E.J. Josey Scholarship Award

2013-14 E.J. Josey Scholarship Award Competition

The 2013-14 E. J. Josey Scholarship Award Committee of the Black Caucus of the American Library Association seeks essay submissions that address the following topic:

2013 is the 50th Anniversary of the 1963 "March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom". Using information resources, how would you introduce the significance of this event to a new generation?

The E. J. Josey Scholarships are unrestricted grants of $2,000 awarded annually to African American students enrolled in or accepted by ALA accredited programs.

Persons Wishing to Apply Must:

	Be an African American Citizen of the United States or Canada.
	Be enrolled or accepted by ALA-accredited graduate program leading to a degree in library and information science at the time of application.
	The deadline for the essays is Octber 31, 2013
	Essays should be submitted in Microsoft Word to Committee Chair, Sylvia Sprinkle-Hamlin at: JoseyScholar14@gmail.com
	The winning essays will be announced in Philadelphia, PA during the Midwinter Meeting of the American Library Association in January, 2014.

Special Instructions:

	Include a cover letter providing the applicant's name, address, phone number, graduate program, and name of school and anticipated date of graduation.
	Essay submissions must be in plain text, Microsoft Word format to be mailed electronically as an attachment.
	Only essays submitted electronically will be considered. Please include E.J. Josey in the subject line of your electronic submission. The essay must be typed, doubled-spaced.
	Please use the MLA style and include a minimum of six bibliographical references.
	Essays will be judged on the basis of good argument development and critical analysis, clear language, conciseness, and creativity.

For more information, visit http://www.bcala.org/awards/joseyapps2013.htm

Past Winners 1994-

2012	kYmberly Keeton, Texas Woman's University and Karen D. Carter, Rutgers University
2010	Alice Etim, UNC Chapel Hill, Ashanti White, UNC Greensboro BCALA 40th Anniversary winners, LaTrisha E. Milton, LSU, Roderic Crooks, UCLA, Brook Posley, Clarion University, Melody Mitchell, Florida State University
2009	Sandra Eddie, Queens College, CUNY Teneka D. Taylor, U. of North Texas
2008	Orisanmi Burton, Long Island U. Myron McGhee, Valdosta State U.
2007	Jennifer Blakely, Wayne State U. Ms Kafi Laramore-Josey, Wayne State U.
2006	Angela Brooks, U. of Tennessee & Tamitra Rose, North Carolina Central University
2005	Cynthia Landrum, U. of Southern Miss. & Yasmin Morais, Univ. of Toronto
2004
2003
2002	Ms. Delphia Williams, San Jose & Mr. Steven K. Profit, South Carolina
2001	Ms. Tamika Maddox, Pittsburgh
2000	Ms. Avril Haughton, South Florida, Ms. Delores McLemore, Clark Atlanta, Ms. Dorothy W. Williams, McGill,
1999	Mr. Sterling Joseph Coleman, Jr., LSU, Mrs. Lucia G. Fisher, North Carolina Central, & Ms. Jeralyn Jackson, Clark Atlanta
1998	Ms. Danielle M. Green, Tennessee, Mr. Roland Lemonious, Clark Atlanta, & Ms. Patricia M. Richard, San Jose
1997	Ms. E. Murell Dawson, Florida State & Mr. Steven G. Fullwood, Clark Atlanta
1996	Mr. Steven Haynie, Buffalo
1995	Ms. Tamara Stewart, Long Island
1994	Ms. Beverly Huda Abdus-Sabur, Greensboro