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 2012 application deadline is May 7, 2012. 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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2011-2012 GPLLA Grants & Scholarships Committee:

Sunita Balija, Access Services, Document Delivery, and Reserves

Earle Mack School of Law at Drexel University

Legal Research Center

svb24@drexel.edu

Al Dong, Reference/Documents Librarian

University of Pennsylvania Law School

Biddle Law Library

adong@law.upenn.edu

Maggie Stewart Adams, Reference and Outreach Librarian