Dr. E.J. Josey Scholarship, Black Caucus of the American Library Association

Posted November 3, 2023

Descriptions

The 2023-2024 E J Josey Scholarship Award Committee of the Black Caucus of the American Library Association seeks essay submissions.

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Access initiatives and literature have been placed under more intense scrutiny in the past few years. How can library staff aid and support Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Access initiatives in the communities they serve?

Each year, African American students enrolled in or accepted by ALA-accredited programs are awarded The E. J. Josey Scholarships which are unrestricted grants of $2,000.

Dr. E. J. Josey Scholarship committee Scholarship Theme:

• Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Access initiatives and literature have been placed under more intense scrutiny in the past few years. How can library staff aid and support Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Access initiatives in the communities they serve?

To Apply

The deadline to submit your essay is January 12, 2024. Please send your submissions to [email protected].

Persons Wishing to Apply Must:

• Be an African American Citizen of the United States or Canada.
• Be enrolled or accepted by ALA-accredited graduate program leading to a degree in library and information science at the time of application.
• The winning essay(s) will be announced in February 2024.

Special Instructions:

• Include a cover letter providing the applicant’s name, address, phone number, graduate program, name of the school, and anticipated date of graduation.
• Essay submissions must be in plain text, Microsoft Word format to be mailed electronically as an attachment.
• Only essays submitted electronically will be considered. Please include E.J. Josey in the subject line of your electronic submission. The essay must be typed, double-spaced and between 4-6 pages (double spaced).
• A minimum of six bibliographical references in MLA style should be included.