The Piternick Research Award was endowed by family and friends in honour of Anne and George Piternick.
Professors Anne and George Piternick taught at the School for a combined total of 48 years during which they provided, through their teaching and personal research projects, a stimulating scholarly atmosphere for library and information science research. The award will be given annually to an iSchool doctoral student to support their research.
Guidelines and procedures
- Students must address their application to the Chair of Doctoral Studies (Dr. Lisa Nathan); completed applications should be submitted to the iSchool Program Assistant (ischool.program@ubc.ca).
- Faculty members of the Doctoral Studies Committee will adjudicate the applications.
- The application for the award should include a cover letter.
- The application must include:
- Title of the research project.
- A research proposal outlining the objectives of the project and methodology (maximum of 1 page).
- Budget, with a detailed rationale for expenses.
- Timeline, with respect to the student’s program, and when the requested funds will be spent.
- It is anticipated that the award will cover such research expenses as (but not limited to) consulting resources or experts in the research area, participating in a doctoral consortium, interviewing research subjects, visiting collections, programming expenses, or software for data analysis, and presenting research results in a poster or paper. Any travel related requests should reflect UBC policies, including UBC’s Climate Emergency statement and the iSchool’s climate crisis statement.
- The Committee reserves the right to split the award into multiple awards or not to give the award in an individual year.
- The amount of the award will be advanced to the recipient; the advance must be cleared, with receipts for expenses, within 12 months.
- Recipients of the award must present to the Doctoral Studies Committee a short follow-up report, detailing how the funds were spent (no receipts needed) and the benefits realized within a year of receipt of the award; this should be emailed to the iSchool Admin Manager (ischool.admin@ubc.ca).
Deadline: January 13, 2025
Notification: Approximate timeline for announcement of award is the week of February 17, 2025.
A scholarship established by the Alumni Division of UBC School of Information, in honour of Margaret Burke.
In her role of admissions and placement coordinator she provided students of the School with support and counselling for more than 20 years. The award is made on the recommendation of the iSchool to a student entering the second year of any program in the iSchool, who has demonstrated academic ability and shown promise of professional achievement. Priority will be given to alternating the award between the programs in the iSchool if an appropriate candidate is available.
Number: 1
Eligibility
- Continuing into the MLIS, MAS, or DUAL program (must be registering for courses in next academic year)
- Entering second year
Indicators
- Alternate the award between MLIS and MAS where feasible—
odd numbered years MLIS / even numbered years MAS
- Academic ability
- Promise of professional achievement
A $1,000 scholarship is offered annually to the student who achieves the top average grade across the core courses of the MLIS or MAS program in the preceding year. The award has been made available by the Estate of Anna Ruth Leith.
Number: 1
Eligibility
- Completion of the MAS or MLIS Core
- Registered in courses in September (continuing student)
Indicators
Application procedure
Based on calculation of grades
This scholarship was established in 1972 by the UBC Alumni Association in honour of Stanley T. Arkley (B.A., 1925, LL.B., 1976, UBC).
It gives recognition to his long and dedicated service to the University. Active in forming the Friends of the University of B.C. Inc. (USA), he served as its President from 1957 to 1971.
Largely through his leadership, this organization was not only responsible for many contributions to the University from Alumni in the United States but also for the establishment of a scholarship fund to assist sons and daughters of Alumni living in the United States to attend UBC.
His special interest, however, has always been the Library, to which he has made numerous and notable gifts. It is fitting, therefore, that this scholarship is awarded to a student in Librarianship selected by the School on the basis of academic ability, promise, and personal qualities.
Number: 1
Eligibility
- Entering the MLIS program
- Indicators:
(a) Academic achievement
(b) Promise of a success in librarianship
Application procedure
Educational Services Coordinator and Graduate Advisor make recommendation to the iSchool Director once both incoming cohorts (September and January) have been set.
Scholarships have been endowed by friends and colleagues to honour Sheila Egoff’s dedication to teaching and to the profession of Library and Information Studies.
The scholarships are awarded to students in the Masters of Library and Information Studies program with preference to students entering first year. The awards are made on the recommendation of the iSchool in consultation with the Faculty of Graduate Studies.
Number: 1
Eligibility
- Entering MLIS program
- Indicators:
Application procedure
Educational Services Coordinator and Graduate Advisor make recommendation to the iSchool Director once both incoming cohorts (September and January) have been set.
A scholarship honouring Dr. Samuel Rothstein, founding Director of the School of Librarianship, was endowed in 1989.
The scholarship is awarded on the recommendation of UBC iSchool in consultation with the Faculty of Graduate Studies, to a student selected on the basis of academic achievement and promise of success in librarianship. Financial circumstances of the candidate may be considered.
Number: 1
Eligibility
- Entering the MLIS program
- Indicators:
- Academic achievement
- Promise of success in librarianship
- Financial circumstances may be considered
Application procedure
The Education Services Coordinator and Graduate Advisor make recommendation to the iSchool Director once both incoming cohorts (September and January) have been set.
A scholarship, the gift of a bequest of Richard David Hughes, is awarded on the recommendation of UBC iSchool to a student entering the first year of the Master of Library and Information Studies program. It is awarded on the basis of academic achievement, leadership potential and promise of success in librarianship.
Number: 1
Eligibility
- Entering the MLIS program
- Indicators:
- Academic achievement
- Leadership potential
- Promise of success in librarianship
Application procedure
The Education Services Coordinator and Graduate Advisor make recommendation to the iSchool Director once both incoming cohorts (September and January) have been set.
This scholarship, given by the H.W. Wilson Foundation, Inc., New York, is available for a student intending to adopt librarianship as a profession. The winner is selected by the iSchool on the basis of academic record, ability, financial need, and promise of success in the field of librarianship.
Number: 1-2
Eligibility
- Entering the MLIS program
- Indicators:
- Academic achievement
- Promise of success in librarianship
Application procedure
The Education Services Coordinator and Graduate Advisor make recommendation to the iSchool Director once both incoming cohorts (September and January) have been set.