LIS Scholarships

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Naishall Cavenuish - this geneial scholaiship of $S,uuu was establisheu fiom
uonations fiom the Naishall Cavenuish Coipoiation, Taiiytown, NY, publisheis of
illustiateu iefeience books foi libiaiies.
Baviu B. Clift - this geneial scholaiship of $S,uuu was nameu foi a foimei uiiectoi of
the Ameiican Libiaiy Association.
Chiistophei BoyERT - this geneial scholaiships of $S,uuu was nameu foi a long
time ALA staff membei who was Biiectoi of ALA Confeience Seivices foi ovei 2u
yeais. This scholaiship was establisheu with uonations fiom Chiistophei }. Boy anu
the Exhibits Rounu Table (ERT) to honoi his memoiy.
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Applicants foi ALA Scholaiships must be a 0.S. oi Canauian citizen oi peimanent iesiuent;
must attenu an ALA accieuiteu mastei's piogiam; must not have completeu moie than 12
semestei houis oi one-thiiu of the iequiieu semestei houis towaius NLSNLISNIS piioi
to }une 1 of the yeai awaiueu; anu must submit a complete application.
Factois consiueieu in making these awaius incluue:
acauemic excellence;
leaueiship; anu
eviuence of commitment to a caieei in libiaiianship.
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The scholaiship piocess is open annually fiom 0ctobei - Naich
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ALSC Fieueiic u. Nelchei Scholaiship - pioviues financial assistance foi the
piofessional euucation of men anu women who intenu to puisue an NLS uegiee anu
who plan to woik in chiluien's libiaiianship. This woik may be seiving chiluien up
to anu incluuing the age of 14 in any type of libiaiy. Two $6,uuu scholaiships aie
awaiueu annually. The scholaiship is maue possible by ALSC thiough geneious
contiibutions fiom libiaiians, piofessional associates, fiienus, anu otheis in the
book woilu, as tiibute to Fieueiic u. Nelchei, a gieat leauei in piomoting bettei
books foi chiluien.
ALSC Bounu to Stay Bounu Books (BTSB) Scholaiship - pioviues financial assistance
in the foim of foui $7,uuu annual awaius foi the euucation of men anu women who
intenu to puisue an NLS oi auvanceu uegiee anu who plan to woik in the aiea of
libiaiy seivice to chiluien. This woik may be seiving chiluien up to anu incluuing
the age of 14 in any type libiaiy. The Scholaiship is maue possible by the ALSC
thiough the geneious contiibutions of Bounu to Stay Bounu Books, Incoipoiateu.
Naiy v. uavei Scholaiship - this $S,uuu scholaiship was establisheu to honoi the
memoiy of a past ALA piesiuent anu Rutgeis 0niveisity piofessoi who maue many
contiibutions in libiaiy youth seivices. Applicants must be a 0.S. oi Canauian
citizen oi peimanent iesiuent; must attenu an ALA accieuiteu mastei's piogiam;
must not have completeu moie than 12 semestei houis towaius NLSNLISNIS
piioi to }une 1 of the yeai awaiueu; anu must submit a complete application.
Factois consiueieu in making these awaius incluue: acauemic excellence,
leaueiship,anu eviuence of commitment to a caieei in libiaiianship. Achievement in
these aieas may best be uemonstiateu by statements inuicating the natuie of libiaiy
anu othei expeiience, by piofessional iefeiences, anu by the peisonal statement
incluueu in the online application.
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Applicants foi ALA Scholaiships must be a 0.S. oi Canauian citizen oi peimanent iesiuent;
must attenu an ALA accieuiteu mastei's piogiam; must not have completeu moie than 12
semestei houis oi one-thiiu of the iequiieu semestei houis towaius NLSNLISNIS piioi
to }une 1 of the yeai awaiueu; anu must submit a complete application. Peisons that
inuicate an inteiest in woiking in seivices to chiluien, young auults, anu teens.
Factois consiueieu in making these awaius incluue:
acauemic excellence;
leaueiship; anu
eviuence of commitment to a caieei in libiaiianship.
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The scholaiship piocess is open annually fiom 0ctobei - Naich
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ALA Spectium Scholaiship - annually pioviues up to Su stuuents fiom iacial anu ethnic
unueiiepiesenteu gioups with a $S,uuu tuition scholaiship anu $1,Suu in piofessional
uevelopment funus as they puisue a mastei's uegiee in libiaiy anu infoimation science.
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Applicant must be a citizen oi peimanent iesiuent of the 0.S. oi Canaua.
Applicant must be Ameiican InuianAlaska Native, Asian, BlackAfiican Ameiican,
BispanicLatino oi Native Bawaiian0thei Pacific Islanuei.
Applicant must attenu an ALA-accieuiteu giauuate piogiam in libiaiy anu infoimation
stuuies oi an ALA-iecognizeu NCATE School Libiaiy Neuia piogiam.
Applicant shall have completeu no moie than a thiiu of the cieuit iequiiements towaiu
heihis NLIS oi school libiaiy meuia uegiee at the time of awaiu, }une 1st.
Applicant must be eniolleu in an accieuiteu piogiam anu begin school no latei than
Septembei 1st oi the Fall Semestei immeuiately following the awaiu.
Applicants may have full oi pait time status.
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Fiom miu-0ctobei to Naich 1.
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$S,uuu tuition scholaiship anu $1,Suu in piofessional uevelopment funus.
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The Association of Reseaich Libiaiies (ARL) Biveisity Piogiams is accepting
applications foi the Initiative to Reciuit a Biveise Woikfoice (the Initiative), a piogiam
uesigneu to ieciuit masteis of libiaiy anu infoimation science (NLIS) stuuents fiom
tiauitionally unueiiepiesenteu iacial anu ethnic minoiity gioups into caieeis in
ieseaich libiaiies.
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Nembei of an unueiiepiesenteu iacial oi ethnic minoiity (Note: Racial anu ethnic minoiity
gioup membeiship is baseu on the categoiies outlineu in the 0S Census. Racially anu
ethnically unueiiepiesenteu gioups incluue: Ameiican Inuian oi Alaska Native, Asian,
Black oi Afiican Ameiican, Native Bawaiian oi othei Pacific Islanuei, Bispanic oi Latino.)
Citizen oi peimanent iesiuent of the 0niteu States, Pueito Rico, oi Canaua. Acceptance into
an ALA-accieuiteu NLIS piogiam. Inteiest in puisuing a caieei in a ieseaich libiaiy
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Completeu applications shoulu be submitteu by E(A F
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A stipenu up to $1u,uuu (ovei two yeais)
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Establisheu by the Association of Specializeu anu Coopeiative Libiaiy Agencies
(ASCLA) anu the Libiaiy Seivice to Special Populations Section (LSSPS) anu the
Libiaiy Seivice to People with visual oi Physical Bisabilities Foium, the one-time
awaiu of $2,Suu funus seivices oi accommouations not pioviueu by the univeisity that
will enable the stuuent to successfully complete a couise of stuuy foi a Nastei's oi
Boctoiate in Libiaiy Science.
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Centuiy Scholaiship applicants must pioviue meuical uocumentation of theii uisability
oi uisabilities, seivices, oi accommouations anuoi seivices the applicant woulu neeu
foi theii stuuies, uemonstiate the neeu foi financial assistance anu be citizens of the
0niteu States oi Canaua. Bocumentation shoulu iuentify the applicant's uisability anu
how it affects his oi hei ability to complete a couise of stuuy. Any auuitional
suppoiting uocuments aie welcome. Bocumentation is only useu to ueteimine
eligibility foi the scholaiship, anu will iemain confiuential.
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The application peiiou opens in 0ctobei of each yeai anu closes on Naich 1.
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$2,Suu funus seivices oi accommouations not pioviueu by the univeisity
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With funuing fiom the Institute of Nuseum anu Libiaiy Seivices (INLS), the 5/C%'./2A
(&6 B&+)<./-& B&/2/(2/C% I5BBJ seeks to auuiess the giowing neeu foi piofessional staff
in music anu peifoiming aits libiaiies who bettei ieflect evolving uemogiaphics of
stuuents anu faculty in music anu peifoiming aits highei euucation.
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Applicants must be a iacialethnic minoiity as uefineu by the 0S Laboi Bepaitment's
Executive 0iuei 11246: Ameiican Inuian oi Alaskan Native, Asian oi Pacific Islanuei, Black
oi Afiican Ameiican, Bispanic oi Latino
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Applications will be accepteu on a iolling basis, accoiuing to the application ueaulines
of the NLIS piogiams affiliateu with the paitnei libiaiies. Please consult the iespective
NLIS piogiams foi fuithei infoimation.
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A tuition stipenu of up to $1u,uuu uistiibuteu ovei a maximum of two yeais
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The uates Nillennium Scholaiships (uNS) piogiam suppoits minoiity giauuate stuuents in
the fielus of computei science, euucation, engineeiing, libiaiy science, mathematics, public
health anu science. The goal of uNS is to piomote acauemic excellence anu to pioviue an
oppoitunity foi outstanuing minoiity stuuents with significant financial neeu to ieach theii
highest potential.
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0nly stuuents who have successfully completeu a Bacheloi's uegiee with the financial
assistance of a uates Nillenium Scholaiship aie eligible foi giauuate school funuing in the
aieas of computei science euucation, engineeiing, libiaiy science, mathematics, public
health oi science.
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Suppoit foi the cost of euucation by coveiing unmet neeu anu self-help. Leaueiship
uevelopment piogiams with uistinctive peisonal, acauemic anu piofessional giowth
oppoitunities.
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#"EK is a iegional netwoik of acauemic libiaiies anu infoimation science schools
ueuicateu to piomoting caieeis within the fielu of libiaiy anu infoimation science
(LIS). The piogiam accomplishes this goal by encouiaging piomising stuuents at its
membei institutions to paiticipate in activities anu events uesigneu to inciease theii
awaieness of the piofession anu to pioviue suppoit foi subsequent giauuate stuuies in
LIS. LANP pioviues oppoitunity foi piofessional uevelopment such as the LANP
summei institutes anu inteinships, peei anu piofessional mentoiship anu guiuance,
anu financial assistance foi the completion of a mastei's uegiee in LIS. LANP
specifically seeks to encouiage the paiticipation of stuuents fiom statistically anu
histoiically unueiiepiesenteu populations in LIS. Questions. Contact ";(&/ "A(6.
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LANP specifically seeks to encouiage the paiticipation of stuuents fiom statistically anu
histoiically unueiiepiesenteu populations in LIS.
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The ueauline foi applications is Naich 1S, 2u11. Bowevei, if theie aie still open slots
youi application may still be consiueieu.
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$6uuu.uu anu LANP coveis costs of tiavel, foou, anu louging foi scholais.
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LITALSSI Ninoiity Scholaiship - awaiueu annually by Libiaiy Systems anu Seivices,
Inc. anu LITA in the amount of $2,Suu, this scholaiship is uesigneu to encouiage the
entiy of qualifieu peisons into the libiaiy anu automation fielu who uemonstiate
potential in anu have a stiong commitment to the use of automateu systems in
libiaiies anu who aie qualifieu membeis of a piincipal minoiity gioup.
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Qualifieu membeis of a piincipal minoiity gioup (Ameiican Inuian oi Alaskan native,
Asian oi Pacific Islanuei, Afiican-Ameiican, oi Bispanic). The iecipient must be a 0.S.
oi Canauian citizen. This scholaiship is foi stuuy in an ALA Accieuiteu Nastei of
Libiaiy Science (NLS) piogiam.
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The scholaiship piocess is open annually fiom 0ctobei - Naich.
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The LITA0CLC Ninoiity Scholaiship, establisheu in 1991, is awaiueu jointly annually by
0CLC, Inc. anu the Libiaiy anu Infoimation Technology Association, a uivision of the
Ameiican Libiaiy Association, in the amount of $S,uuu.uu.
The scholaiship is uesigneu to encouiage the entiy of qualifieu peisons into the libiaiy anu
automation fielu who plan to follow a caieei in that fielu; who uemonstiate potential in anu
have a stiong commitment to the use of automateu systems in libiaiies; anu who aie
qualifieu membeis of a piincipal minoiity gioup (Ameiican Inuian oi Alaskan native, Asian
oi Pacific Islanuei, Afiican-Ameiican, oi Bispanic). The iecipient must be a 0.S. oi Canauian
citizen. This scholaiship is foi stuuy in an ALA Accieuiteu Nastei of Libiaiy Science (NLS)
piogiam.
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Qualifieu membeis of a piincipal minoiity gioup (Ameiican Inuian oi Alaskan native,
Asian oi Pacific Islanuei, Afiican-Ameiican, oi Bispanic). Canuiuates must not have
eaineu moie than 12 houis towaius a Nastei of Libiaiy Science uegiee fiom an ALA
Accieuiteu NLS piogiam.
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The scholaiship piocess is open annually fiom 0ctobei - Naich.
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E/N BH >0O offeis suppoit to stuuent scholais thiough placements in community
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Nix IT 0p! will ieciuit anu suppoit a total of ten scholais thioughout the uuiation of the
giant. These scholais will focus on issues of youth auvocacy in libiaiy anu infoimation
science thiough couise woik anu engagement with community oiganizations that seive
youth.
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Applications aie accepteu Naich thiough Niu-Apiil.
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Fellowship positions aie available foi Nastei's-level stuuents. Fellowships entail
engagement piojects ovei the full couise of acquiiing the Nastei's uegiee anu come
with financial suppoit.
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While all stuuents aie automatically consiueieu foi geneial awaius, the School also
offeis a numbei of scholaiships anu fellowships with specific ciiteiia. 0nce aumitteu,
stuuents may iequest consiueiation foi these (listeu below) via the '%Q<%.2 3-';
online.
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S(&+A (&6 ?/+,('6 $/))3/))(& *+,-)('.,/0 - NS stuuent in seconu semestei oi beyonu
E/)6'%6 E #<2,%' (&6 T(2,'A& #<2,%' 9%&6%'.-& R%))-:.,/0 - stuuent focuseu on
pieseivation anu technical seivices
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G(') U-)D;(&& *+,-)('.,/0 - stuuent focuseu on public libiaiianship
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