Scholarship & Loans

THE NORTH CAROLINA LIBRARY ASSOCIATION MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP is a $500 scholarship. Opportunities for this award will vary depending on how much funding is available from NCLA.

THE MCLENDON SCHOLARSHIP is a $400 scholarship awarded for original or continued study in library science.

THE QUERY – LONG SCHOLARSHIP for work with children or young adults is a $1,000 scholarship.

THE APPALACHIAN SCHOLARSHIP is a $1000 scholarship awarded to a library science student who plans to be a school library media specialist in NC. The recipient must be accepted or currently enrolled in a graduate library science school of education media program approved for certification by the NC State Board of Education.

Scholarships are awarded:

1. To a student entering library school for the first time;
2. To a student currently enrolled in a library school program;
3. To a practicing librarian who wishes to continue his or her studies.

To be eligible for the scholarship, the applicant:

1. Must currently be a legal resident of North Carolina with a minimum residency of two years.
2. Must hold an undergraduate degree.
3. Must have been accepted by a library school. (Persons whose library school applications are pending may apply for the scholarships.)

Major factors to be considered in making the awards are (not necessarily in this order):

1. Academic excellence.
2. Potential for leadership and/or commitment to service.
3. Potential for evidence of commitment to a career in librarianship in North Carolina.
4. Financial need

Submit application (MS Word Version) and up to 3 references for scholarships and loans by May 30, 2011 to: