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Final
round of Laura Bush 21st Century Scholarships open for application
Applications
are
now being accepted for the third and final round of scholarships in
Georgia
Public Library Service’s "Librarians Build Communities" program.
The
three-year
program provides scholarships to prepare 45 students to be public
librarians. It also provides them with expertise in community building.
It is
funded by grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services’
Laura Bush
21st Century Librarian Program.
In
collaboration
with the Valdosta State University (VSU) Master of Library and
Information Science (MLIS) program, GPLS is providing each qualifying
student
with a full in-state tuition scholarship to the 39-semester-hour
program. The
first 30 students began their studies in Fall 2010 and Spring 2011. The final 15 scholarships will be awarded for
study beginning in the fall semester, starting in August 2011.
To
be
considered, applicants must be accepted into and attend the VSU MLIS
Program.
The deadline for fall 2011 admission to the MLIS Program s is March 15,
2011. The
scholarship application deadline is March 30. (Please note:
Applications for
the VSU MLIS Program and the "Librarians Build Communities"
Scholarships are separate.) Current VSU
MLIS students who will have earned twelve credits or less by the start
of the fall
2011 semester are eligible to apply.
Applications
will
be reviewed and participants selected by a committee that will include
representatives from GPLS, VSU and the Georgia public library
community.
Students will be selected based on potential for successful graduate
study,
interest in public library community building, and commitment to work
in a
Georgia public library for at least three years following graduation.
Students
are required to maintain a minimum 3.0-grade-point average to receive
continued
funding.
For
additional
information about the program and the application processes
involved, visit the GPLS
Laura Bush 21st Century Grant page. For information on admission to the VSU MLIS
Program see http://www.valdosta.edu/mlis/admissions.shtml
-- Wallace Koehler, PhD Director/Professor Master of Library and Information Science Program Odum Library Valdosta State University 1500 N. Patterson St Valdosta, GA 31698-0150 email - [log in to unmask] voice: 229 333 5860 fax 229 259 5055 "I ain't no physicisk, but I knows what matters." Popeye the Sailor Man (aka Robin Williams, 1980)