During the 2022 American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference in Washington, DC, the ALA Council approved the Jason Reynolds/Simon & Schuster Travel Grant. The grant will cover the expenses of five (5) Black/African American youth or teen services librarians or school librarians/media specialists who work in either public or school libraries.

Recipients will receive up to $3000 (and not less than $1500) to pay for expenses related to attending the ALA Annual Conference including but not limited to travel, housing, registration, and a ticket to the Coretta Scott King Award Breakfast.

Applications will be accepted from September 1 through December 1 each year. For details regarding the selection criteria and/or more information visit the Jason Reynolds / Simon & Schuster Travel Grant page.  Winners will be announced in February of the following year. Five (5) winners will be selected annually and administered by the ALA Office for Human Resource Development and Recruitment (HRDR).

The first five (5) recipients will be acknowledged during the 2023 ALA Annual Conference in Chicago at the Coretta Scott King Awards Breakfast.

The grants are funded through a generous donation provided by Simon & Schuster, Inc.

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