DESCRIPTION &
CRITERIA
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TO APPLY
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Available for new full and part-time iSchool graduate students.
Two types of awards are available. Level 1 Dean's Fellowships grant a
$250 reduction per graduate credit. Level 2 Dean''s Fellowships grant a
$200 reduction per graduate credit. Level is determined by incoming
GPA, GRE, and TOEFL (if applicable). Recipients must maintain a minimum
GPA of 3.0. Dean's Fellowship may not be combined with scholarships and
graduate incentives.
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• Recipients chosen by iSchool Admissions
Committee. No application required.
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Provides financial assistance to graduate
stuents in L&IS, based on academic merit and financial need.
Preference given to students interested in a career in academic
librarianship.
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• Complete FAIWF
here
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For graduate students in Library
Science.
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• Complete FAIWF
here
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Available for graduate students in Library
Science.
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• Complete FAIWF
here
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For iSchool graduate
students.
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• Complete FAIWF
here
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For iSchool graduate
students.
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• Complete FAIWF
here
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For graduate students in Library
Science.
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• Complete FAIWF
here
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For iSchool graduate
students.
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• Complete FAIWF
here
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For graduate
students in Library Science.
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• Complete FAIWF
here
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Available for female, doctoral students
based on academic merit and financial
need.
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• Complete FAIWF
here
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Available for African-American or
Hispanic master's students in the library science program based on
academic merit and financial need.
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• Complete FAIWF
here
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A loan fund available to undergraduate and
graduate
iSchool students
in good academic standing and with financial need. International
students are not eligible to borrow from this
fund.
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• Send detailed request (email
preferred to Kristen Samec)
including name, address, student ID, program, credits completed,
cumulative GPA, and amount requesting to borrow. Funds may only be used
for tuition.
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To provide support for a PhD who is at the
point in their career where the quality of their work would most
benefit from the award. Successful candidates must be working in the
areas of scholarly communication, bibliometrics, or quantitative
studies of science. Preference given to dissertation year students.
This prize is awarded every other year, and Fall 2008 is the next award
cycle. All PhD students currently enrolled in the iSchool are eligible to
apply for the award. The application should
include: • A short essay discussing past, current,
and planned research activities and achievements in one or more of the
areas listed above, the expected scholarly and/or professional impact
of the research, and the importance of this award to the applicant's
research progress. • A current Curriculum
Vitae • Up to five relevant publications; if
co-authored, the applicant's particular contributions to the research
should be discussed in the essay
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• Email Kristen Samec for information about the next award cycle.
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Award for graduating iSchool graduate student
based on exceptional academic ability and professional orientation of a
high order.
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• Recipients chosen by faculty vote
in Spring term. No application required.
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To provide financial assistance to GR's, based
on academic merit and potential for professional
contributions.
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• Complete FAIWF
here
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Award up to $2000 for undergraduate or
graduate students majoring in information systems. International
students are not eligible for this award. Criteria for award:
• Good character • Strong work ethic •
Leadership ability • Good academic
standing.
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• Complete FAIWF
here
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Award for graduating iSchool master's degree
student. This will be awarded at the end of Spring term. Award based
on: • Academic record at Drexel University
• Demonstrated significant contribution to the
college through extra-curricular activities and other
services • Demonstrated potential professional
leadership.
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• Recipients chosen by faculty vote
in Spring term. No application required.
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Awards for minority graduate students in
Library Science.
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• Complete FAIWF
here
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Award available for iSchool graduate student.
Preference given to PhD-level students and those studying
bibliometrics/infometrics.
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• Complete FAIWF
here
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Award for international iSchool graduate student
from a developing country with an interest in healthcare informatics,
especially those students concerned about improving the healthcare
conditions in countries such as their own. Preference given to
applicants from one of the New Independent States created from the
former Soviet Union.
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• Complete FAIWF
here
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Award for iSchool graduate student demonstrating
academic excellence. Recipient must work in Library and Information
Science in China (People's Republic of China, Hong Kong, or Taiwan) for
at least one year after graduation. Preference given to students of
Chinese descent.
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• Complete FAIWF
here
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Award available for iSchool graduate students
demonstrating academic excellence, an expressed interest in public
service, and potential for leadership. The award covers the cost of three graduate credits (one course) for two recipients. They will be chosen by the iSchool Financial Aid Committee and approved by the ISTA Executive Board.
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• Complete FAIWF
here
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