This page is to provide resources to scholarships available outside of TLN. TLN does not have any responsibility for providing, awarding, or distributing any of these awards. Please review each scholarship for terms and conditions of the awards in
concert with working with your school's Financial Aid department.
Academic Scholarships
ALA Century Scholarship
Annual scholarship that funds services or accommodations for a library school student(s) with disabilities admitted to an ALA-accredited library school.
Funding Source: American Library Association
Funding Amount: $2,500
Residency Requirements: Citizen of United States or Canada
Demographic Requirements: Identification of applicant’s disability and how it affects his or her ability to complete a course of study.
Other Requirements: Century Scholarship applicants must provide medical documentation of their disability or disabilities, services, or accommodations and/or services the applicant would need for their studies,
demonstrate the need for financial assistance
Deadline/Opening Date for Applications: Open Annually September - March 1
Annual scholarship for someone who is pursuing an MLS specializing in public library service in an ALA-accredited program.
Funding Source: American Library Association. This scholarship was made as a bequest from the estate of Julia Jussim Brody who began her distinguished career at the New York Public Library as a children’s librarian.
Funding Amount: $4,000
Residency Requirements: Citizen of United States or Canada
Demographic Requirements: Not specified
Other Requirements: Must be pursuing an MLS degree specializing in public library services in an ALA-accredited program.
Deadline/Opening Date for Applications: Open Annually September - March 1
Annual scholarship to an individual pursuing an MLS in an ALA-accredited program.
Funding Source: American Library Association. Named for a long time ALA staff member who was director of the ALA Conference Services Office for over 20 years.
Funding Amount: $5,000
Residency Requirements: Citizen of United States or Canada
Demographic Requirements: Not Specified
Other Requirements: Must be pursuing an MLS degree in an ALA-accredited program.
Deadline/Opening Date for Applications: Open Annually September - March 1
Monies to help fund a graduate student attending an ALA-accredited college or university.
Funding Source: Kalamazoo Community Foundation. Named for a former library assistant in Teen Services at Kalamazoo Public Library.
Funding Amount: $4,500 per semester if attending as a full-time student and $2,000 - $3,000 per semester if attending as a part-time student.
Residency Requirements: Resident of Kalamazoo County or graduate of a Kalamazoo County High School, College/University
Demographic Requirements: Person of color
Other Requirements: Applicants must have an undergraduate degree or be within a year of graduation when applying. Graduate school enrollment status will be at least part-time and must be pursing the Library and
Information Sciences school accredited by the ALA.
The scholarship will award one LIS student from each National Association of Librarians of Color organization with a scholarship to support them as they pursue a graduate degree (MA, MS, or PhD) in the library sciences.
The purpose of the Virginia Mathews Memorial Scholarship shall be to provide tuition to an American Indian individual who lives and/or works in the American Indian community, and who is enrolled, or has been accepted and will enroll,
in a master’s degree program at a university with a library and/or information sciences program accredited by the American Library Association.
Funding Source: American Indian Library Association
Funding Amount: $4000
Residency
Requirements: Not Specified
Demographic Requirements: American Indian
Other Requirements: Enrolled member of a federally recognized tribe as evidenced by the CIBC card of applicant or be a tribal member with official documentation. Be admitted to a graduate program in library and/or
information science accredited by the ALA. Preference will be given to applicants who are employed in a tribal library or who are currently employed in a library serving American Indian populations.
To encourage professional and leadership development in Chinese American librarianship, CALA offers several scholarships each year to students and library school faculty. Visit the CALA website for a complete listing of scholarships
available.
Funding Source: Chinese American Librarians Association
Funding Amount:
$1,000 - The CALA Scholarship of Library and Information Science
$500 - The Sheila Suen Lai Scholarship of Library and Information Science
$200
- The Huang Tso-ping and Wu Yao-yu Research and Scholarship, for faculty and students at Wuhan University, China:
$400 - one library school faculty member
Residency Requirements: None
Demographic Requirements: Chinese descent
Other Requirements: Must be a CALA member. Student scholarships require applicants to be full-time students who are currently or will soon be enrolled in an ALA-accredited library and information science program.
The purpose of this scholarship is to support outstanding individuals engaged in the pursuits of managing, organizing, classifying and disseminating information or cultural artifacts in libraries and related institutions/organizations.
The scholarship fund is awarded to recipients who promote access to information in all formats (digital, print, media or objects), whether they be current librarians furthering their education or students interested in applying
their EMU education to support the mission of libraries and related institutions.
Medical Library Association offers a variety of funding opportunities to assist qualified students in graduate library science programs and to enable practicing health sciences librarians to pursue professional development. Visit
the MLA website for a complete listing of scholarships available.
Funding Source: Medical Library Association
Funding Amount: Varies
Residency Requirements: Varies
Demographic Requirements: Varies
Other Requirements: Each of the three tiers has specific requirements. Please visit Eastern Michigan’s scholarship portal for detailed information.
The Michigan Achievement Scholarship helps graduating high school seniors attend a college or university in the state of Michigan.
Funding Source: Not Specified
State of Michigan Funding Amount:
Up to $27,500 - over five years in financial aid.
$2,750 - 1-3 years at a Michigan community college
$4,000 - 1-5 years at a Michigan private college or university $5,500 - 1-5 years at a Michigan public university or already enrolled in a baccalaureate degree program at a Michigan community college
Residency Requirements: Be a Michigan resident since July 1 of the previous calendar year
Demographic Requirements: Not Specified
Other Requirements: Must demonstrate financial need when applying for FAFSA. Must graduate from a high school in Michigan with a diploma or certificate of completion or achieved a high school equivalency certificate.
The Michigan Future Educator Stipend supports Michigan’s hardworking student teachers to work towards completing teacher certification including those interested in pursuing a career as a Media Specialist.
Funding Source: Not Specified
State of
Michigan Funding Amount: $9,000 stipend
Residency Requirements: Student in the state of Michigan
Demographic Requirements: Not Specified
Other Requirements: Must be admitted in an eligible Educator Preparation Program approved by Michigan’s State Board of Education and working towards teacher certification. Must be participating full-time in a required
student teaching experience, meeting one of the following parameters: (1) full-time enrollment in required student teaching coursework and/or 300 or more student contact hours while student teaching. Can not be employed by
the district as a “Teacher or Record”. Must maintain satisfactory academic progress and not have received the Michigan Future Educator Student Teacher Stipend before.
REFORMA has established a scholarship to be awarded annually for the academic year, commencing in the fall. The award is announced at the American Library Association Annual Conference and is granted for graduate study in the field
of Library and Information Science.
Funding Source: REFORMA
Funding Amount: $1,500
Residency Requirements: None
Demographic Requirements: Spanish-speaking or interested in serving Latinos or the Spanish-speaking
Other Requirements: Open to students who qualify for graduate study in Library and Information Science who must attend or plan on attending an ALA-accredited library school. Applicants already enrolled in graduate
school must have two semesters of work remaining before they get their degree. Grades of B or better.
The purpose of this scholarship is to support outstanding individuals engaged in the pursuits of managing, organizing, classifying and disseminating information or cultural artifacts in libraries and related institutions/organizations.
The scholarship fund is awarded to recipients who promote access to information in all formats (digital, print, media or objects), whether they be current librarians furthering their education or students interested in applying
their EMU education to support the mission of libraries and related institutions.
Funding Source: Eastern Michigan University
Funding Amount: From partial to full tuition coverage with possible additional benefits for four semesters of full-time MSI coursework for a maximum of $10,000.
Residency Requirements: Not Specified
Demographic Requirements: Not Specified
Other Requirements: UMSI scholarship consideration includes an evaluation of the strength of the statement of purpose and personal statement, letters of recommendation, internship/research/work experience, academic
record, demonstration of leadership, service, and indicators of qualities such as creative problem solving and comfort with ambiguity. While subsequent rounds will still use merit as the primary factor for awards, we will also
look at your motivation to attend UMSI and consider the nature of your financial need. These additional factors can be demonstrated by professional, consistent communication with us.
Grant monies to be used towards professional development training/conference attendance etc.
Funding Source: Michigan Library Association / State of Michigan
Funding Amount: Up to $1,000
Residency Requirements: Resides in Michigan
Demographic Requirements: Applicant must be Black, Indigenous, Latinx, Asian, North African or Middle Eastern.
Other Requirements: Applicant must work in a Michigan public, school, academic, or tribal library OR be a student enrolled in an accredited undergraduate or graduate School of Library or Information Sciences program.
Applicants must detail the value of the grant to their work including how the activity will advance their capacity and/or increase their ability to impact and transform the library profession.
Deadline(s): Applications will be reviewed twice per year. Deadlines for submission are January 15 and July 15.
