John Stanford Continuing Education Scholarship
$1000 to a current WLA member of color toward a degree, certificate, or graduate level study in the Library or Education fields.
John Stanford served as Superintendent of Seattle Public School from 1995 until his death in 1998. His community-wide "reading offensive" prompted donation of thousands of books to school libraries. Ethnic minorities are eligible for scholarships in memory of John Stanford.
2020 Scholarship Timeline
Wednesday, March 4, 2020: Applications Open Wednesday, May 6, 2020: Applications Close Wednesday, June 3, 2020: Winners announced
How to Apply
Complete the 2020-2021 Scholarship Application and attach to it:
- Your current resume
- Three letters of recommendation, with at least one from someone who knows your work, such as a supervisor or advisor. Please refer to the 2020 scholarship recommendation form for further instructions.
Mail to: Washington Library Association Attn: Scholarships PO Box 33808 Seattle, WA 98133
OR email to: [email protected]
The application and ALL materials must be postmarked by May 6, 2020. Incomplete applications will not be eligible for consideration.
Scholarship Criteria
- Applicants must be individual Washington Library Association members.
- Scholarship recipients are required to share the outcome of or information about the results of their scholarship by choosing one of these responses:
- prepare a piece for WLA publication
- present at a WLA conference, event, or workshop, either a session or a poster for Spotlight on Success
Selection Criteria
These criteria will be used by the WLA Professional Development Committee to evaluate applications:
- Current membership in the Washington Library Association.
- Demonstration of potential for leadership in the profession and commitment to libraries and library service.
- Benefits of the scholarship
- Need and desire for the scholarship
- Current or previous involvement with WLA, or plan to be active in WLA during the academic year in which the scholarship is awarded; examples: serve as intern to Alki editorial committee, contributor to Alki, student liaison to WLA Board, active in WLA Division or Section or committee, involvement with WLA, WLA conference, or WLA-sponsored workshop.
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