If you need more help using this form, download the Help Guide for Applicants or check out Applicant Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ). Alternatively, contact the Library Sector Engagement Team at publiclibraries@slv.vic.gov.au
The Pierre Gorman Award for Victorian public libraries (valued up to $25,000) has been designed to improve access to or delivery of library and information services for people with a disability.
Award funds have previously been used for a range of activities, including:
The award is generously supported by the Pierre Gorman Foundation. The Library Board of Victoria inaugurated the Pierre Gorman Award in 1997, and continue to view it as an essential component in inspiring Victorian public libraries to prioritise library design for people living with disability.
The award is open to Victorian public library services.
Award funds can be used for activities including (but not limited to):
Read more: Pierre Gorman Award Frequently Asked Questions
There are two stages to the scholarship application process:
Library services submit their application for review by a panel of assessors, comprising of representatives from the Library Board of Victoria, State Library Victoria, Public Libraries Victoria and a disability advocate. Submissions are due by 31 July 2023.
Applicants are given feedback on their submission and invited to prepare a detailed project plan with an itemised budget, timelines and milestones, and evaluation and advocacy/promotion strategies.
Submissions will be assessed on the following criteria:
The panel will also consider written statements from partnering organisations and/or representatives from member Councils.
Final submissions are due by 5pm on 2 October 2023.
If you wish to leave a partially completed application, press 'save and close' and log out.
When you log back in and click on the 'My Submissions' link at the top of the screen, you will find a list of any applications you have started or submitted.
You can reopen your draft application and start where you left off.
You can also download any application, whether draft or completed, as a PDF. Click on the 'Download PDF' button located at the bottom of the last page of the application form.
You will find a Review and Submit button at the bottom of the Navigation Panel. You need to review your application before you can submit it.
Once you have reviewed your application, you can submit it by clicking on 'Submit' at the top or bottom of the screen or on the navigation panel.
You will not be able to submit your application until all the compulsory questions are completed, and there are no validation errors.
Once you have submitted your application, no further editing or uploading of support materials is possible.
When you submit your application, you will receive a confirmation email with a copy of your submitted application attached. This will be sent to the email you used to register.
If you do not receive a confirmation of submission email, presume that your submission has NOT been submitted. Check your spam or junk folder.