Stanley and Rose Arkley Memorial Prize
This prize, the gift of Stanley and Rose Arkley, is offered in the iSchool to the University graduating student whose contribution in the field of children’s literature is the most outstanding.
Ruth Cameron Medal for Librarianship
This medal, honouring the memory of Miss Ruth E. Cameron, for many years Chief Librarian of the City of New Westminster, is offered annually by the Board of the New Westminster Public Library. It will be awarded to the student whose record in the course for the degree of Master of Library and Information Studies is, in the opinion of UBC iSchool, most outstanding.
Richard Hopkins Award
The Richard Hopkins Award will recognize a graduating student in a master’s program at UBC iSchool who demonstrates leadership and integrity, balancing academic achievement with a demonstrated commitment to their chosen area.
Ken Haycock Award in Library and Information Studies
The award is offered to a graduating student in the Masters of Library and Information Studies program in good academic standing who demonstrates leadership skills. The award will be made on the recommendation of the iSchool in consultation with the Faculty of Graduate Studies.
Gordon New Memorial Prize
This prize, established as a memorial to Gordon New by funds collected under the sponsorship of the University of Victoria Library, is offered to students enrolled in the Master of Library and Information Studies program.
C. William Fraser Prize
A prize endowed by the College of Physicians & Surgeons, family, friends and colleagues in honour of C. William Fraser. The scholarship is awarded to a student in the iSchool and is made on the recommendation of the School in consultation with the Faculty of Graduate Studies.
Beverly Maureen Becker Memorial Prize
The award is given for outstanding work in courses related to reference and information services in the iSchool, and is made on the recommendation of the Faculty.
UBC Library, Archival and Information Studies Alumni Lois M. Bewley Scholarship
A scholarship honouring Lois M. Bewley’s devotion to teaching and public service is awarded on the recommendation of UBC iSchool to a student with previous public library experience who is entering the second year of the Master of Library and Information Studies program and plans a public librarianship career.
Margaret Ferguson Smith Memorial Scholarship
This scholarship was established in memory of UBC alumna Margaret Fergusson Smith (BA 1937), it is awarded each year to a student enrolled in the Master of Library and Information Studies Program.
Edyth Webster Scholarship in Library and Information Studies
A scholarship has been endowed by Edythe Webster for a student in the Master of Library and Information Studies program. This award is made on the recommendation of the iSchool in consultation with the Faculty of Graduate Studies.