NYLA - Dewey Scholarship Award
Sponsored by the Lake Placid Education Foundation
and the New York Library Association

NYLA - Dewey Scholarship Application

Application Deadline - September 30th

   The NYLA-Dewey Scholarship provides financial assistance to enable an interested and deserving student to pursue a Masters Degree in Library Science at an ALA-accredited library school in New York State.
   The recipient of this award will receive approximately $1000.00 to cover tuition costs and related expenses. In addition, the winner will receive free attendance at the first NYLA Annual Conference to be held after the awarding of the scholarship (this includes ticket to the awards banquet).

Eligibility requirements. 

Applicants must meet the following requirements:

1. Be a full- or part-time student, or been accepted into an ALA-accredited library school or school of information science located in New York State. The winner must be matriculated in a library school by the time they receive award.

2. Students must have maintained at least a B average during the semester preceding the award and transcripts must be provided to receive payment.

3. The successful candidates are expected to work in a library or library system in New York State for at least two years upon graduation.

4. To be eligible to apply for the scholarship, both the student and the library school, must be members of the New York Library Association.

Three major factors will be considered in awarding the scholarship: a) evidence of a commitment to a career in librarianship, b) demonstrated leadership ability, and c) scholarly excellence. 

The winner will be notified by December 1. The award will be made available in time for the student to meet the Spring term's tuition costs. 

The following people are excluded from applying for the NYLA-Dewey Scholarship: Board members, officers, employees or relatives thereof of the New York Library Association as well as board members, officers, employees and their relatives of the Lake Placid Foundation.

Note: Applications forms are to be submitted to the Dean of the Library School or Information Sciences at the ALA accredited institution you have been accepted to or are attending by September 30th. Only one Dewey Scholarship per library school will be awarded each academic year.

NYLA - Dewey Scholarship Application

2006 NYLA Dewey Scholarship Award Recipients:

Name of Recipient	Institution Attending
Maria Lin Muhlbauer	University at Buffalo
David Clonnars	Pratt Institute
Debra Firestone	Queens College
Lindsay H. Laczak	University at Albany
Sara Lynn Kipp	Syracuse University
Ann Witte	St. John's University
Amanda Susan Angevine	Long Island University

2005 NYLA Dewey Scholarship Award Recipients:

Name of Recipient	Institution Attending
Linda C. Paul	University at Buffalo
Terrance Fitzgerald	Pratt Institute
Karan Rinaldo	Queens College
Alanna Moss	University at Albany
Kirsten Hensley	Syracuse University
Roderick Somers	St. John's University
Ronit Socoloff	Long Island University