Dear APALA Community,
The APALA Scholarships & Awards Committee is excited to announce that applications for the 2023 APALA Scholarship Award are now open! The APALA Scholarship is an annual $2,000 award that provides financial assistance to a student of Asian or Pacific background who is enrolled in, or has been accepted into, a master’s or doctoral degree program in library and/or information science at a school accredited by the American Library Association (ALA).
Eligibility Criteria for the Award
- Applicant must be attending or admitted into a master’s degree or doctoral program in library and/or information science at a school accredited by ALA. Students pursuing archives and other information studies concentrations are also eligible to apply.
- Applicant may be either a full-time or part-time student.
- Applicant must be in library school by Fall 2023.
- Applicant must be of Asian/Pacific Islander heritage.
- Applicant must be an APALA member in good standing by the application by application deadline (Not a member? Find out how to join here).
- Applicant must not have received an APALA scholarship award in a previous year.
- Applicant must be willing to serve on the Scholarship Committee the following year if the award is received.
Applications are due on March 31st, 2022 at 11:59 PM PST. To learn more and apply, please see the APALA website: https://www.apalaweb.org/awards/apala-scholarship/
Any questions can be forwarded to scholarships@apalaweb.org.
Sincerely,
APALA Scholarships & Awards Committee