AALL Educational Scholarships

Updated: 1/5/2007
Contact: membership@aall.org

Educational Scholarship applications are available as PDF files. To view and print the applications, you need Adobe Acrobat Reader 6.0 (or higher).

Library School Scholarships

Application for those with JDs

Awarded to a law school graduate working towards a degree in an accredited library school with the intention of having a career as a law librarian. Preference is given to AALL members, but scholarships are not restricted to members. Preference in selection is given to persons with meaningful law library experience. Evidence of financial need must be submitted.

Application for those without JDs

Awarded to a college graduate with meaningful law library experience who is a degree candidate in an accredited library school with the intention of having a career as a law librarian. Preference is given to members of AALL, but scholarships are not restricted to members. Preference is given to applicants working for degrees with emphasis on courses in law librarianship. Evidence of financial need must be submitted.

Law School Scholarships

Application for those with MLS/MLIS

Awarded to a library school graduate working toward a degree in an accredited law school with the intention of having a career as a law librarian, who has meaningful law library experience and has no more than 36 semester (54 quarter) credit hours remaining before qualifying for the law degree. Preference given to members of AALL, but scholarships are not restricted to members. Evidence of financial need must be submitted.

Application for those seeking a Dual JD/MLIS Degree

Awarded to a college graduate working toward a dual degree in an accredited law school and library school with the intention of having a career as a law librarian. Preference given to members of AALL, but scholarships are not restricted to members. Evidence of financial need must be submitted.

Scholarships for Library School Graduates Seeking a Non-Law Degree

Application for Library School Grads Seeking a Non-Law Degree

Awarded to library school graduates who are degree candidates in an area, other than law, which will be beneficial to the development of a professional career in law librarianship and who intend to have a career as a law librarian. Scholarship restricted to members of AALL. Evidence of financial need must be submitted.

Scholarships for Continuing Education Classes

Application for Continuing Education Classes

Awarded to law librarians with a degree from an accredited library or law school who are registrants in continuing education courses related to law librarianship.