8 April 2020
UKeiG has announced a call for nominations for the 2020 Early Career Award. The award will celebrate extraordinary and inspirational enterprise in early-career professionals who are members of CILIP. A prize of £1,000 and a trophy will be awarded.
A key criterion for all applications is some element of digital information or information science. The primary focus of the UK electronic information Group is digital developments and innovations, embracing search and information retrieval, web content development, online resources and services and digital literacy, for example.
The award will be presented to early-career professionals resident in the UK who are members of CILIP and have no more than five years’ work experience since gaining their qualification. Nominations will be accepted from colleagues, managers or from the individual concerned - although in the latter case it will be essential to provide signed evidence of support from a sponsor or referee.
Process
The call for nominations is now open. Nominations should take the form of a short descriptive statement demonstrating the difference that the nominee has made to their colleagues, clients or the wider profession. Documentary support and evidence of the achievement should be provided. Award winners will be expected to write an article about their achievements for publication in UKeiG’s online journal eLucidate.
The closing date for submissions is Tuesday 30 June 2020.
Applications with any supporting attachments should be sent by email to Gary Horrocks at info.ukeig@cilip.org.uk using the subject header UKeiG Early Career Award 2020. Please cc-in John Wickenden, UKeiG Hon. Secretary, secretary.ukeig@cilip.org.uk.