professional association
Children's Literature Association (ChLA)
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Carol Gay Award
The Children’s Literature Association (ChLA) offers the Carol Gay Award annually to recognize an outstanding undergraduate paper that makes a significant contribution to the field of children’s literature.
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ChLA Diversity Research Grant
The Children’s Literature Association (ChLA) offers the Diversity Research Grant to support research on children’s and young adult cultural artifacts concerning populations historically or culturally underrepresented or marginalized.
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ChLA Faculty Research Grant
The Children’s Literature Association (ChLA) offers Faculty Research Grants of $500–$1,500, with up to $5,000 available annually, to support critical or original scholarship in children’s literature that is expected to lead to publication.
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- $5,000
ChLA Mentoring Award
The Children’s Literature Association (ChLA) Mentoring Award recognizes sustained excellence in mentoring that advances others’ scholarship and professional careers in children’s literature, including through committee service, editing, teaching and career discussions, or informal support.
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Graduate Student Essay Awards
The Children’s Literature Association (ChLA) offers Graduate Student Essay Awards annually to recognize outstanding unpublished scholarship in children’s literature, with separate awards for master’s- and doctoral-level essays.
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Hannah Beiter Graduate Student Research Grant
The Children’s Literature Association (ChLA) offers Hannah Beiter Graduate Student Research Grants totaling up to $5,000 annually, with individual awards of $500–$1,500, to support original graduate research in children’s literature.
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- $5,000
BIPOC Scholar Conference Award
The Children’s Literature Association (ChLA) provides conference fee waivers to support BIPOC scholars attending its Annual Conference and to advance underrepresented voices in children’s literature scholarship.
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Graduate Student and Contingent Faculty Mutual Aid Funding
The Children’s Literature Association (ChLA) offers Mutual Aid Funding to help offset annual conference attendance costs for graduate students and contingent faculty who lack sufficient financial support.
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June Cummins Diversity Conference Travel Grant
The Children’s Literature Association (ChLA) offers the June Cummins Diversity Conference Travel Grant to support the professional development and conference participation of students, contingent faculty, and independent scholars from minority and other underrepresented communities.
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MicKenzie Fasteland Conference Accessibility Grant
The Children’s Literature Association offers the MicKenzie Fasteland Conference Accessibility Grant to support disabled and chronically ill scholars presenting at its in-person annual conference.
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Edited Book Award
The Children’s Literature Association (ChLA) awards the Edited Book Award annually to recognize outstanding edited collections that make significant contributions to children’s literature scholarship and criticism.
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6 closed programsDeadline passed before Oct 12, 2026
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