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#WLA2024: Conference Scholarships

Congratulations to the Primary Source Scholarship and Virco Scholarship Winners

On behalf of the WLA 2024 Conference Committee and WLA 2024 Professional Development Committee, we're excited to announce our conference scholarship winners!

  • Primary Source Scholarship for Small & Rural Libraries: Annalisa Glass (NCW Libraries)
  • Virco Scholarship: Connor Franklin Rey (UW Libraries - Odegaard Undergraduate Library Writing and Research Center)

Thank you to all who applied, and thank you to our scholarship sponsors, Primary Source and Virco!

These scholarships were made possible by our conference sponsorship opportunities. If you know of an organization that'd like to make a direct impact in the WA library community, please find more information on our sponsor and exhibitor site.

 

The Washington Library Association is pleased to offer the Primary Source Scholarship for Small & Rural Libraries and the VIRCO Scholarship to attend the 2024 WLA Conference, March 1-3 at the Spokane Convention Center.
To be eligible for the Primary Source Scholarship:
  • Applicants must be current WLA members who work in a public small and/or rural library. According to the Institute of Museum & Library Services, small libraries have a service population of 25,000 or fewer. Rural libraries are located 5 or more miles from the nearest town of 25,000 or more.
  • Scholarship funds must be used to attend the in-person 2024 WLA Conference.
  • Applicants must have financial need (e.g., no employer assistance, underemployed, enrolled student).
The scholarship recipient will be awarded up to $1,200 to cover the costs of full conference registration, attendance at up to two postconference workshops, up to three nights of lodging, and travel reimbursement.
To be eligible for the VIRCO Scholarship:
  • Applicants must be current WLA members
  • Scholarship funds must be used to attend the in-person 2024 WLA Conference.
  • Applicants must have financial need (e.g., no employer assistance, underemployed, enrolled student).
The scholarship recipient will be awarded up to $1,200 to cover the costs of full conference registration, attendance at up to two postconference workshops, up to three nights of lodging, and travel reimbursement.
Timeline
  • Monday, Dec. 18: Applications Open
  • Monday, Jan. 8 by 11:59 p.m.: Application Deadline
  • Thursday, Jan. 18: Applicants Notified of Application Status
  • Wednesday, Jan. 24: Winner Announced
If scholarship status notifications are delayed for any reason until after January 19, 2024, the date when conference Early Bird registration closes, all applicants will be notified and will receive a registration form code to retroactively receive Early Bird pricing on their registration fees.
If you have any questions, please contact (206) 823-1138 or [email protected].