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WLA Diversity Scholarship

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$1,000

Due: June 15, 2026

No essay

No min. GPA required

No transcripts required

Eligibility

WLA Diversity Scholarship, with an application deadline in June, offers numerous awards of $1000 each. Ethnicity requirements apply. Location restrictions exist. Restricted to those with financial need.

Description

WLAF awards a scholarship to a Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) student who has been admitted to a master's degree program in library and information science or in library media for the coming academic year beginning with the fall term. Applicants will be evaluated on the basis of experience and background in library and library-related work; career plans in the library profession; the need and desire for scholarship; and past academic performance. Applicants must submit a completed application form. If any information requested cannot be provided via the online submission form, please submit them through mail. Please visit the scholarship's website or contact the Wisconsin Library Association for more information.

Level of Study

Graduate Student

Scholarship Type

Need Based Merit-based Disability Minority STEM Alaska Native Native American Asian African American Hispanic