Scholarship & Awards

The ACRL/NEC offers professional development scholarships and an award for New England library science students and recent graduates, library staff and librarians. They are:

• ACRL National Conference Scholarship to enable a member of ACRL/NEC who has never attended an ACRL National Conference to attend the 2013 ACRL National Conference in Indianapolis, Indiana. Up to $1,000 registration/travel stipend to attend the ACRL National Conference and complimentary registration/travel stipend to attend the ACRL/NEC Annual Conference. Applications will be accepted beginning summer 2012.  Deadline: January 31, 2013

• Best Paper Award for an ACRL/NEC member with the best scholarly library/information science paper. $250/year and complimentary registration/travel stipend to attend the ACRL/NEC Annual Conference. Deadline: February 10, 2012
• Continuing Education Scholarship to enable a member of ACRL/NEC to pursue continuing education or professional development opportunities related to librarianship. Up to $500/year and complimentary registration/travel stipend to attend the ACRL/NEC Annual Conference. Deadline: February 10, 2012
• ACRL/NEC Annual Conference Scholarships for Librarians and Library Staff to enable up to 6 librarians or library staff who have never attended the Chapter’s Annual Conference to attend it. Covers registration/travel stipend to attend the ACRL/NEC Annual Conference. Deadline: February 10, 2012
• ACRL/NEC Annual Conference Scholarships for Library School Students to enable up to 6 library school students, or December 2010/January 2011 library school graduates, to attend the ACRL/NEC Annual Conference. Covers registration/travel stipend to the ACRL/NEC Annual Conference. Deadline: February 10, 2012

View a list of our Past Award Winners.

If you have questions or would like to learn more you can send an email to scholarships@acrlnec.org.

Committee Members

• Nancy George (Co-Chair), Salem State College
• Laura Kohl (Co-Chair), Bryant University
• Louise Buckley, University of New Hampshire
• Mary Piorun, University of Massachusetts-Medical
• Christine Turner, University of Massachusetts-Amherst
• Janice Wilbur, Assumption College
• Stephanie St. Laurence, Tufts University
• Dawn Emsellem, Salve Regina University