Financial Assistance to Attend MLA ‘22
MLA makes financial assistance available to help you attend MLA'22 for both in-person and virtual meeting expereinces. Be sure to also check with local chapters for additional funding opportunities.
- Virtual conference no-charge registration, funded through the MLA annual budget. See details below.
- In-person conference financial support, funded through grant endowments. - applications closed
No-Charge Virtual Conference Registration
Applicant Eligibility:
- current 2022 member of MLA
- Not a member yet? see membership options
- health information professional
- fulfill one of the following criteria based on employment status:
- unemployed
- if furloughed: no funding is available from the employer
- if employed: no funding is available from the employer
- unable to financially self-fund registration
The applicant must provide the following information:
- presenting at annual meeting
- name of current or former employer and contact information
- justification or additional information regarding employment status and funding availability
- previous MLA annual conference assistance
Priority consideration will be given to those who:
- are presenting at MLA '22
- have not previously received MLA conference assistance
Terms
- MLA profile information must be current.
- First come-first serve: applications are reviewed by a jury in the order they were received.
- Decisions are at the discretion of the jury.
- MLA’s objective is to provide a reply within 2-3 weeks of the application.
- If awarded the applicant must have paid 2022 membership dues and accept the offer within 14 days of notification.
- Recipients will receive a unique enrollment code (in April) to complete the registration process for a free virtual registration. Refunds will not be given to awardees who are already registered as part of an institutional registration or individual registration.
- Free registration is non-transferable and cannot be applied to in-person registration.
- Free registration is not subject to tax (i.e., no W9/1099 filing).
Please note that funding for the no-charge registrations is limited and designed to support those individuals with genuine significant hardship. If you can afford to self-fund your registration, please consider letting others apply.
Apply Now
- Choose 2022 Virtual Conference - No Charge Registration Assistance application.
Have a question? Contact MLA