-Scholarships

= School Librarians of the Southern Tier Conference Scholarship Application Guidelines =

[[file:20120521 SLST West Scholarship Application.pdf]]
Awards of $150 toward full attendance and $75 toward partial attendance at a NYLA, SSL, AASL or SSL Leadership conference will be made to applicant awardees who • Are current members of SSL/NYLA • Are current members of SLST West • Have attended at least one SLST meeting during the school year of the intended conference • Have NOT received scholarship assistance from SLST WEST for any conference during the preceding school year • Are not receiving full compensation from another source, e.g. school or district funding

One or two awards will be made toward each conference, with awardees selected by a random drawing of all qualified applicants one week before the early bird registration deadline for each conference.

Please print and fill out the Scholarship Application form and send to the current SLST president. Your application must be received one week before the early bird registration deadline for the conference you want to attend.

 SLST West Scholarship Guidelines  January 2005

 SLST West will offer scholarships to the annual NYLA conference, the annual SLMS conference, and the annual SLMS Carol Kearney leadership conference. The purpose of these scholarships is to encourage participation in the state organizations of NYLA and SLMS.  In order to qualify for the scholarships, applicants must meet the following criteria:  1) be a current member of SLMS/NYLA  2) be a current member of SLST West  3) attended at least one SLST West meeting during the previous year  4) has not received scholarship assistance from SLST West for 1 year  5) is not receiving full compensation from another source, i.e., school  district funding  Dollar amount for scholarships:  NYLA -- up to $150 toward full attendance  $ 75 toward partial attendance  SLMS – up to $150 toward full attendance  $ 75 toward partial attendance  SLMS Leadership Conference – up to $150 toward full attendance <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: -40px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 392px; width: 1px;"> $75 toward partial attendance <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: -40px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 392px; width: 1px;"> AASL Conference: up to $150 toward full attendance <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: -40px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 392px; width: 1px;"> $75 toward partial attendance <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: -40px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 392px; width: 1px;"> Recipients of the scholarship will be chosen through a random drawing of all qualified applicants and will be notified by the president of SLST West. <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: -40px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 392px; width: 1px;"> The number of scholarships offered for each conference will be decided by the SLST West board and will be announced to the general membership in advance.