Vida Cummins Stanton Scholarship
This annual scholarship is available to applicants meeting the following criteria:
- Current or permanent Wisconsin resident
- Admitted to the master’s degree program at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee School of Information Studies during the coming academic year as a part-time or full-time student
- Pursuing a career in school library media or youth services
Application Form (due September 15)
Applicants must submit a completed application form (Word or PDF) and copies of transcripts of all prior studies in higher education (unoffical transcripts are acceptable) to:
Scholarship Committee Chair
WLA Foundation, Inc.
5250 East Terrace Drive, Suite A1
Madison, WI 53718-8345
Applicants will be notified by mail. The scholarship recipient will be announced at the annual WLA fall meeting.
Scholarship Amount ($1,400 in 2009)
The scholarship’s monetary award varies and is based on funds available from the WLA Foundation, Inc. The recipient may receive this award only once.
Applicants will be evaluated on the basis of:
- Experience and background in library work or in working with children and youth
- Career plans in the library profession in library media or youth services
- Need and desire for scholarship
- Past academic performance
Affirmative action and equal opportunity principles will be applied. Racial or ethnic minorities, women and disabled persons are encouraged to apply and may identify themselves as such if they wish.