Scholarship
Posted March 20, 2026
The Paul Evan Peters Scholarship was established to honor and perpetuate the memory of Paul Evan Peters (1947-1996), founding executive director of the Coalition for Networked Information (CNI). The scholarship assists students pursuing graduate studies in the information sciences, librarianship, or a closely related field, that advance the frontiers of digital information and technology. Criteria Highest consideration will be…
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Posted March 19, 2026
Description One of the purposes of the Association of Bookmobile & Outreach Services is “to contribute to the education and training of library staff working in the area of bookmobile and outreach services.” To help fulfill this goal, ABOS created the Bernard Vavrek Scholarship. This scholarship honors Dr. Vavrek’s profound commitment to library science and,…
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Posted March 5, 2026
Description The Association of Jewish Libraries is pleased to offer an academic scholarship with conference subvention. The award includes an academic scholarship of $3,000 to a student enrolled in or accepted into a graduate school of library and information science. [When the AJL Conference is in person, the academic scholarship is offered in combination with a conference subvention award (not to exceed $2000)…
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Posted February 25, 2026
Description MIT Libraries’ Department of Distinctive Collections (DDC) is seeking applicants for its 2026 Women@MIT Fellowship. We invite artists, activists, musicians, writers, and scholars who are engaged in the expansion and expression of knowledge to help inform the understanding of women in MIT’s history and the history of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. We are…
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Posted February 11, 2026
Description The BRASS Research Grant Award will be awarded to an individual or team seeking support to conduct research in business librarianship. One $2,000* award will be presented. This award is sponsored by RUSA. *Monetary award amounts are subject to change without notice and are contingent upon donor funding supplied at the time the award is…
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Posted February 9, 2026
Description Since its founding in 1956, the Seminar on the Acquisition of Latin American Library Materials (SALALM) has engaged in various projects and programs designed to advance the scholarly study of Latin America, the Caribbean, Iberia, and the Latinx diasporas. This award is open to master’s candidates enrolled in ALA-accredited (or equivalent) programs in library,…
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Posted February 2, 2026
Established in 1992, this $1,250 monetary prize is given to a student enrolled in an ALA accredited master’s degree program to fund travel to and attendance at the ALA Annual Conference and a one-year membership in the Business Reference and Services Section (BRASS) of RUSA. This award is sponsored by SimplyAnalytics. Criteria: Applicants should have demonstrated interest in…
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Posted January 30, 2026
The Chinese American Librarians Association awards several scholarships annually to student members to support their professional growth and leadership development within Chinese American librarianship. With the recent renewal of the agreement between SAGE and the Joint Council of Librarians of Color (JCLC, Inc.), SAGE will provide each member association of the National Associations of Librarians…
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Posted January 28, 2026
Description New England Archivists invites applications for three annual professional development awards. The A/V Professional Development Award, Richard W. Hale, Jr. Professional Development Award, and the Richard L. Haas Records Management Award provide funding that may be used for training, conference attendance, and more. Audio/Visual Professional Development Award First awarded in 2016, the New England…
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Posted January 23, 2026
The Lillian Marrero Scholarship Award was established to encourage library science students who are committed to serving Latino communities by providing financial assistance, and to help recruit and nurture more diverse and multilingual library staffs.The scholarship is named in honor of the late Lillian Marrero, a librarian of the Free Library of Philadelphia, for her…
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