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The American Library Association (ALA) is a professional society for librarians and some other information service providers. Its awards program includes "Books, Print & Media Awards"; professional recognition within the library sciences; and scholarships, fellowships and grants. Some of the former are annual book awards with great public ...
Liberty Fund, Inc. is an American nonprofit foundation [2] headquartered in Carmel, Indiana, that promotes the libertarian views of its founder, Pierre F. Goodrich, through publishing, conferences, and educational resources. The operating mandate of the Liberty Fund was set forth in an unpublished memo written by Goodrich "to encourage the ...
The scholarships are for students who have a dream they wish to pursue and who can successfully communicate their plan and commitment to realize their dreams. [13] When the Imagination Library reached its 100-million total book distribution mark, Dolly Parton announced she would be awarding a scholarship to a participant in the library’s program.
A young man (in bowtie) receives a scholarship at a ceremony. A scholarship is a form of financial aid awarded to students for further education.Generally, scholarships are awarded based on a set of criteria such as academic merit, diversity and inclusion, athletic skill, and financial need, research experience or specific professional experience.
The scholarship was started in 1999 as a result of a $1 billion grant from Microsoft founder Bill Gates. [1] The program is currently administered by the United Negro College Fund and partner organizations including the Hispanic Scholarship Fund, [3] APIA Scholars (formerly known as the Asian & Pacific Islander American Scholarship Fund), [4] and Native Forward (formerly known as the American ...
A library portal is an interface to access library resources and services through a single access and management point for users: for example, by combining the circulation and catalog functions of an integrated library system (ILS) with additional tools and facilities.
portal: Libraries and the Academy is an academic journal established in 2001. [1] It focuses on the role of libraries within the academy , addressing topics related to information technology , library administration, and the place of the library in an institution's educational and research mission.
The Higherlife Foundation Basic Education programme is delivered through the Capernaum Scholarship, [21] a scholarship targeted at orphaned and vulnerable children between the ages of 5 and 18 years. The scholarship includes fees and tuition from early childhood to high school and has been running for the past 19 years.