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CLA Scholarship For BIPOC Students in Memory of Edna Yelland

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$2,500

Due: July 22, 2026

No min. GPA required

Eligibility

CLA Scholarship For BIPOC Students in Memory of Edna Yelland, with an application deadline in July, offers 3 awards of $2500 each. Ethnicity requirements apply. Location restrictions exist. Restricted to those with financial need.

Description

The CLA Scholarship for Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) Students in Memory of Edna Yelland encourages and supports students in the attainment of a graduate degree in library or information studies and encourages commitment to the improvement of library services to BIPOC students. Recipients are each awarded $2,500, and one-year student membership to CLA, and honored at the CLA annual conference. Recipients are encouraged to enroll into CLA's Mentoring Program. Applicants must be US citizens or permanent US residents. They must be enrolled in an ALA-accredited master's of library and information science or information studies program and have completed one or more courses. They must also intend to work in a California library upon graduation. Applicants must be a member of one or more of the following ethnic groups: African American, Black, or African; Native American, First Nations, or Indigenous to Central or South America; Asian; Latino, Hispanic or Caribbean American; Middle Eastern/North African; Pacific Islander/Indigenous to Oceania; South Asian. Applicants must provide a description of their financial need and be available for an interview by the Edna Yelland Scholarship Committee. Applicants must provide the names and contact information for two professional references. Please visit the scholarship's website for more information about the program and the required materials.

CLA Scholarship For BIPOC Students in Memory of Edna Yelland

$2,500

Eligibility

Description

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