Amount: $5,000. About: Offered by Medical Library Association, the MLA Scholarship for Underrepresented Students is a $5,000 award to recognize student who shows excellence in scholarship and potential for accomplishment in health sciences librarianship. Applicants must be a member of an underrepresented group, such as Black/African-American, Latinx, Asian, Aboriginal, North American Indian or Alaskan Native, or Native Hawaiian or other pacific islander; the Applicants must be entering a master’s program at an American library association (ALA)-accredited graduate library school or, at the time of the granting of the scholarship (march), have completed no more than one-half of the academic requirements of the graduate program; the Applicants must be a citizen of or have permanent residence in either the United States or Canada; the recipient may receive only one MLA scholarship in a given year; past recipients of MLA scholarships are not eligible to apply; membership in MLA is not required.
Eligible Grade Levels: Graduate Student
Eligible Majors: Medicine
Residency Requirement: No residency requirement
Minimum GPA: No GPA requirement
Deadline: January 31. Please note that scholarship deadlines often change, so make sure to check the scholarship sponsor’s website for up-to-date deadlines.