Graduate Financial Aid from Outside Sources
Opportunities for financial aid are available from sources outside the School and the University, and these Scholarships by Outside Organizations are available to graduate students. They are provided by a diverse group of professional organizations related to the field of information studies. We have provided an index of scholarships by outside organizations that gives you an overview of these scholarships, and then lets you jump down links leading to fuller descriptions and contact information for each scholarship.
Index of Scholarships by Outside Organizations
• National and International Associations
• Programs for Underrepresented Populations
• Programs for Students with Disabilities
• Additional Sources of Financial Aid
State Organizations:
Alabama - Public Library Service Grants
The Alabama Public Library offers grants to part-time employees from Alabama libraries. Eligibility criteria may vary from year to year. For current information, contact:
Alabama Public Library Service
6030 Monticello Drive
Montgomery , AL 36130
http://statelibrary.alabama.gov/Content/Index.aspx
1-334-213-7330 (Phone)
1-800-723-8459 ( Alabama Residents Only)
1-334-213-3993 (Fax)
Florida Library Association ( FLA ) Scholarship Program
The FLA Scholarship program is designed to encourage students pursuing Master's Degrees in Library and Information Studies at FSU and USF. Three scholarships are awarded annually, with one to a student at FSU and USF and one to a minority student. Applicants must be a resident of Florida ; have some experience in a Florida library; be admitted to an FSU or USF library/information studies graduate degree program; and commit to working in a Florida library for a minimum of one year after graduation. To obtain applications or additional information, contact:
Florida Library Association
1133 W. Morse Blvd., Suite 201
Winter Park , FL 32789-3788
http://www.flalib.org/scholarships.html 1-407-647-8839 (Phone)
1-407-629-2502 (Fax)
Florida Association for Media in Education (FAME) - "FAME" Scholarship
FAME offers the Sandy Ulm Student Scholarship to one or more students studying to be media specialists each year. The application deadline is July 1. For information, contact:
FAME - Florida Association of Media in Education
407 Wekiva Springs Road, Suite 241
Longwood , Florida 32779
http://www.floridamedia.org/
info@floridamedia.org (Email)
1-407-834-6688 (Phone)
1-407-834-4747 (Fax)
Florida Health Sciences Library Association – FHSLA Scholarships
To encourage the entrance of new librarians into the field of medical librarianship, the Florida Health Sciences Library Association (FHSLA) will award up to two (2) student scholarships to its annual meeting. Scholarship winner(s) will receive free membership to FHSLA. Students may be asked to help at the registration desk or in some other way at the annual meeting. For more information visit:
http://www.library.health.ufl.edu/fhsla/awards/index.html
Georgia Library Association - Hubbard Scholarship
The Georgia Library Association offers the Hubbard Scholarship annually to recruit excellent librarians for Georgia and provide financial assistance toward completing a degree in library science. The Hubbard Scholarship is awarded to a student who is either completing the senior year in an accredited college or university or is a graduate of such an institution, and who has been accepted as a student in a degree program accredited by the American Library Association. The student must be ready to begin the program of study not later than the Fall term of the year in which the scholarship is awarded and must indicate an intention to complete the degree requirements within three years. The student must also agree to work for one year following graduation from library school in a library or library-related capacity in Georgia or agree to pay back a prorated amount of the award plus interest. Repayment must be made within a two-year period. For additional information and application forms, contact:
Elizabeth Bagley
Georgia State University Library
Library Administration Office
100 Decatur Street SE
P.O. Box 3967
Atlanta, GA 30303-3967
http://gla.georgialibraries.org/scholarship.htm
Phone 404-651-2172
Fax 404-651-2476
ebagley@gsu.edu
Virginia Library Association – VLA Scholarships
The VLA awards three scholarships annually to students pursuing a Master's degree in Library Science at ALA accredited schools. Applicants must currently be a legal resident of Virginia , with a minimum residence of two years; hold an undergraduate degree; and have been accepted by an American Library Association accredited library school, or have a pending application for admission. Major factors to be considered in making the awards are: evidence of a commitment to a career in librarianship in Virginia ; financial need; leadership qualities; academic excellence; and membership in the Virginia Library Association. For additional information, contact:
Virginia Library Association
c/o Linda Hahne, VLA Executive Director
PO Box 8277
Norfolk, VA 23503-0277
http://www.vla.org/
lhahne@coastalnet.com (Email)
1-757-583-0041 (Phone)
1-757- 583-5041 (Fax)
National Associations:
American Association of Law Librarians
http://www.aallnet.org/services/scholarships.asp
AALL Scholarships
Seven types of scholarships to assist law librarians and future law librarians with educational expenses. Please note that there are scholarships for degree programs as well as for continuing education.
American Library Association (ALA)
http://www.ala.org/Template.cfm?Section=scholarships
The American Library Association (ALA) is committed to promoting and advancing the librarian profession. To demonstrate this commitment, the ALA and its units provide numerous scholarships annually for study toward a Master's degree in library and information studies from an ALA accredited program, or for a Master's degree in a school library media program that meets the ALA curriculum guidelines for a college or university unit that is accredited by the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE).
The scholarship process is open annually from September - March. Applications are available on-line during that time period. Instructions and reference forms remain available year round and may be printed at any time. Three major factors are considered in awarding these scholarships:
academic excellence; leadership; and evidence of commitment to a career in librarianship. For information, contact:
American Library Association
50 E. Huron
Chicago , IL 60611
1-800-545-2433 (Phone)
In addition to general scholarships awarded by the national association, the ALA offers a wide variety of scholarships through its various chapters and divisions. ALA publishes “Financial Assistance for Library and 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. It is available online at:
http://www.ala.org/Template.cfm?Section=scholarships
ALA Government Documents Round Table
http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/GODORT/awards/roz_about.html
Rozkuszka Scholarship
The W. David Rozkuszka Scholarship provides financial assistance to an individual who is currently working with government documents in a library and is trying to complete a masters degree in library science. The award winner receives $3,000.
Art Libraries Society of North America
http://www.arlisna.org/
Beta Phi Mu
http://www.beta-phi-mu.org/scholarships.html
Five scholarships and the Eugene Garfield Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship are awarded annually by BFM. Current opportunities include:
Sarah Rebecca Reed ($2,000)
Frank B. Sessa - Continuing Education ($1,250)
Harold Lancour - Foreign Study ($1,500)
Blanche E. Woolls - School Media ($1,500)
Doctoral Dissertation ($2,000)
Eugene Garfield Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship ($3,000)
Coalition for Networked Information
http://www.cni.org/pepfellowship/
Paul Evan Peters Fellowship
The fellowship is awarded in the amount of $2,500 per year, for two consecutive years, to a student pursuing a graduate degree in librarianship or the information sciences.
Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR)
http://www.clir.org/fellowships/zipf/zipf.html
Ziff Fellowship in Information Management (A. R.)
$8,000 awarded annually to a student who shows exceptional promise for leadership and technical achievement in information management.
International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions
http://www.ifla.org/III/members /grants.htm
IFLA administers a number of Grants and Scholarships to enable aspiring library and information professionals from all over the world to enhance their training and to provide funding for new and exciting projects in the field of librarianship, as well as help to attend IFLA international conferences
Medical Library Association (MLA)
MLA offers a variety of scholarships and grants to assist qualified students in graduate library science programs and to enable practicing health sciences librarians to take advantage of opportunities for continuing professional development. The deadline for applications is December 1, except as noted on the MLA website.
Medical Library Association 65 E.
Wacker Place, Suite 1900
Chicago, IL 60601-7298
Email: mlapd2@mlahq.org
Website: http://www.mlanet.org/award s/grants/index.html
(312) 419-9094, ext. 28 (Phone)
(312) 419-8950 (Fax)
Medical Library Association (MLA) Scholarship
A scholarship for up to $5,000 will be granted to a student who is entering an ALA-accredited library school or who has yet to finish at least one half of the program's requirements in the year following the granting of the scholarship.
MLA Research, Development and Demonstration Project Grants
The purpose of this grant is to provide support for research, development, or demonstration projects that will help to promote excellence in the field of health sciences librarianship and information sciences. Grants range from $100 to $1000. Grants will not be given to support an activity that is operational in nature or has only local usefulness. More than one award may be granted in a year.
Thomson Scientific/MLA Doctoral Fellowship
Thomson Scientific sponsors a fellowship in the amount of $2,000 to foster and encourage superior students to conduct doctoral work in an area of health sciences librarianship or information sciences and to provide support to individuals who have been admitted to candidacy. The award supports research or travel applicable to the candidate's study within a twelve-month period. The award is given every other year and may not be used for tuition.
North American Serials Interest Group (NASIG)
http://www.nasig.org/awards/timedated/studentgrant.html
NASIG Student Grant
Enables students to attend the annual NASIG conference which includes the presentation of papers, panels, workshops, tours, and social events. Students who are currently enrolled at the graduate level in any ALA-accredited library school, who do not already have an ALA accredited degree, and who have expressed an interest in some aspect of serials work are eligible to apply. Students do not have to be NASIG members to apply and they must not have earned their degrees earlier than the end of the school year prior to the NASIG conference.
Special Libraries Association ( SLA )
The SLA Scholarships are granted for graduate study in librarianship leading to a master's degree, a Ph.D., or for post-M.L.S. study at a recognized school of library or information science. Up to five $6,000 SLA scholarships are available each year for students who have demonstrated their ability and desire to contribute to the Special Librarian field.
Special Libraries Association
331 South Patrick Street
Alexandria, VA 22314-3501
sla@sla.org (Email)
http://www.sla.org/content/learn/scholarship/index.cfm
(703) 647-4900 (Phone)
(703) 647-4901 (Fax)
SLA Scholarship
Each year up to three $6,000 scholarships will be granted only for graduate study in librarianship leading to a master's degree at a recognized school of library or information science.
Institute for Scientific Information (ISI) Scholarship
The ISI Scholarship will be granted only for beginning graduate study leading to a Ph.D. from a recognized program in library science, information science or related fields of study. One $1,000 ISI scholarship is available each year.
Plenum Scholarship
One $1,000 Plenum scholarship is available each year for graduate study leading to a Ph.D. from a recognized program in library science, information science or related fields of study.
Mary Adeline Connor Professional Development Scholarship
The Mary Adeline Connor Professional Development Scholarship will be granted for post-M.L.S. certificate or degree programs in any subject area, technological skill, or managerial expertise relevant to applicant's career needs and goals in special librarianship. One or more scholarships, not to exceed $6,000 in total, are available each year.
Programs for Underrepresented Populations:
American Association of University Women
http://www.aauw.org/education/fga//index.cfm
One of the world's largest sources of funding exclusively for graduate women, the AAUW Educational Foundation awards fellowships and grants to aspiring scholars around the globe, teachers and activists in local communities, women at critical stages of their careers, and those pursuing professions where women are underrepresented.
American Indian Library Association
http://aila.library.sd.gov/
Library School Scholarship
Provides a scholarship award for American Indian/Alaskan Native students who are enrolled in or have been accepted to and will enroll in a master's degree program in an American Library Association accredited library school. The scholarship is designed to encourage the entry of qualified American Indians and Alaskan Natives into the library profession.
American Library Association
http://www.ala.org/Template.cfm?Section=scholarships
ALA Spectrum Initiative Scholarship The Spectrum Initiative is the American Library Association's national diversity and recruitment effort designed to address the specific issue of underrepresentation of critically needed ethnic librarians within the profession while serving as a model for ways to bring attention to larger diversity issues in the future. Its major drive is to recruit applicants and award scholarships to American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian, Black/African American, Hispanic/Latino or Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander students for graduate programs in library and information science. The ALA Spectrum Scholarship provides $5,000 scholarships to a number of eligible recipients each year.
ALA Black Caucus
The E. J. Josey Scholarships are two (2) unrestricted grants of $2,000 to be awarded annually to African American students enrolled in or accepted by ALA accredited programs. Applicants are judged on the basis of application essays of 1,000 to 1,200 words discussing issues, problems, or challenges facing library service to minority populations, such as African Americans, and other supporting documentation submitted for review by the scholarship committee.
E. J. Josey Scholarship Committee
ATTN: Dr. Ismail Abdullahi
Clark Atlanta University
School of Library and Information Studies
223 James P. Brawley Drive , SW
Atlanta , GA 30314
Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL)
http://www.jewishlibraries.org/ajlweb/
AJL Scholarship
In order to encourage students to train for and enter the field of Judaica librarianship, the Association of Jewish Libraries awards a scholarship of $500 to a student attending or planning to attend a graduate school of library and information science. Prospective candidates should have an interest in, and demonstrate a potential for, pursuing a career in Judaica librarianship.
The Doris Orenstein Memorial Scholarship for New Members (AJL)
New Members of AJL are eligible for a subsidy for travel to the AJL Convention from the Doris Orenstein Memorial Fund. Write a letter of 500 words or fewer telling us why you would like to attend AJL Convention 2000. State how long you have been employed in a Judaica library, what part of the cost your institution will pay, your educational background, whether or not there is an AJL chapter in your area, and whether or not you participate in your Chapter. Columbus , OH 43205 .Rosalie Katchen Memorial Award
In order to support catalogers and library school students seeking to further their knowledge of Hebraica/Judaica cataloging and/or participate in and contribute Hebraica records to national cooperative cataloging programs, a monetary award is made to a qualified applicant. The amount of money awarded varies from year to year, depending on resources available in this fund.
Association of Research Libraries (ARL)
http://www.arl.org/diversity/init/
ARL offers a $10,000 stipend, mentoring, and leadership development through the ARL Initiative to Recruit a Diverse Workforce program. The program is designed to attract students from underrepresented racial or ethnic groups to careers in academic and research libraries. Applicants must be a member of one of these racial or ethnic groups as categorized in the U.S. Census: American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian, Black or African American, Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, Hispanic or Latino.
Chinese-American Library Association
http://www.cala-web.org
C. C. Seetoo CALA Conference Travel Scholarship
Chinese American Libraries Association awards $500 to a student to attend the annual ALA conference and CALA program. Students of Chinese heritage who are currently enrolled in ALA-accredited master's programs or in doctoral programs in Library and Information Science in degree-granting institutions in North America are encouraged to apply.
Huang Tso-ping and Wu Yao-yu Scholarship
Awards $200 each year to a Library School student of Chinese heritage who is currently enrolled in an ALA-accredited master's or doctoral program of Library and Information Science in an institution of higher learning in the United States.
Sheila Suen Lai Scholarship
$500 each year to a full-time student of Chinese heritage who is currently enrolled in an ALA-accredited master's or doctoral program of library and information Science at a higher education institution in North America. The Scholarship is designed to encourage the professional and leadership development in Chinese American librarianship.
DATATEL Scholars Foundation
For Vietnam War veterans; spouses and children of Vietnam War veterans; or refugees from Vietnam , Laos , or Cambodia from 1964-1975. Also available to any student employed at DATATEL non-education client sites. For more information, contact the FSU Student Aid Resource (STAR) Center at (850)644-4840.
Deeb Scholarship
For adopted or orphaned veterans of the Vietnam War; spouses and children of Vietnam veterans; or refugees from Vietnam , Laos , or Cambodia from 1964-1975. Also available to any student employed at DATATEL non-education client sites. For more information, contact the FSU Student Aid Resource (STAR) Center at (850)644-4840.
Florida Department of Education
http://www.floridastudentfinancialaid.org/
Jose Marti Scholarship Challenge Grant Fund
A need-based scholarship for Hispanic Americans
Medical Library Association
http://www.mlanet.org/awards/grants/index.html
MLA Scholarship for Minority Students
A scholarship for up to $5,000 will be granted to a minority student who is entering an ALA-accredited library school or has yet to finish at least one half of the program's requirements in the year following the granting of the scholarship. African American, Hispanic, Asian, Native American, or Pacific Islander American individuals who wish to study health sciences librarianship are eligible.
MLA/NLM Spectrum Scholarship
The Medical Library Association (MLA) and the National Library of Medicine (NLM) jointly sponsor a scholarship through the American Library Association (ALA) Spectrum Initiative Scholarship program. The two organizations make a total annual donation of $5,000 each year to support minority students in their goals to become health sciences information professionals. African American, Hispanic, Asian, Native American, or Pacific Islander individuals attending ALA-accredited library schools are eligible.
REFORMA Scholarship Program – Bilingual and Bicultural: Latino and Spanish
http://www.csulb.edu/~sluevano/ Reforma/scholarships2.htm
Through the National Association to Promote Library and Information Services to Latinos and the Spanish Speaking, REFORMA scholarships have supported the active recruitment of bilingual and bicultural librarians to meet the information needs of the Spanish-speaking community. The REFORMA Scholarship provides financial assistance to encourage and enable Spanish speakers to pursue or advance a career in library and information science. REFORMA awards in the amount of $2,000 are made annually for graduate study in the field of Library and Information Science .
Seminole/Miccosukee Indian Scholarships
For Florida Seminoles and Miccosukee Indians enrolled as graduate students full time or part time at an eligible Florida institution. For more information, contact the FSU Student Aid Resource (STAR) Center at (850)644-4840.
Special Libraries Association (SLA)
http://www.sla.org/ content/learn/scholarship/index.cfm
Affirmative Action Scholarship
SLA awards one $6,000 grant annually only for graduate study in librarianship leading to a master's degree at a recognized school of library or information science. Applicants must be a member of a minority group, defined by the U.S. Government as: Black (not of Hispanic origin), Hispanic (regardless of race), Asian or Pacific Islander, and American Indian or Alaskan Native. Extra consideration is given to members of the Special Libraries Association and to persons who have worked in and for special libraries, but the scholarships are not restricted to these persons. Preference is given to those who display an aptitude for and interest in special library work.
Programs for Students with Disabilities
American Council of the Blind
http://www.acb.org/
Student must be legally blind and a U.S. citizen or resident alien. Approximately twelve scholarships are awarded per year ranging from $1,000 to $5,000 each.
Billy Barty Foundation
http://www.rth.org/bbf/
A scholarship fund to help promising college students who have a medical form of dwarfism. Provides $2,000 scholarships.
Blinded Veterans Association
http://www.bva.org/services.html
Kathern F. Gruber Scholarship Program
Since the early '80s, BVA has offered spouses and dependent children of blinded veterans a chance to continue their education through the Kathern F. Gruber Scholarship Program.
Cystic Fibrosis Scholarship Foundation (CFSF)
Cystic Fibrosis Scholarship Foundation (CFSF)
The mission of the Cystic Fibrosis Scholarship Foundation (CFSF) is to provide an opportunity for young adults with CF to further their education at a college or vocational school.
Ethel Louise Armstrong Foundation (ELA)
http://www.ela.org
The Foundation is committed to expanding opportunities for female graduate students with disabilities and developing future leadership in the disability community. The foundation will award one or two scholarships of up to $2,000 each per academic year to supplement financial assistance received by a female graduate student(s).
Additional Sources of Financial Aid
Library Sources
Unfortunately, we cannot provide comprehensive information about all possible sources of financial aid. However, we would like to recommend several volumes (and related websites) in the reference section of Strozier Library at Florida State University that provide additional information about financial aid for graduate students. Most libraries will have similar resources.
Peterson's Grants for Graduate & Post Doctoral Study. (Reference, LB2337.2.P35).
http://www.Petersons.com/r esources/finance.html
Directory of Financial Aid for Minorities, 1993-95. (Reference, LB2338.D56).
Directory of Financial Aid for Women, 2001-2003. (Reference, LB2338.D564).
http://netlibrary.com/AccessProduct.aspx?ProductId=67836
Financial Aid for the Disabled and Their Families, 1994-96. (Reference, LB2337.2.F58).
FinAid! The SmartStudent Guide to Financial Aid
http://finaid.org/
Financial Aid from the U.S. Department of Education: Student Guide
http://www.studentaid.ed.gov/students/publications/student_guide/index.html
Internet Sources
Federal and state organizations provide online sources for your scholarship search.
Florida Department of Education:
http://www.floridastudentfinancialaid.org/SSFAD/home/uamain.htm
U.S. Department of Education:
http://s tudentaid.ed.gov/PORTALSWebApp/students/english/index.jsp
In addition, the following are some legitimate scholarship search services available on the internet:
FastWeb Search:
http://www.fastweb.com
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