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About Scholarship Committee:

Purpose:
• To provide financial support to Association members who seek to advance their
  education in the field of librarianship.
Objectives:
1. To recommend to the Executive Committee policies and regulations for administering
    and awarding scholarships.
2. To raise money for the VLA scholarships by conducting fund raising activities
    throughout the year, including a raffle during the VLA conference.
3. To publicize available scholarships in the VLA Newsletter, on the Web site, and in
    Virginia Libraries.
4. To receive and review applications for the Virginia Library Association scholarships,
     following the established criteria:

5. To select the recipients of the VLA scholarships. The committee chooses the three
    winners from the top ranked applicants. The VLAPF chair/co-chair select the Clara
    Stanley Scholarship recipient from this pool.
6. To notify applicants of the committee’s decision, send names and addresses of
    recipients to the VLA Executive Director, and prepare information about winners for
    inclusion in VLA publications.
7. To award scholarships at VLAPF spring conference and VLA fall conference.