California Librarians Black Caucus - Greater Los Angeles Chapter

Louise Moses-Agnes Davis Memorial Scholarship

Application Information

 

Application: For an application, click here.

Purpose: To encourage and support African American/Black students residing in California who are pursuing a graduate degree from an American Library Association accredited library/information science program or an accredited paraprofessional library/information science program in California.

Eligibility: Applicants must be of African American descent, California residents, and attending or accepted by an accredited graduate program of library/information science in the state of California.

Applicants will be interviewed by the Scholarship Committee.

Scholarship awards will be based on an oral interview and the application evaluation.

Amount: The amount of each scholarship is based on available funds. Typically, the award range is $750.00 to $1,500, with two to three awards granted each scholarship cycle.

Date Due: Applications must be received by October 14, 2007 by 6pm.

Email:

* Please put CLBC Scholarship Application in the subject line. (If sending as an attachment, please save in Microsoft Word OR as a text or rich text format file (.rtf, .txt))

Interviews: Interviews will be Thursday, October 18, 2007. For applicants residing outside the Southern California area, telephone interviews may be arranged.

Award(s): Scholarship recipients will be notified as soon as possible. Awards will be announced during the CLA Conference on Sunday, October 28, 2007.

Obligations of Scholarship Recipients: Within 30 days of receiving the award, recipients must submit a brief paragraph, along with a picture, detailing their professional goals to Southern California students are expected to attend at least three meetings in 2008.