Library and Information Science (LIS) Student Award

This $500 award is designed to encourage LIS students to attend the annual SC/MLA meeting by helping to offset registration and travel costs. Two awards will be granted per year. Criteria for the award:

• Applicants must be currently enrolled in an ALA-accredited library school within the region.

• Applicants must be a current member of SC/MLA.

Application process:

•A letter of recommendation (on institutional letterhead) from an LIS instructor or Health Sciences Librarian must accompany application.

• A brief paragraph essay answering the question: “What do you expect to gain professionally and/or personally by attending the SC/MLA annual meeting?”

The Honors & Awards Committee will have the responsibility for deciding whether applicants meet the criteria based on the letter of recommendation received and the answer to the question “What do you expect to gain professionally and/or personally by attending the SC/MLA annual meeting?” $500 will be awarded to each recipient after the close of the SC/MLA Annual Meeting.

Recipients are required to attend all sessions of the SC/MLA Annual Meeting, including the business meeting.

After the meeting, a brief (250-300 word) report about the meeting will be submitted by the successful applicant(s) and published in the SC/MLA’s newsletter, Southern Expressions.

Please submit your application materials to AQWilson@utmck.edu by August 31st for consideration!