Grants Awarded by Other Agencies
Grants
Many associations and organizations offer grants to encourage LIS students’ attendance at conferences and to support student research. Read about these opportunities below. Application requirements and deadlines vary. Since many of these grants are given annually, those with deadlines that have passed are included here for your future planning.
See also a list of available scholarships.
Grants
American
Association of Law Libraries (AALL)
Legal History and Rare Books Section Morris L. Cohen
Award
Conference travel and stipend. Annual. Spring.
American
Library Association (ALA) Emerging Leaders Program
Sponsorships
Annual. July 31.
American
Library Association (ALA) Freedom to Read Foundation (FTRF)
Gordon M. Conable Conference Scholarship
Conference travel. Annual. March.
American Library
Association (ALA) Library History Round Table (LHRT)
Justin Winsor Prize
Essay award. Winter.
American
Library Association (ALA) New Members Round Table (NMRT) 3M/NMRT
Professional Development Grant
Conference travel. December.
Art Libraries
Society of North America (ARLIS/NA) Conference Travel
Award
Conference travel awards. January.
Association of
Architecture School Librarians (AASL)
Conference attendance.
Art Libraries
Society of North America (ARLIS/NA) Gerd Muehsam Award
Conference travel award. November.
Association of
College and Research Libraries (ACRL) California Academic and
Research Libraries (CARL) Ilene F. Rockman Conference
Scholarship
Conference travel. December 1.
Association
of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) Rare Books and
Manuscripts Section (RBMS) Preconference Attendance Scholarships
(several awards)
Conference attendance. March 30.
California Library
Association (CLA) Access, Collections, and Technical Services
Section (ACTSS) New Leader Award
Conference travel. June.
Chinese
American Library Association (CALA) C. C. Seetoo Conference
Travel Scholarship
Conference travel. Award year varies.
Council on Library and
Information Resources (CLIR) Rovelstad Scholarship in
International Librarianship
Conference travel. January.
International
Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) LIS
Student Writing Award
Conference Travel. Spring.
Library &
Information Technology Association (LITA) / Ex Libris Student
Writing Award
Annual. February 28.
Medical Library Association
(MLA) Rittenhouse Award
Annual. Fall.
Medical Library
Association (MLA) Medical Library Group of Southern California
and Arizona Research Grant
Annual. September 15.
Middle East Librarians
Association George Atiyeh Prize Competition
Conference travel. Fall.
Music Library Association
(MLA) Freeman Travel Grant
Conference travel. July.
North American
Serials Interest Group (NASIG) Conference Student Grant
Conference travel. February.
Progressive Librarians
Guild (PLG) Miriam Braverman Award
Conference travel. Spring.
Reference
and User Services Association (RUSA) Business Reference and
Services Section (BRASS) Gale Cengage Student Travel
Award
Annual. January 31.
Society of
American Archivists (SAA) Donald Peterson Student Scholarship
Award
Conference travel. February.
Society of California
Archivists (SCA) Mink Scholarship
Conference travel. Check website for dates.
Special Libraries
Association (SLA) Business & Finance Division Awards
Annual. March 1.
Special Libraries
Association (SLA) Chemistry Division Marion E. Sparks Award for
Professional Development
Annual. March.
Special Libraries
Association (SLA) Engineering Division Inspec Stipend
Award
Annual. March.
Special Libraries
Association (SLA) Museums, Arts and Humanities Division (MAHD)
William B. Neff Scholarship
Conference travel. Winter.
Special
Libraries Association (SLA) News Division Vormelker-Thomas
Student Award
Conference travel. Spring.
Special Libraries Association (SLA) Pharmaceutical and Health
Technology Division Student Travel Award
Conference travel. Check website for dates.
Pharmaceutical and Health Technology Division Student Travel Award
Special Libraries Association (SLA) Pharmaceutical and Health Technology Division Student Travel Award
The Pharmaceutical and Health Technology Division of SLA offers three travel awards of up to $1500 to attend the annual conference. This award is targeted toward students enrolled in accredited library science programs with an interest in practicing as information professionals in the Pharmaceutical or Health Technology Industries.
Vormelker-Thomas Student Award
Since 1977 the News Division of the Special Libraries Association has offered a Student Stipend Award to a graduate student interested in a career in newspaper librarianship. The award, honoring the memory and division work of Rose Vormelker and Lou Thomas, consists of $500 from the News Division and $1000 from ProQuest.
For more information, please visit the News Division website and look in the About the News Division menu for information on the awards.
William B. Neff Scholarship
This award is offered by the Museums, Arts, and Humanities Division (MAHD) of the Special Libraries Association. It consists of a stipend of up to $1,500 toward the expense of attendance at the annual conference.
For more information, including application deadline dates, please visit the MAHD webpage and click on the Awards link.
INSPEC Stipend Award
SLA Engineering Division INSPEC Stipend Award
INSPEC sponsors the award of a $1,200.00 travel stipend for library school students toward payment of expenses incurred while attending the annual Special Libraries Association conference.
Applicants must be student members of the Special Libraries Association and be attending their first conference. Submission of a brief essay is required. The deadline is usually in March.
Marion E. Sparks Award
Marion E. Sparks Award for Professional Development
The Chemistry Division of the Special Libraries Association (SLA) sponsors a student/new member travel award to defray the costs of attending the SLA annual meeting. The award is intended to encourage the professional development of student members and new members of the Chemistry Division and encourage their participation in Chemistry Division activities.
SLA Professional Grants
SLA Professional Grants and Student Stipends
The Business & Finance Division of the Special Libraries Association (SLA) offers professional grants and student stipends to defray the costs of attending the SLA annual meeting.
There are up to six awards of $1,500 to attend the SLA Annual Conference.
Deadline: March 1
For more information, please visit the Business & Finance Division Awards web page.
Mink Scholarship
Mink Scholarship for the Annual Society of California Archivists General Meeting
Offered by the Society of California Archivists, this scholarship honors James V. Mink, long-time archivist at UCLA and the society’s first president. The $500 award pays the recipient’s attendance at the society’s annual meeting and pre-conference workshop. LIS students who are members of SCA and committed to a career in archival administration are encouraged to apply.
For more information, please visit the SCA Scholarships webpage.
Donald Peterson Student Scholarship Award
Society of American Archivists (SAA): Donald Peterson Student Scholarship Award
Established in 2005, this award supports students and recent graduates from graduate archival programs within North America to attend SAA’s Annual Meeting. The goal of the scholarship is to stimulate greater participation in the activities of the Association by students and recent graduates. This participation must include either a presentation of research during the Annual Meeting or active participation in an SAA-sponsored committee, section, or roundtable.
Gale Cengage Learning Student Travel Award
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.
Miriam Braverman Award
The Miriam Braverman Award of the Progressive Librarians Guild (PLG) is intended to foster an awareness of the social responsibility aspects of librarianship and encourage professional involvement by students. The Braverman Award is given annually for the best student essay on some aspect of the social responsibilities of librarians, libraries, or librarianship.
NASIG Conference Student Grant
The North American Serials Interest Group (NASIG) offers grants to attend its annual conference each year. The purpose of these awards is to encourage students to pursue some aspect of serials work after they graduate.
The award includes transportation to the annual conference, conference registration, and a stipend for meals.
For more information, please visit the NASIG Awards webpage.
Freeman Travel Grant
The Kevin Freeman Travel Grant is intended to support travel and hotel expenses to attend the Music Library Association annual meeting. The grant, established in 1994 to honor the memory of Kevin Freeman and awarded for the first time in 1997, supports attendance at the Music Library Association’s annual meeting by music librarians new to the field.