Scholarships & Awards
Alice Bacon Continuing Education Scholarship
Hello All, If you are a BCLA Member and could use some financial assistance to attend the BC Library Conference please consider applying for the Alice Bacon Continuing Education Scholarship. Named in honour of Alice Bacon who, for many years, both organized and lobbied for improved continuing education opportunities for librarians. It is awarded to […]
Harry Newsom Memorial Award
Please consider applying for the Harry Newsom Memorial Award. This is an opportunity for BCLA members who have notable travel costs and who would like to attend the BC Library Conference in 2014. Established in memory of Harry Newsom, Director of the Cariboo Thompson Nicola Library, this prize is used to defray travel costs for […]
AJL Scholarship
AJL STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP REQUIREMENTS The Association of Jewish Libraries is pleased to announce a scholarship of $1000 to a student enrolled or accepted in a graduate school of library and information science. Prospective candidates should have a knowledge of and interest in Jewish Studies, and demonstrate the potential, ability, and intention of pursuing a career […]
Apply Now – ARLIS/NA Washington, DC, Conference Travel Awards
Conference Travel Awards – Apply Now! Colleagues, The ARLIS/NA Travel Awards Committee is pleased to announce the followingTravel Awards for attending annual Conference of ARLIS/NA, to be held May 1-5, in Washington, DC. Details about the conference can be found here:http://www.arlisna.org/washingtondc2014/index.php The application form can be found at:https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/2014TravelAwards More information about the Travel Awards can be found on the ARLIS/NA website: http://www.arlisna.org/about/awards/awards_index.html Several awards are available to students […]
IFLA/ekz LIS Student Paper Award 2014
The IFLA Education & Training Section in collaboration with ekz.bibliotheksservice GmbH has the pleasure to announce the 6th IFLA/ekz LIS Student Paper Award for 2014. The IFLA/ekz LIS Student Paper Award will honour students of Library and Information Science whose abstract submissions have been accepted by any IFLA Section or IFLA Unit to be presented […]
AASL Conference Student Award
AASL Conference Student Award Purpose: The AASL Conference Student Award is intended to introduce a library school student interested in a career in architecture school librarianship to the membership and activities of AASL through attendance at the organization’s annual conference. The upcoming conference will be held in Miami, FL, April 10-12, 2014. Award: […]
The Robert Munsch Award
Robert Munsch is an enormously successful children’s writer and Canada’s best-selling author. He has published more than 50 individual titles, and his books have sold many millions of copies in more than a dozen languages. Robert Munsch makes his home in Guelph, Ontario, Canada, a small university city about an hour from Toronto. He is […]
Call for Applications: 2014 Lucille M. Wert Scholarship – Deadline: February 1, 2014
Call for Applications: 2014 Lucille M. Wert Scholarship – Deadline: February 1, 2014 Designed to help persons with an interest in the fields of Chemistry and Information to pursue graduate study in Library, Information, or Computer Science, the Scholarship consists of a $1,500 honorarium. This scholarship is given yearly by the Division of Chemical Information […]
Harold W. McGraw, Jr. Fellowship – Darien Library – Darien, CT
An extraordinary opportunity for an extraordinary new children’s librarian. We welcome your interest in the Harold W. McGraw, Jr. Fellowship. Harold W. McGraw, Jr. was an active supporter of Darien Library with a personal commitment to education and a belief in the important role a child’s library experiences play at the beginning of life-long literacy. […]
2014 ALA BRASS Gale Cengage Learning Student Travel Award
Are you an aspiring business librarian or do you know someone who is? Send us your nominations! Applications for the 2014 Gale Cengage Learning Student Travel are being accepted until January 31, 2014. The BRASS Gale Cengage Learning Student Travel award is a $1,250 cash award given to a student enrolled in an ALA accredited […]