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MLIS Financial Assistance

Scholarships Awarded by Dalhousie University:

Alumni Scholarship
Sponsored by the School's Associated Alumni. Awarded to one incoming student on the basis of academic excellence and evidence of a committment to a career in librarianship. No application necessary.

A. S. Mowat Prize

Barbara A.M. Patton Scholarship
Awarded to one incoming or returning student on the basis of academic merit (A- or better) and a demonstrated interest in international development, local community support, or law librarianship.

To be considered for this award please submit to the MLIS Program Coordinator, by May 1st, a statement (including the names of two references) demonstrating your interest in international development, local community support, or law librarianship.

Faculty of Graduate Studies Scholarships
Competitive. Awarded to incoming students on the basis of academic merit (A- or better). No application necessary.

H. W. Wilson Foundation Award
Awarded to one incoming student on the basis of academic merit. No application necessary.

Nova Scotia Black and First Nations Students Graduate Entrance Scholarships

Phi Kappa Pi Joe Ghiz Memorial Award

Stephanie Downs Memorial Award
Candidates for this award will have a demonstrated commitment to leadership, student life at SIM and to international librarianship.
           
Awarded to a part-time or full-time returning/2nd year MLIS student who has a demonstrated commitment to leadership and to student life at SIM. The student must also have worked, volunteered or studied in an international environment outside his/her home country.

To be considered for this award, please submit, by 4pm May 1st, a current CV and a one-page statement of interest via email attachment demonstrating your fit for this award. Submit applications to the Stephanie Downs Memorial Award Committee, c/o the SIM Director.

The awarding body reserves the right to request references and/or an interview.

Scholarships Awarded by Outside Agencies:

Alice L. Haltom Educational Fund (Records and Information Management)
American Association of Law Libraries Educational Scholarships
American Chemical Society: Lucille M. Wert Scholarship
American Library Association Scholarship Program
ARMA International, Halifax Chapter Scholarship
ASCLA Century Scholarship
Association of Jewish Libraries Scholarship
Beta Phi Mu Scholarships
Canadian Library Association Scholarships
Carin Alma E. Somers Scholarship Trust
Chinese American Librarians Association Scholarship
Diana M. Priestly Memorial Scholarship
Fritz Schwartz Serials Education Scholarship
Gerd Muehsam Award (Art Libraries Society of North America)
Library & Information Technology Association Awards & Scholarships
Mackenzie King Open Scholarship [deadline February 1, 2012]
Manitoba Library Association Awards
Medical Library Association Grants and Scholarships
Roger K. Summit Scholarship
Rovelstad Scholarship in International Librarianship
Sarah Rebecca Reed Scholarships [deadline March 15, 2012]
Saskatchewan Libraries Education Bursary
SLA Eastern Canada Chapter Scholarship
Special Libraries Association Scholarship Program

Faculty of Graduate Studies External Funding Information