External-to-iSchool Scholarships

Below is a partial list of scholarships and fellowships sponsored by outside organizations. Please note that all applications and inquiries should be directed to the sponsoring organization, not to the School of Information.

Kent State University Scholarships and Grants

For information on other scholarships offered by Kent State University, please login to Scholarship Universe.. Choose the appropriate filters to determine for what other scholarships you may be eligible.

Please be sure to check out awards for travel and research offered through Kent State Graduate Student Senate.

Doctoral-level Scholarships

• American Library Association Jesse H. Shera Award 
• ASIS&T Doctoral Dissertation Proposal Scholarship 
• Association for Library and Information Science Education
• Doctoral Students to ALISE Grant 
• ALISE/The Eugene Garfield Doctoral Dissertation Competition 
• Beta Phi Mu 
• Medical Library Association

General Scholarships

• American Library Association
• Beta Phi Mu
• College Scholarships Foundation: Library and Information Science Scholarships
• FRIENDS of the Heights Libraries: Library Science Scholarship

By Specialty or Practice Area

Archives  

• Society of American Archivists
• Louisa Bowen Memorial Scholarship for Graduate Students in Archival Administration 

Art

• Art Libraries Society of North America (ARLIS/NA)
• Samuel H. Kress Foundation Summer Educational Institute Scholarship 

Children, Young Adults, and Teens

• American Library Association

Federal Librarianship

• Federal Librarians Cicely Phippen Marks Scholarship 

International Librarianship

• Rovelstad Scholarship in International Librarianship 

Law

• American Association of Law Libraries
• The American Association of Law Libraries Scholarships

Educational Scholarships

To help those working towards various types of degrees and for continuing education courses  View more information about these scholarships and see a list of past recipients. Download scholarship applications.  

Library Automation Technologies

• Library and Information Technology Association (LITA)

Information Science and Technologies

• Northern Ohio Technical Services Librarians (NOTSL) Scholarships 

Library Management

• Library and Administration Management Association (LLAMA) Diana V. Braddom FRFDS Scholarship 

Medical

• Medical Library Association

Religious

• The Reverend Andrew L. Bouwhuis Memorial Scholarship 

New Media

• Peter Lyman Memorial/SAGE Scholarship in New Media 

Library Associations

• Academic Library Association of Ohio (ALAO) 
• American Library Association
• Association of Jewish Libraries Scholarship 
• Chinese American Librarians Association (CALA) Scholarships
• E. J. Josey Scholarship Award 

Travel Grants/Stipends

• Art Libraries Society of North America (ARLIS/NA)
• Association for Library and Information Science Education
• ALISE/University of Washington Information School Youth Services Graduate Student Travel Award 
• Doctoral Students to ALISE Grant
• Catholic Library Association: Sister Sally Daly Memorial Grant 
• Public Library Association: DEMCO New Leaders Travel Grant  
• Medical Library Association
• Cunningham Memorial International Fellowship
• David A. Kronick Traveling Fellowship 
• EBSCO/MLA Annual Meeting Grant 
• Library Leadership and Management Association (LLAMA): YBP Student Writing and Development Award 
• Music Library Association: Kevin Freeman Travel Grant 
• Baker and Taylor/YALSA Conference Grants 
• Young Adult Literature Symposium Stipends