Grants Awarded by Other Agencies

BRASS (Business Reference and Services Section) Gale Cengage Learning Student Travel Award

A $1,000 cash award given to a student enrolled in an ALA accredited master’s degree program to attend the ALA Annual Conference and a one-year membership in the Business Reference and Services Section (BRASS) of RUSA. The applicant should have demonstrated interest in a career as a business reference librarian.

Applications are due to the Chair by January 31 or the due date as specified of other ALA awards that year.

George Atiyeh Prize Competition

The Middle East Librarians Association offers an annual award to current LIS students interested in pursuing careers in Middle East materials selection, reference, cataloging, or library administration. The award provides financial aid to facilitate attendance at the annual meetings of the Middle East Librarians Association (MELA) and the Middle East Studies Association of North America (MESA).

Medical Library Association’s Rittenhouse Award

The Rittenhouse Award is presented annually by the Medical Library Association for the best unpublished paper or web-based project on health sciences librarianship or medical informatics submitted by a student in an ALA-accredited program of library and information studies or a trainee in an internship in health sciences librarianship or medical informatics.

International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions LIS Student Writing Award

IFLA (The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions) is the leading international body representing the interests of library and information services and their users. It is the global voice of the library and information profession.

The objectives of the LIS Student Writing Award are to:

CLA Access, Collections, and Technical Services Section New Leader Award

Up to $500 is available for registration, travel, and lodging expenses to attend the CLA Annual Conference. The award is open to CLA ACTSS members with no more than five years of post-MLS experience, recent MLS graduates, or students currently enrolled in an MLS program. Candidates should be willing to serve in CLA ACTSS in some capacity.

Deadline: June 1.

California Academic and Research Libraries (CARL/ACRL) Ilene F. Rockman Conference Scholarship

The Ilene F. Rockman Scholarship, offered by the California Academic and Research Libraries division of the Association of College and Research Libraries, is available for MLIS students interested in academic librarianship careers. The scholarship covers expenses to attend the biennial CARL conference ($500) and ACRL conference ($1000), which take place on alternate years.

AASL (Association of Architecture School Librarians) Conference Award

The conference award allows library school students interested in a career in architecture school librarianship to attend the organization’s annual conference. Funding consists of a stipend for travel expenses, conference registration fee, and one year’s annual AASL dues.

Award Amount:

The Los Angeles Chapter of the American Society for Information Science and Technology (LACASIS)

LACASIS Margaret McKinley Memorial Student Scholarship Essay Competition

The Los Angeles Chapter of the American Society for Information Science and Technology (LACASIS) sponsors an Annual Student Scholarship Essay Competition. The scholarship winner receives reimbursement funding of up to $1,000 for registration, airfare, and hotel expenses to attend the ASIST Annual Meeting and a one-year membership in ASIST.

Justin Winsor Prize of the American Library Association
Library History Round Table

Guidelines:
The Justin Winsor Prize is presented by the Library History Round Table of the American Library Association each year to recognize the best essay written in English on library history, including the history of libraries, librarianship, and book culture.

The American Library Association (ALA) Emerging Leaders (EL) program is a leadership development program which enables newer library workers from across the country to participate in problem-solving work groups, network with peers, gain an inside look into ALA structure, and have an opportunity to serve the profession in a leadership capacity. It puts participants on the fast track to ALA committee volunteerism as well as other professional library-related organizations.