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TLA offers 6 scholarships and stipends. Please complete the below application to apply for the Escue Conference Stipend ($500), Vivian Greenfield Award ($1,500), Walter H. Escue Memorial Scholarship ($500), TLA Summer School Scholarship ($500), Ray C Janeway Scholarship ($2,000), and Junior Library Guild Stipend. Have letters of recommendation ready from your employer or professor, copies of your resume, transcripts and other supplemental documents ready to upload at the end. You do not need to submit multiple forms to apply for more than one scholarship or stipend. Applications are due January 15, 2025. Questions? Contact Emily Warwas.

Choose which stipends and scholarships you would like to apply for. You only need one application to apply for multiple scholarships/stipends. Click "Yes" below next to the scholarships/stipends you would like to apply for to see more questions.

Escue Conference Stipend ($500) - This stipend is given to a paraprofessional library employee to help offset the expense of attending TLA's annual conference. Awardees must reside in Texas, be a 2025 TLA member in good standing. If you choose to apply for this stipend, you must also include a reference from your immediate supervisor.

If you are applying for the Junior Library Guild Conference Stipend, please answer the questions below.

Vivian Greenfield Award ($1500) - This award is given to librarians for educational endeavors reinforcing work with youth. This can include, but is not limited to professional development activities (like taking a course or attending a conference), implementing a new idea in the workplace, performing a study, and more. Awardees must reside in Texas and be a 2025 TLA member in good standing.

Given to a student who is a Texas resident, concentrating their studies in Technical Services, Systems Administration, or Library Automation, attained at least a B average during the last two years of a baccalaureate degree program, and must be accepted as a graduate student at a Texas ALA-accredited library education program OR an NCATE accredited Master's Degree with a specialty in School Library Media.

If you are applying for the TLA Summer School Scholarship, the Janeway Scholarship or both, please answer the following questions.

Please include the contact information and letters of recommendation in PDF format for one to three references. One reference is required, up to two more references are optional but recommended.