The School Library Improvement Fund 2024 is now open to applications.
A £150,000 worth of funding is available for school libraries supporting literacy, numeracy and mental health support projects. The Fund is available to all state nurseries, primary schools and secondary schools in Scotland with an established library.
It plays an important role in helping school library services demonstrate the continued impact of the strategic aims of Vibrant Libraries, Thriving Schools: A National Strategy for School Libraries in Scotland 2018-2023.
This year, as well as supporting the impact and strategic aims of the strategy, projects should support at least one of the following funding priorities:
- Promoting literacy and numeracy, especially targeting 4-8-year-olds.
- Information and media literacy
- Mental health support
Schools can apply to the Fund in two ways: through an Individual Application (from school libraries under one local authority) or through a Collaborative Application (from one or more local authority).
School Library Improvement Fund Application Forms are submitted through a Local Authority Key Contact. Every local authority in Scotland has identified a Key Contact to help school libraries apply to the Fund.
The deadline for applications is 12 noon on Wednesday 4th September 2024. For more information on SLIF, including guidance on the application process, visit our funding pages.
