The scholarships are easy to apply for and provide a great opportunity to attend the course for free. You can choose to apply for as many scholarships as you wish – one, two or more. Please note the terms of individual scholarships as some cover the full cost of tuition and accommodation whilst others cover tuition only. We would like to say a big thank you to the scholarship providers both past and present for their generosity and support. Good luck!
Applications for the Antiquates Ltd YABS 2024 Scholarship are now open.
Wareham based booksellers Antiquates Ltd are happy to sponsor a scholarship for YABS 2024
The scholarship will cover the course fee.
Applications are to be made by emailing ABA secretary Riley Grant at secretary@aba.org.uk no later than Friday 31 May 2024.
Applications for the 2024 Belle da Costa Greene Scholarship are now open.
With the goal of actively working to achieve a more diverse and inclusive community of booksellers and librarians, YABS is pleased to invite applicants for a 2024 scholarship. The winner will have their full course fees paid (worth £650) plus five nights accommodation (at a hotel close to the seminar venue) booked and paid for on their behalf. The scholarship is intended for a bookseller or a librarian from an historically underrepresented community and is generously sponsored by Lisa Unger Baskin, our 2018 Keynote Speaker.
Applications are encouraged from booksellers and librarians who identify as BAME, LGBTQ+, working class, persons with disabilities, or other self-identified communities of booksellers or librarians who might benefit from this scholarship.
Applicants should submit a short essay on why they want to attend YABS. They should include in the essay a brief personal and professional history, and something about their relationship to books and the book trade. We also ask for a CV and/or one letter or email of support from a member of the book trade, a professional librarian, or another member of the antiquarian book world.
This scholarship is named after Belle da Costa Greene, the African-American librarian, bibliographer and director of the Morgan Library.
The deadline to submit your application is Friday 31 May 2024. The winner will be notified by Friday 28 June 2024.
Applications are being handled by The ABA and can be submitted to Riley Grant at secretary@aba.org.uk.
Please include "Belle da Costa Greene Scholarship" in your email subject line.
Applications for the 2024 Bibliopolis Scholarship are now open.
Bibliopolis is pleased to offer a full scholarship for the 2024 York Antiquarian Book Seminar.
Applicants should submit essays stating their reasons for wishing to attend. Entries must be received no later than midnight, Friday 31 May 2024. The winner will be notified soon after the deadline as possible.
Bibliopolis provides complete e-commerce website design development, technical support and hosting as well as database services for the used, out-of-print and antiquarian bookseller. We are devoted to connecting discerning buyers to professional booksellers online without middlemen crashing the party.
Applications should be emailed to scholarships@bibliopolis.com before the deadline.
Applications for the 2024 Founders Scholarship are now open.
The Founders Scholarship, supported by ABA Educational Trust works to support a continued awareness of the heritage of the book and the printed word.
YABS was started in 2014 by Anthony Smithson, Alice Laverty and Jonathan Kearns, and we are pleased to offer the scholarship in recognition of their hard work in establishing the course.
The ABA Educational Trust aims to promote and support education and research across the wide field of rare book studies and antiquarian bookselling and to foster the entry of younger booksellers into the trade
The Founders Scholarship includes the full course fee and five nights accommodation, which will be booked and paid for on the recipient’s behalf.
Applications are to be made by emailing ABA secretary Riley Grant at secretary@aba.org.uk no later than Friday 31 May 2024. The scholarship committee will award the scholarship to the candidate that best demonstrates a combination of enthusiasm, potential and need.
Applications for the 2024 The Peter Harrington Foundation Scholarships are now open.
Peter Harrington is a keen supporter of YABS and is delighted to offer 2 scholarships to those wishing to attend the 2024 seminar.
The Peter Harrington Foundation will pay the course fees, worth £650 and four nights accommodation at a hotel close to the seminar venue to the people we judge the most suitable applicants.
Established in 1969, Peter Harrington is one of the leading rare book firms in the world. Constituted in 2020, the Peter Harrington Foundation is funded by Peter Harrington Limited. The Foundation has a specific focus on educating and improving opportunity for persons working or aspiring to work in the antiquarian book trade. The Foundation also aims to relieve poverty, improve prospects and provide emergency aid by way of grants to charitable organisations engaged in such work.
Please email us a short personal statement on your reasons for applying to sam@peterharrington.co.uk. Applications to arrive no later than Friday 31 May 2024 – the recipient will be notified by Friday 28 June 2024.
ILAB is pleased to offer a scholarship for the York Antiquarian Book Seminar (YABS) again. Applications are now open.
The scholarship will cover the full YABS tuition fee for the 4-day seminar.
It further includes accommodation, which is organised by the Seminar Organisers.
YABS, coordinated by the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association ABA (UK), offers an opportunity for leading booksellers and librarians to share their expertise and experience with would-be and fledgling booksellers, librarians and collectors in a comprehensive survey of the second-hand, antiquarian and rare book markets. Basic procedures and problems are discussed formally and informally through a series of lectures, discussions, and practical hands-on workshops emphasizing cataloguing, pricing and bookselling. The seminar is designed for people of all levels of expertise, from beginners to those with years of experience who want to hone their skills in this rapidly changing field.
Who can apply and how?
Applicants must envisage a full-time career as an antiquarian bookseller but do not have to be a member of an ILAB-affiliated trade association.
Applicants shall send a motivation letter (no longer than two pages) explaining how they would benefit from attending the seminar.
Candidates must reside outside of the UK.
Key dates: Applications must be received by the ILAB Secretariat no later than Friday 31 May 2024.
The successful candidate will be chosen by the ILAB committee and will be informed by Friday 14 June 2024.
Contact:
Angelika Elstner, ILAB Secretary: secretariat@ilab.org
Riley Grant, ABA Secretary & YABS Coordinator: secretary@aba.org.uk
Applications for the Lucius Books YABS 2024 Scholarship are now open.
York based booksellers Lucius Books are happy to sponsor a scholarship for YABS 2024.
The scholarship will include the course fees plus five nights accommodation in York.
Applications are to be made by emailing ABA secretary Riley Grant at secretary@aba.org.uk no later than Friday 31 May 2024.
Applications for the 2024 Second Shelf Scholarships are now open.
The Second Shelf is dedicated to selling and championing rare books, first editions, and rediscovered work by women. In consideration of the historic imbalance and inequality of women in the book trade, and also in the interest of providing access to women who might otherwise not be able to afford to attend York Antiquarian Book Seminar, The Second Shelf will provide two scholarships, covering full tuition fees and four nights accommodation to women wishing to pursue their personal or professional interest in rare books. The accommodation will be booked and paid for on your behalf.
To apply please send a brief cover letter to info@thesecondshelf.com with personal background and a statement of interest in rare books (CV optional) and how a scholarship would assist in your pursuits.
Applications to arrive no later than Friday 31 May 2024.
Entries for the 2024 Swedish Association of Antiquarian Booksellers Scholarship are now open.
The scholarship of the Swedish Association of Antiquarian Booksellers covers the course fee, travel, and accommodation for one recipient.
The Swedish Association, being comparably small, is unable to arrange an event such as this, and therefore views it as a great privilege to be able in this way to give young and prospective Swedish booksellers the opportunity to take part of the knowledge and perspectives provided by the York Antiquarian Book Seminar. We consider this an investment in the future of our trade in Sweden.
Candidates are nominated by members of the Swedish Association of Antiquarian Booksellers. The winner is selected from these candidates by the committee of the association.
For any questions, please contact the Swedish Association of Antiquarian Booksellers at main@svaf.se.
Applications for the 2024 PBFA scholarships are now open.
The PBFA is the largest organisation of antiquarian and second-hand book dealers in the UK. A not for profit association, it organises book fairs for its members across the country.
To encourage new entrants into the trade we are pleased to offer two scholarships to cover the full tuition fees for the York Antiquarian Book Seminar.
In memory of the PBFA’s founder, we are also offering a third scholarship, The Gerry Mosdell Scholarship
Applications should be emailed to the Administrator, E. info@pbfa.org, to arrive no later than Friday 31st May 2024. The winners will be notified as soon as possible thereafter.
Entries for the 2023 Abebooks Scholarship prize draw open on 15 June.
Are you thinking of becoming a rare bookseller? Or have you just started to sell collectable books? The York Antiquarian Book Seminar is an educational event held over three days in York for booksellers, librarians and collectors that offers expert discussion about rare books.
This is your opportunity to enter for a chance to win admission to attend the event. There will be two lucky winners of a prize package worth £575.
Please enter the draw here: https://www.abebooks.co.uk/books/contests/york-antiquarian-book-seminar
The closing date for entry is 23.59 GMT on August 15, 2023.
Launched in 1996, AbeBooks is the online marketplace where you can buy new, used, rare and out-of-print books, as well as textbooks. It connects buyers with thousands of professional booksellers around the world and millions of books are listed for sale.