BIALL Professional Studies Bursary
APPLICATION FORM
Up to £10,000 is available towards the payment of course fees for postgraduate information/library studies
undertaken in the United Kingdom or Republic of Ireland.
Applicants must be Personal or Institutional members of BIALL and must have already applied for a place on
a postgraduate course.
Please complete and return this form by Monday 15th June 2015 to: BIALL Awards and Bursaries
Committee c/o Katrina Lancaster, Allen & Overy LLP, 68 Donegall Quay, Belfast BT1 3NL, or by email to
katrina.lancaster@allenovery.com.
Please type or write clearly in black ink and attach copies of any supporting documents. Further guidance is
available at http://www.biall.org.uk/pages/biall-professional-studies-bursary.html.
Name
BIALL Membership
Number
Current employer
Contact details
Address
Daytime phone
Fax
Email
Details of course
Institution
Title of course
Have you been
accepted on this
course? If not,
please indicate when
you expect to have
your place
confirmed.
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Fees and payment
deadline(s)
Other relevant terms
& conditions
1. Have you benefited from any BIALL awards or bursaries within the past five years? If so, please give
details:
2. Please provide a short testimony (maximum 1000 words) of your:
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commitment to working in/contributing to the legal information profession, including any prior
experience in the field
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details of any areas of particular interest and future career plans (include any ideas for dissertation)
3. Please attach a brief supporting statement from your current/recent employer/supervisor.
Applications will be considered by the Awards and Bursaries Committee and Council. Successful applicants
must be willing to complete one or more of the following:
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Write a legal-themed dissertation; and/or
Contribute article(s) to Legal Information Management, the BIALL Newsletter or the BIALL Blog; and or
Conduct a piece of research on behalf of BIALL; and/or
Publish dissertation on the BIALL website
Please send completed applications and attachments to BIALL Awards and Bursaries Committee c/o Katrina
Lancaster, Allen & Overy LLP, 68 Donegall Quay, Belfast BT1 3NL, or by email to
katrina.lancaster@allenovery.com.
Closing date: Monday 15th June 2015
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