How to Apply for the Access to Learning Award

The application period for the 2010 Access to Learning Award closed on October 31, 2009.

Thank you to everyone who submitted an application. The award recipient and all other applicants will be notified of their status by July 2010 and we will publicly announce the award recipient in August 2010.

General information about the award is available below. Check back in early June 2010 for information about the 2011 award application.

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About the Award
Eligibility
Timeline

About the Award

The Access to Learning Award (ATLA) honors innovative organizations that are opening a world of online information to people in need. The foundation’s Global Libraries initiative invites applications from libraries and similar organizations outside the United States that have created new ways to offer these key services:

Free public access to computers and the Internet.

Public training to assist users in accessing online information that can help improve their lives.

Technology training for library staff.

Outreach to underserved communities.

The award recipient will receive $1 million.

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Eligibility

The 2010 ATLA application form includes a detailed description of eligibility requirements.

Please note:

Applications are open to institutions outside the United States that are working with disadvantaged communities.

To be eligible, the applying institution must allow all members of the public to use computers and the Internet free of charge in a community space.

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