 grants to attend the AALL Annual Meeting, July 20-23, 2024, in Chicago, Illinois. Two grants designated for librarians with less than five years of experience, and two grants designated for librarians with more than five years of experience.
  • Two (2) Annual Meeting registration fee OR Annual Meeting pre-conference workshop/CONELL grants. 1 grant is for GLL members with less than five years of library experience. One grant is for GLL members with more than five years of library experience.  Each grant will have a maximum value of $895.

* The availability of any and all grants are subject to change.

To Apply

  1. Read the GLL-SIS Grant Rules.
  2. Download and complete the 2023-2024 Grant Application.
  3. Email the completed, signed application, resume, and one signed letter of recommendation to the GLL Grants Committee Chair, Christine Morton at christine_morton@ca2.uscourts.gov, 631-712-6090.

Recipients

  • 2019 - 2023

    2023

    AALL Annual Meeting

    • Sophia Kingsley, Law Library Fellow, University of Arizona, Daniel F. Cracchiolo Law Library, Tucson, Arizona.
    • Marlena Okechukwu, Outreach Coordinator, Hennepin County Law Library, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
    • Heather Snodgrass, Reference Librarian, San Diego Law Library, San Diego, California.
    • Geraldine Cepeda, Complier of Laws and Law Library Executive Director/Librarian, Guam Law Library, Hagatna, Guam.
    • Tara Cunningham, Head of Collection Services, Law Library of Louisiana, New Orleans, Louisiana.
    • Gail Mathapo, Assistant Law Librarian, Homer M. Stark Law Library, Gwinnett County Justice and Administrative Center, Lawrenceville, Georgia.

    2022

    ABA/NLADA Equal Justice Conference

    • Kristin Matteucci, Reference Librarian, Jenkins Law Library, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    AALL Annual Meeting

    • Thomas Baer, Reference Librarian, Jenkins Law Library, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    • Sara Mauldin, Law Librarian, DeKalb County Law Library, Decatur, Georgia
    • Amy Small, Assistant Director, Texas State Law Library, Austin, Texas
    • Kaden Taylor, Utah State Courts Law Librarian, Utah State Courts, Salt Lake City, Utah

    2021

    AALL Annual Meeting

    • Sara McMahon, Head Law Librarian, Hampshire Law Library, Northampton, Massachusetts
    • Angela Reaux, Collections Librarian, Law Library of Louisiana, New Orleans, Louisiana
    • Gail Wechsler, Library Director, Law Library Association of St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri

    AALL Management Institute

    • Jocelyn Stilwell-Tong, Law Librarian, California Court of Appeal, 6th District, San Jose, California.

    Equal Justice Conference

    • Sabrina Davis, Digital Outreach Law Librarian, Harris County Robert W. Hainsworth Law Library, Houston, Texas

    2020

    AALL LEADERSHIP ACADEMY

    • Marcelo Rodriguez, Research and Training Librarian, US Courts Library for the 2nd Circuit, New York, NY.

    SELF REPRESENTED LITIGATION NETWORK CONFERENCE

    • Sue Ludington, Law Librarian, Lane County Law Library, Eugene, Oregon.

    2019

    AALL Annual Meeting Grant

    • Leslie Greenwood, Reference Librarian, Minnesota State Law Library, St. Paul, MN
    • Francis Norton, Research Librarian, Law Library of Louisiana, New Orleans, LA
    • Stephen Parks, State Librarian, Mississippi Supreme Court, Jackson, MS

    AALL Management Institute Grant

    • Emily Bergfeld, Alameda County Law Library, Oakland, CA