Virtual Conference Registration Grant

The virtual conference registration grant is funded through the MLA annual budget and designed to assist members with a genuine financial need. 

Eligibility

• member of MLA
  • see membership options
  • membership must be current and dues paid in order to accept this grant (no exceptions)
• 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 the MLA conference.
• have not previously received MLA conference assistance (in-person or virtual)

Terms

• MLA profile information must be current. 
• Decisions are at the discretion of the jury.
• If awarded the applicant must have paid 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.
• No-charge registration is non-transferable and cannot be applied to in-person registration, institutional registration, and must be used in the year it is awarded.  
• No-charge registration is not subject to tax (i.e., no W9/1099 filing).

Please note: 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.