Department of Library and Information Studies

THe H.W. Wilson Foundation Scholarship

The H.W. Wilson Scholarship was established in 1983 by a grant from the H.W. Wilson Foundation. Since 1957 the Foundation has provided grants every 5-6 years to each of the ALA-accredited library schools in the United States and Canada.

These scholarships are to be used to attract to the profession potentially capable librarians who would not otherwise be able to choose this career. The program provides that each school may award its grant in accordance with its own scholarship criteria and may divide the total sum as it wishes.

The funds are deposited into the account established for this Scholarship through the Development and University Relations Office. The LIS Department faculty selects the recipient(s) and notifies the Graduate Dean who sends notification to the recipient(s) and the Student Financial Aid Office.

PROCEDURES

Each spring semester the Admissions Committee of the Department of Library and Information Studies meets to select students who meet the majority of the following criteria:

  • Admission to the MLIS degree program by March 15 and expectation to enroll in the Summer or Fall, either part-time or full-time.
  • Have GRE scores typically of at least 1070 (verbal and quantitative).
  • Have an undergraduate GPA of 3.25 or higher or a graduate GPA of 3.5 or higher.
  • Letters of recommendation - subjective appraisal by Committee.
  • Personal data forms - subjective appraisal by Committee.

Once the most qualified student is selected, the Chair of the Department contacts the student to see whether or not the student will accept the scholarship. If the student does plan to accept the scholarship, the Department submits the recommendation to the Dean of the Graduate School, who notifies in writing the student in writing, with a copy to the Office of Financial Aid.

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Department of Library and Information Studies
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
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Greensboro, NC 27402-6170
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