Awards & Scholarships
Awards
- George Gaumond Award
Application Guidelines [pdf]
. - H.H. Wilson Travel Awards New!
Provides funds for travel to those MLIS students involved in activities related to the profession.
Application Guidelines [pdf]
Scholarships.
- H.H. Wilson Scholarship New!
Available to students currently enrolled in the VSU MLIS program who show proven progress toward the MLIS degree.
Application Guidelines [pdf]
- VSU MLIS Merit Scholarship
Available to students currently enrolled in the VSU MLIS program who show proven progress toward the MLIS degree.
Application Guidelines [pdf]
. - Short-term Financial Assistance Grant
One scholarship grant for the tuition for one course per semester has been created by the gift of an alumna to assist students who encounter financial difficulty while attending the program.
Application Guidelines [pdf]
. - Georgia Library Association Scholarships
(Beard Scholarship - $1000 award)
(Hubbard Scholarship - $3000 award)
Both scholarships use the same application form: http://gla.georgialibraries.org/scholarship.htm
. - The Jeannette Rankin Foundation Grant Program
$2000 award for low-income women, 35 years and older, pursuing a college education.
Application information and form: http://www.rankinfoundation.org/apply/apply.php
. - The Roger K. Summit Scholarship
$5000 award for applicant who has demonstrated outstanding interest or performance in electronic information services.
Application Information: http://gep.dialog.com/scholarship/
. - Financial Assistance for Library & Information Studies
An annual directory of awards from state library agencies, national and state library associations, local libraries, academic institutions, and foundations who give some form of financial assistance for undergraduate and/or graduate education programs in library and information studies. http://www.ala.org/ala/educationcareers/education/financialassistance/
. - American Library Association Scholarships: http://www.ala.org/ala/educationcareers/education/scholarships/index.cfm
- “Become a Librarian” Scholarship page
Links to dozens of scholarship sources: http://www.becomealibrarian.org/scholarships.htm
. - American Association of University Women Fellowships and Grants
Application information and form: http://www.aauw.org/fga/fellowships_grants/index.cfm
. - Special Libraries Association Scholarships and Awards
Application information: http://www.sla.org/content/learn/scholarship/
- The American Association of Law Librarians Scholarship Committee
Several scholarships available to assist individuals in becoming a law librarian.
Application information: http://www.aallnet.org/services/scholarships.asp
. - Medical Library Association Scholarship
$5000 for a person entering an MLIS program or who has yet to finish one-half of the program.
Application Information: http://www.mlanet.org/awards/grants/scholar.html
. - McKnight Doctoral Fellowships
Up to 25 fellowships awarded annually, applicants must be African American U.S. citizens.
Application Information: http://www.fefonline.org/mdf.html
- Beta Phi Mu (ΒΦΜ) scholarships http://www.beta-phi-mu.org/scholarships.html
Honorary Societies
Valdosta State University was inducted as the Beta Beta Mu (ΒΒΜ) chapter of Beta Phi Mu (ΒΦΜ), the library and information honorary in June 2008. ΒΦΜ offers a number of scholarships for beginning and advanced students as well as post-graduate librarians (see below).
New members are chosen by the MLIS faculty from among VSU MLIS graduating students. For more information about the honorary society, visit http://www.beta-phi-mu.org/
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