ECCAs – advice for applicants

To help you out with your ECCA applications, we have some tips for referees, and some examples of successful statements from previous winners.

Tips for referees

We are interested in finding out why you think the applicant would be a good candidate for the award. You should focus on what benefits you think the candidate would gain from attending the SLA conference, and the post-award chance to work with the SLA Europe board.

• There is no need to write a large amount: 400-800 words should be perfectly sufficient
• Please don’t feel obliged to write formally!
• Please make clear your relationship with the applicant (eg supervisor, line manager, fomer colleague)
• Please provide specific examples to illustrate the candidate’s suitability
• Please comment on specific areas of professional interest to the candidate
• We are interested in all aspects of the candidate’s professional involvement. If you can comment on their involvement ouside of work/study, please do

If you have any questions regarding the recommendation, please don’t hesitate to contact the Chairs of the Early Career Committee at or the President of SLA Europe at .

Examples of statements

Examples of successful statements from previous award winners.

General advice and information for applicants

Applications are judged by a panel, consisting of members of the SLA Europe board and representatives from the co-sponsoring divisions. At least one previous ECCA winner is usually invited to help with judging.

We strongly suggest that applicants take time to read all of the information available to them. Statements and letters of recommendation should be produced specifically for your application. We also suggest that you tailor your CV/resume to highlight the most relevant information, in support of your application. CVs may be annotated, and do not need to fit on a single sheet of A4.

We recommend that you name which division you would like to be co-sponsored by, and why.

We don't require you to include a photograph with your application.

If you have any questions about the application or judging process, please contact the Chairs of the Early Career Committee at .