Scholarships in Master's-level Study

LITA/LSSI Minority Scholarship

Award: $2,500, Deadline: March 1

Applicant must be a citizen or permanent resident of the U.S. or Canada, be African-American, Asian or Pacific Islander, Native American, Alaskan Native, or Hispanic, and demonstrate commitment to a career in the library automation field.

 

Spectrum Initiative Scholarship

Award: $6,500, Deadline: March 1

Applicant must be a citizen or permanent resident of the U.S. or Canada, be an African American/Canadian, Asian, Pacific Islander, Latino, Hispanic, or Native American/Canadian, and be enrolled or have applied to an ALA recognized or accredited degree program.

 

Moody Research Grants

Award: $3,000, Deadline: March 15 (June through December); September 15 (January through August)

Applicant must submit proposal stating how Library holdings will contribute to the completion of his or her project. Grants may be used for research for dissertations, theses, senior papers, publications, and other projects. Recipient must agree that the product of their research will not be used for political purposes and a copy will be provided to the LBJ Foundation.

 

Kress Interpretive Fellowship

Award: $30,000, Deadline: April 1

Applicant must be an indivual who has completed a B.A. degree in art history, studio art or museum studies and who are pursuing graduate study in these fields or a related field, or who have completed an M.A. degree in one of these fields. Application must be made by the museum at which the fellowship will be based. CD containing a complete set of the application materials as a single PDF is strongly encouraged to be included with printed materials. Award is for a museum-based curatorial fellowship in European art from antiquity through early nineteenth century.

 

Senior/Master/Doctorate Symposium

Award: -, Deadline: December 1

Applicant must be a member of SAMPE.

 

Harriet Irsay Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: July 1

Applicant must be a full-time undergraduate or graduate student who is a United States citizen or permanent resident (preferably) of Polish heritage.

 

Walter O. Spofford, Jr. Memorial Internship

Award: -, Deadline: February 25

Applicant must be a first or second year graduate student with a special interest in Chinese environmental issues.

 

Mary Seeley Knudstrup Scholarship

Award: -, Deadline: February 15

Applicant must be a woman, be a member of the Evangelical Luthern Church in America, and be preparing for a career in Christian service.

 

Amelia Kemp Scholarship

Award: -, Deadline: February 15

Applicant must be a woman and be a member of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.

 

Kahler/Vickers/Raup/Emma Wettstein Scholarship

Award: -, Deadline: February 15

Applicant must be a woman and be a member of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.

 

Conk Memorial/First Triennium Board/General/Mehring/Paepke/Piero/Wade/Wade/Edwin/Edna Robeck Scholarship

Award: -, Deadline: February 15

Applicant must be a woman, be a member of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, be a U.S. citizen, be at least 21 years old, have experienced an interruption of two or more years since the completion of high school, and be studying for a career other than a church-certified profession.

 

Child of Veteran and Public Safety Officer (CVO) Supplemental Grant

Award: -, Deadline: February 1

Applicant must be a legal resident of Indiana and be admitted/enrolled in a degree program. Applicant's mother or father must have served in the Armed Forces of the United States, sustained a service-connected death or documented disability as evidenced by Veterans Administration records, or received a Purple Heart Award, and was discharged under honorable conditions.

 

Law Librarians in Continuing Education Courses

Award: $500, Deadline: October 1; February 1; April 1

Applicant must have a degree from an accredited library or law school and be registered in continuing education courses related to law librarianship. Award amount varies.

 

James H. Dunn, Jr. Memorial Fellowship

Award: -, Deadline: February 28

Applicant must have completed an undergraduate degree in the U.S. prior to starting the internship. Selection is based upon academic honors, community or public service, extracurricular activities, and leadership ability. Placement primarily in Springfield with limited placements in Chicago and Washington, D.C.

 

Willard H. Erwin Jr. Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: January 15

Applicant must be a West Virginia resident enrolled full or part time at a state-operated college or university in West Virginia, have a minimum 2.5 GPA, demonstrate good moral character, and demonstrate financial need. Preference given to applicants pursuing degrees in business or some phase of health care finance.

 

Vito Marzullo Internship

Award: -, Deadline: February 28

Applicant must be an Illinois resident and have completed an undergraduate degree by the commencement of the program. Selection based on academic honors, community or public service, extracurricular activities, and leadership ability. Placement primarily in Springfield with limited placements in Chicago and Washington, D.C.

 

Michael Curry Internship

Award: -, Deadline: February 27

Applicant must be an Illinois resident. Applicant must have academic standing as a college junior, senior, or graduate student.

 

Eleanora G. Wylie Scholarship for Nursing

Award: $350, Deadline: January 15

Applicant must be a West Virginia resident enrolled full time at an accredited college or university, have a minimum 2.5 GPA, and demonstrate good moral character. Preference given to applicants pursing a nursing education or specifically in the broad field of gerontology.

 

Graduate Internship

Award: $11,500, Deadline: November 1

Applicants must be in a program in New York State or a New York resident attending school out-of-state. Recipients serve as research assistants or assistant counsels.

 

Kenneth and Mildred Ward Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: January 15

Applicant must be a West Virginia resident and a graduate of Clay County High School. Selection is based upon academic excellence with preference given to students with financial need who are attending a West Virginia college or university.

 

Master's in Social Work Department Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: None

Applicant must have received Bachelor of Social Work degree from Walla Walla College and earn a minimum 3.0 GPA. Recipients may also be eligible for a Master's in Social Work Merit Scholarship.

 

Master's in Social Work Minority Scholarship

Award: $2,500, Deadline: None

Applicant must be an African-American, Hispanic, or registered Native American.

 

Master's in Social Work Merit Scholarship

Award: $2,000, Deadline: None

Applicant must have a minimum 3.5 GPA. Award amount is based on GPA. Recipients qualify to receive the Master's in Social Work Departmental Scholarship.

 

Washington State Need Grant

Award: $8,214, Deadline: None

Applicant must be a Washington State resident for one year prior to application. Selection based on financial need

 

NPUC Grant

Award: $600, Deadline: June 30

Selection is based on financial need.

 

Walla Walla College Theology Grant

Award: $2,500, Deadline: None

Applicants are ineligible for the Washington State Need Grant. Selection is based on financial need.

 

Walla Walla College Grant

Award: $9,200, Deadline: None

Selection is based on financial need. Recipients must live in college housing or with parents unless granted a waiver.

 

Peggy Kaye Nursing Grant

Award: $1,000, Deadline: None

Applicant must be a student on the Portalnd campus of Walla Walla College. Selection is based on financial need.

 

Church Match Grant

Award: $1,000, Deadline: None

Applicants must be recipient of a scholarship from home church and demonstrate financial need. The following conditions must be met: the appropriation must come from church funds, donations from the recipients family are not included, recipient did not work for the church to earn money, no one donor gave more than one quarter of the total, and the pastor and treasurer must complete and sign a school request form.

 

Walla Walla College Master's in Social Work Grant

Award: $2,600, Deadline: None

Applicant must show financial need.