Frank B. Sessa Scholarships for Continuing Professional Education
of Beta Phi Mu Members -- NEW and Updated!
Lottery registration for 2018 Sessa Scholarships is now OPEN! Beta Phi Mu members may register once between January 1, 2018 and August 31, 2018. Please read the Sessa Scholarship Guidelines, then proceed to the lottery application, linked below.
News! The winners of the March drawing are: Alexa Hirsch Lalejini (Pi Lambda Sigma Chapter, Syracuse University); Adriene Galindo (Beta Beta Chapter, Simmons College); Kristin Hall (Beta Beta Xi Chapter, St. Catherine University); James Clark (Beta Phi Chapter, University of South Florida); and Monica Rudzinski (At-Large, Kent State University). They will each receive $150 toward the expenses associated with a professional continuing education opportunity of their choice. Congratulations to all! The next drawing will occur in September, 2018.
Description
Sessa Scholarships are intended to support Beta Phi Mu members in pursuing continuing professional education in LIS, archival studies, or other approved information-related studies. Approved uses include attendance at professional preconference workshops or short courses; continuing education courses offered by accredited LIS programs; and online or face-to-face continuing education workshops and classes sponsored by professional associations and approved continuing education providers. These awards are not intended to support conference attendance or the pursuit of a formal degree, such as a Ph.D. or second Master’s degree.
Requirements:
$150 each
Number of Awards:
Ten awards per year; five awarded in March and five awarded in September.
To Apply:
Scholarships are awarded by lottery. Lottery registration is now OPEN -- Beta Phi Mu members may apply here. Please do not register for the lottery more than once in a calendar year; multiple submissions will result in disqualification. If you register prior to the March drawing but do not win, you are still enrolled in the lottery for the September drawing.
For More Information:
Contact Email
These scholarships are generously sponsored by Library Juice Academy.
News! The winners of the March drawing are: Alexa Hirsch Lalejini (Pi Lambda Sigma Chapter, Syracuse University); Adriene Galindo (Beta Beta Chapter, Simmons College); Kristin Hall (Beta Beta Xi Chapter, St. Catherine University); James Clark (Beta Phi Chapter, University of South Florida); and Monica Rudzinski (At-Large, Kent State University). They will each receive $150 toward the expenses associated with a professional continuing education opportunity of their choice. Congratulations to all! The next drawing will occur in September, 2018.
Description
Sessa Scholarships are intended to support Beta Phi Mu members in pursuing continuing professional education in LIS, archival studies, or other approved information-related studies. Approved uses include attendance at professional preconference workshops or short courses; continuing education courses offered by accredited LIS programs; and online or face-to-face continuing education workshops and classes sponsored by professional associations and approved continuing education providers. These awards are not intended to support conference attendance or the pursuit of a formal degree, such as a Ph.D. or second Master’s degree.
Requirements:
- Must be a Beta Phi Mu member
- Must use the funds for approved professional development within one year of receiving the award
- Must send a brief report of the funded educational experience to Beta Phi Mu Headquarters within three months of its completion
- Must not have received a Sessa scholarship within the last five years
- Must agree to and follow all requirements set out in the Sessa Scholarship Guidelines
$150 each
Number of Awards:
Ten awards per year; five awarded in March and five awarded in September.
To Apply:
Scholarships are awarded by lottery. Lottery registration is now OPEN -- Beta Phi Mu members may apply here. Please do not register for the lottery more than once in a calendar year; multiple submissions will result in disqualification. If you register prior to the March drawing but do not win, you are still enrolled in the lottery for the September drawing.
For More Information:
Contact Email
These scholarships are generously sponsored by Library Juice Academy.
