Recruitment Initiatives
ARL Diversity Program
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is sponsoring an Initiative to Recruit a Diverse Workforce. This initiative is designed to attract MLIS students of color to academic and research libraries through the award of stipends during graduate school in exchange for a two year commitment to work in a research library career. The stipend is $2500 per year and is renewable up to two years. This award is not necessarily dependent upon financial need.
Posse Fellowship
Towards the goal of diversifying graduate education at the University of Washington Seattle (UW) in Information Science, the UW Graduate School Graduate Opportunities and Minority Achievement Program (GO-MAP) and the Information School and are proud to be the first institutional partners at the graduate level and to announce the UW Posse Fellowship. These two-year Fellowships have been made possible through Graduate School and GO-MAP funding that will be matched by departmental funding and are open to all Posse students and alumni pursuing masters level graduate study in these areas. In addition to full tuition, the award also includes a monthly stipend and health benefits for two academic years. For more information, please contact Cynthia del Rosario by email or at (206) 543-9779.
Washington Doctoral Initiative
With a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), the Washington Doctoral Initiative provides fellowships for full time study and further supports students' work through an intense mentoring program. The partnership between the Information School and IMLS is part of a larger effort to diversify the library and information science field.