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2023 APALA Scholarship Award Now Available

Dear APALA Community, 

The APALA Scholarships & Awards Committee is excited to announce that applications for the 2023 APALA Scholarship Award are now open! The APALA Scholarship is an annual $2,000 award that provides financial assistance to a student of Asian or Pacific background who is enrolled in, or has been accepted into, a master’s or doctoral degree program in library and/or information science at a school accredited by the American Library Association (ALA).

Eligibility Criteria for the Award

  • Applicant must be attending or admitted into a master’s degree or doctoral program in library and/or information science at a school accredited by ALA. Students pursuing archives and other information studies concentrations are also eligible to apply.
  • Applicant may be either a full-time or part-time student.
  • Applicant must be in library school by Fall 2023.
  • Applicant must be of Asian/Pacific Islander heritage.
  • Applicant must be an APALA member in good standing by the application by application deadline (Not a member? Find out how to join here).
  • Applicant must not have received an APALA scholarship award in a previous year.
  • Applicant must be willing to serve on the Scholarship Committee the following year if the award is received.

Applications are due on March 31st, 2022 at 11:59 PM PST. To learn more and apply, please see the APALA website: https://www.apalaweb.org/awards/apala-scholarship/

Any questions can be forwarded to scholarships@apalaweb.org

Sincerely, 

APALA Scholarships & Awards Committee