Forwarded msg: *H.W. Wilson Foundation, Inc.* *420 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10170* *www.thwwf.org* The H.W. Wilson Foundation, Inc. announces its scholarship program for 2013 with a total $160,000 to be divided equally among 16 ALA accredited programs. *New York, NY**December, 2012* The Board of Directors of the H.W. Wilson Foundation has announced continuation of its support of education in library and information science with a new round of scholarship grants. Since 1957, H.W. Wilson has supported U.S. Canadian library and information science schools accredited by the American Library Association. This is the second year of a 4 year program which will send $580,000 to assist qualified students to the professions in the US and Canada. The following program will each receive a check for $10,000 for 2013: Emporia State University University de Montreal Florida State University University of Alabama Indiana University University of California, Los Angeles Louisiana State University University of Denver Queens College, City University of New York University of Missouri-Columbia Rutgers University University of North Carolina at Greensboro Syracuse University University of Wisconsin-Madison Texas Women's University Valdosta State University Each program may distribute its grant in accordance with its own scholarship criteria as well as divide the total sum to accommodate its particular needs. Any program which receives accreditation in any year will receive a grant the year following accreditation. The following programs are scheduled to receive grants in 2014 and 2015. *2014* Kent State University University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill San Jose University University of North Texas Simmons CollegeUniversity of Rhode Island State University of New York, Albany University of South Carolina University of Alberta University of Texas at Austin University of Arizona University of Western Ontario University of British Columbia Wayne State University *2015* Clarion University of Pennsylvania University of Oklahoma North Carolina Central University University of Pittsburgh St. John's University University of Puerto Rico University of Hawaii University of South Florida University of Illinois University of Southern Mississippi University of Iowa University of Tennessee University of Maryland Contact: Dr. James M. Matarazzo, Vice President and Secretary, H. W. Wilson Foundation, Inc. [log in to unmask] <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Gretchen Whitney, PhD, Retired School of Information Sciences University of Tennessee, Knoxville TN 37996 USA [log in to unmask] http://web.utk.edu/~gwhitney/ jESSE:http://web.utk.edu/~gwhitney/jesse.html SIGMETRICS:http://web.utk.edu/~gwhitney/sigmetrics.html <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>