The dates for the E J Josey scholarship are as follows:
- October 1, 2020: Guidelines and theme will be announced
- December 1. 2020: Deadline for submissions
- January 2021: Winners will be selected and announced at ALA midwinter meeting
In celebration of BCALA’s 50th anniversary in 2020, the 2020-2021 E.J. Josey Scholarship Award Committee of the Black Caucus of the American Library Association seeks essay submissions that address the following topic:
“They Were Giants: How BCALA Early Leadership Helped Shape the Future of the Organization.”
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 on December 13, 2019. Essays should be submitted in Microsoft Word to [email protected].
The winning essays will be announced at the mid-winter meeting of BCALA in Philadelphia, PA during the Midwinter Meeting of the American Library Association in January 2020.
Special Instructions:
- Include a cover letter providing the applicant’s name, address, phone number, graduate program, and name of the 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 and double-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, please contact Sylvia Sprinkle-Hamlin @ [email protected].
| Name | Institution | Year | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anicka Austin | University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill | 2018 | $ 2,000 |
| Jabez Patterson | Dominican University | 2018 | $ 2,000 |
| Ayoola Maia White | Simmons College | 2017 | $ 2,000 |
| Christopher Robinson | University of North Carolina-Greensboro | 2016 | $ 2,000 |
| Kai Forsley | San Jose State University | 2016 | $ 2,000 |
| Neketta Borden | Texas Women’s University | 2015 | $ 2,000 |
| Kim McNeil-Capers | Queens College | 2015 | $ 2,000 |
| Amanda Davis | Valdosta State University | 2014 | $ 2,000 |
| Camille Thomas | Florida State University | 2014 | $ 2,000 |
| Alice Etim | University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC | 2010 | $ 2,000 |
| Ashanti White | University of North Carolina, Greensboro, NC | 2010 | $ 2,000 |
| Ms. Sandra Eddie | Queens College, CUNY | 2009 | $ 2,000 |
| Ms. Teneka D. Taylor | U. of North Texas | 2009 | $ 2,000 |
| Mr. Orisanmi Burton | Long Island U. | 2008 | $ 2,000 |
| Mr. Byron McGhee | Valdosta State U. | 2008 | $ 2,000 |
| Ms. Jennifer Blakely | Wayne State U. | 2007 | $ 2,000 |
| Ms. Kafi Laramore-Josey | Wayne State U. | 2007 | $ 2,000 |
| Ms. Angela Brooks | U. of Tennessee | 2006 | $ 2,000 |
| Ms. Tamitra Rose | North Carolina Central U. | 2006 | $ 2,000 |
| Ms. Cynthia Landrum | U. of Southern Mississippi | 2005 | $ 2,000 |
| Ms. Yasmin Morais | U. of Toronto | 2005 | $ 2,000 |
| Ms. Anita N. Jennings | Texas Women’s U. | 2004 | $ 2,000 |
| Ms. Marianne Harris | U. of Arizona | 2004 | $ 2,000 |
| Ms. Barbara Beebe | U. of Southern Mississippi | 2003 | $ 2,000 |
| Ms. Joy C. Jackson | U. of Maryland | 2003 | $ 2,000 |
| Ms. Delphia Williams | San Jose State U. | 2002 | $ 2,000 |
| Mr. Steven K. Profit | U. of South Carolina | 2002 | $ 2,000 |
| Ms. Tamika Maddox | U. of Pittsburgh | 2001 | $ 2,000 |
| Ms. Avril Haughton | South Florida U. | 2000 | $ 2,000 |
| Ms. Delores McLemore | Clark Atlanta U. | 2000 | $ 2,000 |
| Ms. Dorothy W. Williams | McGill U. | 2000 | $ 2,000 |
| Mr. Sterling Joseph Coleman | Jr., Louisiana State U. | 1999 | $ 2,000 |
| Ms. Lucia G. Fisher | North Carolina Central U. | 1999 | $ 2,000 |
| Ms. Jeralyn Jackson | Clark Atlanta U. | 1999 | $ 2,000 |
| Ms. Danielle M. Green | U. of Tennessee | 1998 | $ 2,000 |
| Mr. Roland Lemonious | Clark Atlanta U. | 1998 | $ 2,000 |
| Ms. Patricia M. Richard | San Jose State U. | 1998 | $ 2,000 |
| Ms. E. Murell Dawson | Florida State U. | 1997 | $ 2,000 |
| Mr. Steven G. Fullwood | Clark Atlanta U. | 1997 | $ 2,000 |
| Mr. Steven V. Haynie | SUNY at Buffalo | 1996 | $ 1,500 |
| Ms. Tamara Stewart | Long Island U. | 1995 | $ 1,500 |
| Ms. Beverly Huda Abdus-Sabur | UNC Greensboro | 1994 | $ 1,500 |