We are pleased to announce that the call for applications is now open for the 2020 round of the Erland Kolding Nielsen Grant.

The Erland Kolding Nielsen Grant celebrates the enormous contribution Erland Kolding Nielsen made to the development of European libraries throughout his long and distinguished career.

The Grant is an award of up to €5 000, which is given to a CENL member library project that promotes international collaboration and strengthens bonds between CENL libraries. The grant proposal can focus on any aspect of international library collaboration including:

• development of collections (physical and digital)
• improving research
• educational or cultural services including exhibitions
• promoting interlibrary staff communications
• infrastructure development
• staff development

Please head over to the Bursaries page on the new CENL website, where you can find out more about the Grant and download an application form. The deadline for submission of applications is 31 March 2020. Please note that the application form must be approved by the respective library director(s).

We would like to encourage applications from a wide range of library areas and fields, so please pass this announcement on to any staff in your library who may be interested in submitting a proposal.

Please get in touch with us at the CENL Secretariat if you have any questions.

LINKS:

https://www.cenl.org/members/bursaries/ for the web page

cenl cenl@bl.uk for the CENL secretariat