# Gates Foundation offers $1 million for online public information provision

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2008/07/30/gates-foundation-offers-1-million-online-public-information-provision/
- Published: 2008-07-30T17:18:31+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is offering a $1 million award to a library 
or similar organisation outside the USA that has created new ways to offer online
information to people in need. To be eligible, organisations must be working with
disadvantaged communities.

The Access to Learning Award, part of the foundation’s Global Libraries initiative,
ams to recognise libraries and similar organisations outside the United States that
have created new ways to offer services such as free public access to computers 
and the Internet, technology training for library staff, outreach to underserved
communities, or public training to assist users in accessing online information 
that can help improve their lives.

Applications must be submitted to the foundation by email by 31 October 2008. The
application form is available only in English and must be completed in English to
be eligible for consideration.

## Advertisement

 [⌊Posthub advert. You create the campaign. We'll handle the postal journey. Get started at post-hub.co.uk.⌉](https://fundraising.co.uk/ads/posthub-20261007-300x250/)

The award recipient will be announced in August 2009.

www.gatesfoundation.org/GlobalDevelopment/GlobalLibraries/AccessLearningAward/RelatedInfo/
ATLAApplicationForm.htm

 * **[Leonardo preparatory visits](https://fundraising.co.uk/2008/07/31/leonardo-preparatory-visits/)**(
   31 July 2008)
 * **[Paths to Health](https://fundraising.co.uk/2008/08/14/paths-health/)** (14
   August 2008)
 * **[Community Spaces invites applications for large and flagship grants](https://fundraising.co.uk/2008/09/01/community-spaces-invites-applications-large-and-flagship-grants/)**(
   1 September 2008)