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.
ARLIS/NA Conference Travel Awards
ARLIS/NA Art Libraries Society of North America Conference Travel Awards
ARLIS offers awards to encourage students considering a career in art librarianship or visual resources curatorship to participate in the activities of ARLIS/NA. Various awards are available each year, each giving $1000 towards travel expenses to conferences.
For more information, please see the ARLIS/NA Awards & Honors web page.
Margaret McKinley Memorial Student Scholarship
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.
3M/NMRT Professional Development Grant
Attending an ALA annual conference can be a tremendous career boost to a new librarian. Opportunities abound for continuing education, information exchange, and networking. 3M Library Systems continues its generous support of the 3M/NMRT Professional Development Grant program this year, by providing funding to cover the cost of registration fees, airfare, lodging and some incidental expenses for 3 individuals to attend the ALA Annual Conference. The award is open to individuals who are personal members of both ALA and the New Members Round Table (NMRT).
Justin Winsor Prize
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.
FTRF Gordon F. Conable Conference Scholarship
The Freedom to Read Foundation (FTRF) offers an annual scholarship for library school students and new professionals to attend ALA’s Annual Conference. The goal of the Gordon M. Conable Conference Scholarship is to advance two principles that Gordon held dear: intellectual freedom and mentoring.
ALA Emerging Leaders Program Sponsorships
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.
AALL LHRB Morris L. Cohen Essay Competition
The Legal History and Rare Books Section (LHRB) of the American Association of Law Libraries (AALL), in cooperation with Gale Cengage Learning, announces the annual Morris L. Cohen Student Essay Competition. The competition is named in honor of Morris L. Cohen, late Professor Emeritus of Law at Yale Law School. Professor Cohen’s scholarly work was in the fields of legal research, rare books, and historical bibliography.
Somerton Educational Grants
The Philanthropic Ventures Foundation is pleased to announce the availability of Somerton Educational Grants for Regular Session graduate students in SJSU’s School of Information. The Somerton grant program has been established in memory of Professor Wilbur Somerton and Irma Somerton.
Grants of up to $500 will be awarded to help with expenses for critical necessities which do not fall under other student aid programs. Examples include computer software, small educational items, eye glasses, transportation from home to school, and limited dental care.
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