The ALA Spectrum Scholarship annually rewards 60 students from minority and backward classes who are interested in graduate studies in library and information science.

American Library Association awards the Frederic G. Melcher Scholarship of $8,000 to two undergraduate and graduate students pursuing an MLS degree and planning a career in library services for children.

The American Library Association offers Bound to Stay Bound Books Scholarship awards of $8,000 to four students pursuing an MLS or advanced degree for a career in library service.

The California Library Association offers $2,500 to three California minority graduate students pursuing a graduate degree program in library and information science at one of the ALA-accredited universities.