2009 SLA Conference Scholarship
The College of St. Catherine's Special Library Association Student Group is proud to offer scholarship money to assist one SLA member/MLIS student in attending the 2008 SLA Annual Conference in Washington, D.C., June 14-17, 2009.
St. Kate's MLIS students are encouraged to apply for this scholarship by submitting an essay of no more than 1,500 words.
Essays will be judged based on the following criteria:
- Evidence of involvement in SLA and the St. Kate's student group.
- How attending the SLA conference will impact your career and/or education.
- Demonstration of committment to the field of special librarianship.
The application deadline is January 31, 2009 and winners will be notified by mid February.
Upon receipt of the scholarship, applicants must be:
- a member of SLA and the CSC SLA student group.
- a current MLIS student at the College of St. Catherine.
- attending the conference for the first time.
Acceptance of this scholarship denotes agreement to use funds to attend the 2008 Annual Conference. Only those funds accounted for by receipted doucmentation will be available for reimbursement by the CSC SLA student group. Upon return from the conference, the winner will submit a report for publication in the Minnesota Chapter Bulletin.
To join SLA go to: http://www.sla.org/content/membership/joinsla/index.cfm. Be sure to designate Minnesota as your chapter! Student membership is $35.
Please send applications to Krista Jacobson at krista_angers@comcast.net.
Application deadline is January 31, 2009.
Winner will be notified by Mid February.
Please direct any questions to Krista Jacobson at krista_angers@comcast.net.