Awards & Scholarships

$1 Million

Amount of student awards & scholarships over the past 5 years

21

Scholarships awarded annually by SIS

SIS Graduate Assistantships

All students will be notified whenever a SIS Graduate Assistantship becomes available. Recipients must be able to come to the SIS offices on the LSU campus during normal business hours and available to work 20 hours per week. The assistantships include a tuition remission and a stipend per fiscal year. Out-of-state students who are awarded a graduate assistantship are also granted a nonresident fee exemption.

SIS Travel Awards

SIS provides a limited number of awards to help to defray the costs of travel to conferences and other professional meetings. Students must have an overall GPA of at least 3.0 and be enrolled in classes during the semester in which travel will occur. Proof of conference registration must be provided before funds will be dispersed

The SIS Student Travel Fund provides a maximum of $500 to a student who is presenting a poster or paper at a conference or professional meeting. To apply, submit proof of acceptance by the conference or meeting and a 500 word essay explaining the ways in which attendance will benefit your academic and/or professional career to Ms. Nicole Rozas. Proof of conference registration must be provided before funds will be dispersed.

APPLY FOR SIS STUDENT TRAVEL FUND

The SLIS Frank & Margaret McEntee Travel Fellowship Fund provides a maximum of $500 to a student who is attending the ALA Annual Conference. Recipients should have a career goal of public library service, including adult services or youth services. To apply, submit a 500-word essay explaining the ways in which attendance will benefit your academic and/or professional career to Ms. Nicole Rozas. Proof of conference registration must be provided before funds will be dispersed.

APPLY FOR SIS MCENTEE TRAVEL FELLOWSHIP FUND

The Beth M. Paskoff Award provides a maximum of $500 to a student making a presentation at a regional or national conference. To apply, submit proof of acceptance by the conference and a 500-word essay explaining the ways in which attendance will benefit your academic and/or professional career to Ms. Nicole Rozas. Proof of conference registration must be provided before funds will be dispersed.

APPLY FOR BETH M. PASKOFF AWARD

The Graduate School manages the Graduate Student Association (GSA) Travel Award. This award provides reimbursement of approved travel expenses to qualified students who attend widely recognized, professional conferences to present the results of their research.

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SIS Scholarships

SIS awards scholarships each fall. Students will be notified when the scholarship application program has opened.

Applicants must have completed at least six hours of SIS courses and have an overall GPA of at least 3.0.

The SIS scholarships are listed below, categorized by requirements for eligibility. Please note that  Scholarship amounts will vary from year to year. The amounts displayed below are based on scholarship amounts given during the last fiscal year. 

Students interested in applying for any of these scholarships will follow the directions on the LSU Foundation Awards website.

Anna C. Burns Library and Information Science Fellowship 

Agnes Corkern Sayers Endowed Fellowship 

Beta Zeta Scholarship 

Donald Foos Scholarship 

Dorothy Beckemeyer Skau Scholarship 

Florinell F. Morton Scholarship

Friends of the Lafayette Parish Public Library Fellowship 
Awarded to a resident of Lafayette Parish

 

Helen Margaret Yerger Dew Scholarship 

Preference will be given to a student interested in pursuing a career in special libraries and information center

H.W. Wilson Scholarship 

Jimmie Hartman Hoover Memorial Scholarship 
Preference will be given to students with an interest in academic libraries 

John and Hester Slocum Fellowship
Awarded to a resident of the New Orleans area 

Lewis Mack Scholarship 

 

 

Louisiana Library Association Trustees Section Fellowship 
Awarded to a student who is an employee of a Louisiana public library

Mary Hutcheson Memorial Scholarship

Mary Marguerite Hanchey Memorial Fellowship 
Preference will be given to a Louisiana resident with demonstrated leadership skills

Nettie P. Wilson Scholarship 

Ollie H. Burns Scholarship
Preference will be given to a minority student, including African American, Hispanic, Native American, and Asian Pacific Islander 

Richard W. Peck Scholarship 
Preference will be given to a student interested in pursuing a career in youth services librarianship 

Robert D. and Barbara Biggs Graduate Student Award 

Suzanne Hughes-Francis Scholarship 

Sidone Lawrence Walker Scholarship 

External Awards

Several state and national associations and organizations offer awards to students enrolled in MLIS programs. Interested students must contact the relevant association directly. Students who receive such awards are still eligible for SIS awards and scholarships.