Program

MLA Scholarship for Minority Students

Organization

Medical Library Association (MLA)

Opportunity Type

Scholarship

About the Program

A scholarship of up to $5,000 is awarded annually by the Medical Library Association (MLA) to a student who shows excellence in scholarship and potential for accomplishment in health sciences librarianship. The scholarship is announced at the annual meeting of the association, where the recipient will also receive a one-year student membership in the Medical Library Association and free inclusive student registration at the association’s annual meeting.

Application Deadline

December 01, 2023

Application Website

www.mlanet.org/awards/grants/

Scholarship Amount

Renewable?

No

Description

• The applicant must be a member of a minority group, defined as Black or African-American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian, Aboriginal, North American Indian or Alaskan Native, or Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander.
• The applicant must be entering a Masters program at an ALA-accredited graduate library school or, at the time of the granting of the scholarship (February), have completed no more than one-half of the academic requirements of the graduate program.
• The applicant must be a citizen of or have permanent residence in either the United States or Canada. 
• Past recipients of the MLA Scholarship or the MLA Scholarship for Minority Students are not eligible to apply.

Open to residents of:

Open to students attending school in:

Degree Programs

• Master’s Degree (M.A./M.S./M.B.A.)

Year in School

• College Senior
• College Fifth Year Senior
• Master's Student (M.A., M.S., M.B.A.)

Academic Requirements

health sciences librarianship

Citizenship

• U.S. Citizens
• Legal Permanent Residents

Ethnicities

• African American
• Asian/Pacific Islander
• Hispanic/Latino
• Native American/Alaskan

Other Details

• Merit-based

Keywords

Contact

grants@mlahq.org

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