A time of events is available in the Calendar of Activities.
General Questions
- Can the awards application deadline be extended? No, February 28 is a hard deadline.
- How much is the award amount for my particular award? The cash prize amount is indicated in the description of the award, if applicable.
Questions about a Qualification for a Scholarship
- I will be enrolling in an MLIS program in the summer (or fall). Am I eligible to apply for your scholarships? Yes, unless stated otherwise in the award description, new students are eligible for scholarships, although preference is typically given to those currently enrolled.
Questions about Notifying Winners and Other Applicants
- How soon after a selection committee makes its decision can it notify the recipient? Because SAA does not give multiple awards to a single individual (in a given cycle), we ask that all subcommittee chairs first email the co-chairs to notify them of their selection decision. After selection decisions have been made by all award subcommittees, the Awards Committee Co-chairs will let the subcommittee chairs know whether any conflicts exist. Once all decisions have been reconciled, the co-chairs will email all awards subcommittees to confirm they can move forward with notifying the recipients (and nominators, if applicable). For accounting purposes, all award notices must be issued within the same week.
- How should notification be made? All nominators or applicants should be notified via email by the chair of the subcommittee. This includes the winner and all other nominators/applicants.
Questions from Award Winners
- When can I tell people I won? Please ask award winners to hold off on any official announcements until SAA is able to preprae news releases based on citations and submit them for review and approval by award recipients. Typically, this is done in May.
- I won a travel scholarship/award. How do I arrange travel? The award winner should contact the SAA Service Center.
