Dear APALA Community,
The APALA Scholarships & Awards Committee is excited to announce that applications for the 2024 APALA Scholarship Award and the APALA Sage and JCLC NALCo LIS Student Scholarship are now open! The APALA Scholarship and the JCLC NALCo LIS Student Scholarship are two annual $2,000 awards that provide 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). The JCLC NALCo LIS Student Scholarship is sponsored by SAGE Publishing. Scholarships are awarded for one year.
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 2024..
- 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 Monday, April 8, 2024 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