The Music Libraries Trust is now accepting applications for the Ledsham bursary. The Ian Ledsham Bursary is awarded annually to a member of IAML (UK & Irl) in order to assist attendance at IAML international conferences. This year’s IAML international congress will be held in Prague, 24-28 July 2022. The preliminary programme may be found here and the conference website here.

The successful candidate will receive £350 towards the costs to attend the conference and will write a 1,000-word report about attending the conference that will be published on relevant IAML and trust websites. The application procedure and funding application form can be found and downloaded from the Music Libraries Trust website here. The deadline for submitting applications is Friday 24th June 2022. To apply please fill out the form and email it with any other supporting documents to Kirsty Morgan at bursaries@musiclibrariestrust.org.

This video was originally recorded for the congress in 2020, which was postponed to 2021 and finally to 2022