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Avg. Amount Awarded
215
Days
July 22 2026
Application Deadline
3
Awarded last year
N/A
Renewable
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CLA Scholarship For BIPOC Students in Memory of Edna Yelland

Description

The CLA Scholarship for Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) Students in Memory of Edna Yelland encourages and supports students in the attainment of a graduate degree in library or information studies and encourages commitment to the improvement of library services to BIPOC students. Recipients are each awarded $2,500, and one-year student membership to CLA, and honored at the CLA annual conference. Recipients are encouraged to enroll into CLA's Mentoring Program. Applicants must be US citizens or permanent US residents. They must be enrolled in an ALA-accredited master's of library and information science or information studies program and have completed one or more courses. They must also intend to work in a California library upon graduation. Applicants must be a member of one or more of the following ethnic groups: African American, Black, or African; Native American, First Nations, or Indigenous to Central or South America; Asian; Latino, Hispanic or Caribbean American; Middle Eastern/North African; Pacific Islander/Indigenous to Oceania; South Asian. Applicants must provide a description of their financial need and be available for an interview by the Edna Yelland Scholarship Committee. Applicants must provide the names and contact information for two professional references. Please visit the scholarship's website for more information about the program and the required materials.

Amount Details

$2,500
Low Amount Awarded

Eligibility Requirements

  • CheckmarkMust be a graduate student
  • CheckmarkMust attend a university
  • CheckmarkRestricted by race for Black, Hispanic, Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian/Alaska Native students
  • CheckmarkMust not be attending high school currently
  • CheckmarkRestricted to residents of California
  • CheckmarkRestricted to students studying Library and Information Sciences
  • CheckmarkRestricted by ethnic heritage: African, Hispanic, Latin American/Caribbean

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