MLIS Travel Scholarships
Travel Scholarship for Online MLIS Students:
The Online MLIS Travel Scholarship application is now available on-line. Currently enrolled Online MLIS students may apply online:
www.ischool.washington.edu/resources/finaid/travelscholarship.aspx
Travel Scholarships for MLIS Students:
C. C. Seetoo CALA Conference Travel Scholarship[http://www.cala-web.org] Chinese American Libraries Association awards $500 to a student to attend the annual ALA conference and CALA program. Students of Chinese heritage who are currently enrolled in ALA-accredited master’s programs or in doctoral programs in Library and Information Science in degree-granting institutions in North America are encouraged to apply. This website includes an application as well as more information about the scholarship.
North American Serials Interest Group (NASIG) Student Grant
[http://www.nasig.org/public/timedated/studentgrant.html] Enables students to attend the annual NASIG conference which includes the presentation of papers, panels, workshops, tours, and social events. Students who are currently enrolled at the graduate level in any ALA-accredited library school, who do not already have an ALA accredited degree, and who have expressed an interest in some aspect of serials work are eligible to apply. Students do not have to be NASIG members to apply and they must not have earned their degrees earlier than the end of the school year prior to the NASIG conference. Applications are available at this website.
Special Libraries Association Travel Scholarship Opportunities
[http://www.sla.org] Different divisions of the Special Libraries Association offer travel scholarships to attend conferences throughout the year:
SLA Business & Finance Division Student Travel Award
[http://www.slabf.org/studstip.html]
is offering student stipend awards to help cover expenses at the 2001 SLA Annual Conference in San Antonio, Texas, June 9-14. The Division will award student stipends and professional grants for a total of up to six $1,200 awards. The conference theme is "2001--An Information Odyssey: Seizing the Competitive Advantage." Applicants must be a member of the SLA Business and Finance Division by March 1, 2001 to be eligible for consideration. Submissions must be postmarked no later than March 1, 2001.