Awards & Scholarships

Awards

• George Gaumond Award
  Application guidelines [pdf]

Scholarships

• VSU MLIS Scholarship
  $1000 award for a student entering the VSU MLIS program.
  Application guidelines [pdf]
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• Short-term Financial Assistant 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]
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• 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
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• 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
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• 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/
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• American Library Association’s “Become a Librarian” Scholarship
  Links to dozens of scholarship sources: http://www.becomealibrarian.org/scholarships.htm
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• American Association of University Women Fellowships and Grants
  Application information and form: http://www.aauw.org/fga/fellowships_grants/index.cfm
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• Special Libraries Association Scholarships and Awards
  Application information: http://www.sla.org/content/learn/scholarship/
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• 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
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• 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

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