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Scholarships Awarded by Other Agencies

Many organizations offer scholarships for LIS education. Here are just a few of them. Check with individual chapters of local or regional professional associations to find additional sponsors in your area of interest.

See also the Grants webpage for funding to attend professional conferences or to pursue student research.

Deadlines given are approximate and may change from year to year. Check each organization's website for current information.

AASL (American Association of School Librarians) Workshop Scholarship
Annual. March 1.

AILA (American Indian Library Association)
Annual. April 1.

ALA Scholarships
Annual. March 1.

ALA Spectrum Scholarship
Annual. March 1.

Archie Motley Memorial Scholarship for Minority Students
Annual. April 1.

ARL Initiative to Recruit a Diverse Workforce
Annual. Summer.

Association of Jewish Libraries Scholarship
Annual. March 15.

ASCLA Century Scholarship
Annual.

Begun Scholarship. See CLA.

Beta Phi Mu Scholarships
Annual. Applications accepted beginning November 1; deadline March 15.

Chicago Chapter, Black Caucus of the ALA (Charlemae Hill Rollins Scholarship)
Annual. May 1.

CALA (Chinese American Library Association)
Annual. March 15.

CLA Begun Scholarship (children's or youth services)
Annual. July 1.

CLA Edna Yelland Scholarship for Minority Students
Annual. May 31.

CLA Emerging Leaders Scholarship
Annual. Summer.

CLA Reference Service Press Fellowship
Annual. Summer.

CLBC Louise Jane Moses–Agnes Davis Memorial Scholarship
Annual. October.

CLBC Eunice J. H. Parker Scholarship
Annual. May.

CSLA: Jewel Gardiner
Biannual. Aug. 1 – Fall. Nov. 1 – Spring.

CSLA: John Blanchard
Annual. Spring.

CSLA: Leadership for Diversity
Annual. June.

CSLA: Southern Section LMT
February 15, 2008.

CSU: Glenn and Dorothy Dumke Fellowship
Annual.

CSU: Dale M. Schoettler Scholarship for Visually Impaired Students
Annual.

Daniel Kovach Foundation Library and Information Science Scholarship
Annual. December.

Friends of Leisure World
Annual. March 28.

Hispanic Scholarship Fund
Annual. March 15.

Medical Library Association
Annual. December 1.

Medical Library Association Scholarship for Minority Students
Annual. December.

Medical Library Group of Southern California
Annual. December 15.

NASIG Fritz Schwartz Serials Education Scholarship
Annual. February 15.

NELA Scholarships (New England Library Association)
Annual. March 15.

Orange County Library Association Scholarship
Even Years. March 28.

Paul Evan Peters Fellowship
Even Years. April 14.

REFORMA Scholarship Program
Annual. March 15.

REFORMA, Los Angeles Chapter – Elizabeth Martinez Scholarship
Annual.

REFORMA, Orange County Chapter – Scholarship
Annual.

San Diego Chapter of Special Libraries Association
Annual. Details announced in late August.

SCALL Scholarship (Southern California Association of Law Libraries)
Annual. Winter.

Serra Multicultural Library Scholarship
Annual. July.

SLA South California Chapter Karen Sternheim Memorial Scholarship
Annual. April.

SJSU Alumni Association Dean’s Scholarship
Annual.

SJSU CASA Dean's SLIS Graduate Scholarship
Annual. February.

SJSU Graduate Equity Fellowship
Annual. Applications open in April; deadline is early June.

Somerton Educational Grants
Anytime; no deadline.

Special Libraries Association Scholarships
Annual. Fall.

Thomson Reuters Dialog Roger K. Summit Scholarship
Annual. October.

Washington Library Association (WLA) Scholarship
Annual. January.

Wert Scholarship (Division of Chemical Information of the American Chemical Society)
Annual. February 1.

William Randolph Hearst/CSU Trustees' Award for Outstanding Achievement
Annual.

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