Scholarships/Grants

Need help financing your library school experience?

Need funding assistance for your next conference?

Every year GPLLA offers worthy candidates a chance to apply for student scholarships as well as grants for working information professionals.

The Scholarship:

GPLLA awards scholarships in the amount of $1,000 to promising LIS students interested in pursuing a career in law librarianship. Award recipients will also be provided a one year membership to GPLLA.

The 2013 application deadline is May 6, 2013. E-mailed applications are preferred, but mailed copies are acceptable. Application procedures and mailing information are listed at the end of the scholarship application.

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Grants

GPLLA’s Grants & Scholarships Committee administers funds which allow its members to attend educational programs, seminars, etc. relevant to law librarianship. The grants are aimed at law librarians and student members who demonstrate potential to contribute to the organization in particular and to the profession as a whole.

Grants are awarded for an amount up to, but not exceeding $500.00. Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.

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2012-2013 GPLLA Grants & Scholarships Committee:

Maggie Stewart Adams, Reference and Outreach Librarian

Widener University School of Law

mmstewart@widener.edu

Christy D’Antonio, Access Services Team Leader

Widener University School of Law

cldantonio@widener.edu

Genevieve Tung, Reference Librarian

Rutgers School of Law – Camden

genevieve.tung@rutgers.edu