Early bird pricing for the 2025 New Voices New Rooms conference may be over, but financial assistance may still be available both for the conference and for other bookseller development. May is "Scholarship Season" as many of the available grants have deadlines this month.

Upcoming deadlines:

5/15: BIPOC Booksellers Development Scholarship

5/15: George Keating Memorial Scholarship

5/15: NVNR Travel Grant Applications Close

5/15: Janet Geddis Scholarship

5/20: Macmillan Professional Development Scholarship

Also of note: The application deadline for Books Across Borders fellowships for the Fall 2025–Spring 2026 season has been extended to May 16. Booksellers interested in diverse and international literature and in fostering relationships with the international literary community are encouraged to apply. Strong consideration is given to booksellers who demonstrate a history of reading and promoting international literature, and who communicate a kinship with Books Across Borders’s mission and values. Previous fair partners have included Frankfurt Book Fair, FIL Guadalajara, RISE Bookselling, and Salone Libro (Turin). Fellows are chosen by the Books Across Borders Board of Directors. Questions can be sent to info@booksacrossborders.com.

See the Scholarships List