LD4 Community Professional Development Award: Fall Applications Open

[Kelly Davis]

The LD4 Community Professional Development Award is now accepting applications for the fall disbursement!

In conjunction with CLIR (Council on Library and Information Resources), the LD4 Steering committee is pleased to be able to support two separate $500 USD per year development awards for community members who wish to present on linked data or incorporate LD4 work into their conference presentations. Please fill out and submit the form below. The LD4 Steering committee will review submissions on a rolling basis and will announce award recipients based on their review.

The deadline for the fall submission is: Friday, 2 October 2026

The requirements for this award are:

• The recipient must include linked data or incorporate LD4 work into their presentation.

• The recipient must reside in a country where CLIR rules support award funding.

• The recipient must not be a member of the LD4 Steering committee.

Note: We cannot offer this award to any countries currently under US sanctions as specified here: https://ofac.treasury.gov/sanctions-programs-and-country-information.

LD4 Professional Development Award Form

Sincerely,

Kelly Davis, on behalf of LD4 Steering