SJSU School of Information - Special Session Scholarships for New Students

New students in special session who are starting the MLIS or MARA program in spring 2018 are encouraged to apply for the Special Session Scholarships. A total of 13 scholarships will be awarded with funds covering $1,422 of each scholarship recipient’s course fees during the first semester enrolled at the iSchool!

Eligibility

• All new special session students admitted to the MLIS or MARA program for spring 2018 and have an undergraduate GPA of at least 3.2 are eligible to apply for a Special Session Scholarship.
• Students must take at least three units in spring 2018.
• A copy of your transcript showing your GPA is required.

Application Process
Using Prezi or Powtoon or similar tools, creatively build a presentation that showcases your skills (e.g., technology, organization, research, and other skills) and illustrates your commitment to:

• impacting global and/or diverse communities and organizations.
  or
• showing leadership through initiatives related to libraries or records or information environments or external professional associations

Entries will be judged based on creative presentation in the form of descriptive text, data points, visual elements, and your overall ability to convey your thoughts on one of the topics described above. Once you have created your presentation, complete the online scholarship application form (form will be open from October 1, 2017 through November 15, 2017). The scholarship applications will not be reviewed until after the application deadline.