UB School of Information And Library Studies to Match National Minority Scholarships

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- The School of Information and Library Studies at the University at Buffalo (SILS) has announced that it will match up to four $5,000 minority scholarships offered by the American Library Association (ALA) for the 1998-99 academic year.

The ALA annually offers 50 $5,000 Spectrum Scholarships to encourage and assist members of under-represented minority groups to pursue careers in library and information studies.

To be eligible for the UB matching grants, a student must be a member of one of the following groups: African American, African Canadian, Asian/Pacific Islander, Latino/Hispanic or Native People of the U.S. and Canada.

He or she must be accepted into UB's master of library studies program and receive an ALA Spectrum Scholarship. UB then will provide an additional $5,000 to match the ALA scholarship for the first four Spectrum Scholarship winners to apply to its library school.

Completed applications for the 1998-99 ALA Spectrum Scholarships must be received no later than April 1. Applications can be obtained from the ALA or from the SILS office, 534 Baldy Hall, UB North Campus. For further information, call that office at 716-645-2412.