Virgia Brocks-Shedd Scholarship
- Virgia Brocks-Shedd Biographical Sketch
- How You Can Help Increase the Scholarship Fund — Donation Form (PDF)
- Virgia Brocks-Shedd Scholarship Recipients
- Description of Scholarship Award
- Eligibility Requirements
- How to Apply
- Selection Procedures and Timeline
- Administrative Procedures
- Contact Information
Description of Scholarship Award
The Virgia Brocks-Shedd Scholarship is awarded by the Mississippi Library Association Black Caucus Roundtable (BCRT) in honor of the late Virgia Brocks-Shedd who devoted twenty-six years of outstanding service to the Humanities. The award is made annually to a minority student and is a one-time, non-renewable $500.00 award paid directly to the recipient. The recipient must attend the School of Library and Information Science at the University of Southern Mississippi at Hattiesburg. The winner is announced at the Black Caucus Round Table (BCRT) Luncheon during the Annual Mississippi Library Association Conference in October.
Eligibility Requirements
To be eligible for the Virgia Brocks-Shedd Heritage Award:
- Applicant must be a citizen or permanent resident of the United States or Canada.
- Applicant must be a minority.
- Applicant must attend the graduate program in library and information studies at the University of Southern Mississippi.
- Applicant must begin school no later than September 1st or the next Semester immediately following the award.
- Applicant may have full or part- time status.
How to Apply
The following items must be included in the application package:
- Completed Application Form.
- Resume
- Copy of letter of acceptance to the University of Southern Mississippi (USM) or an official graduate school transcript.
- Two letters of recommendation. Letters should highlight the applicant’s academic and personal abilities and his/her potential to make positive contributions to the library profession.
- One page essay on ONE of the following topics:
1. Your vision of the librarian’s role in the twenty-first century.
2. What contributions can I make as a minority to the library profession?
Scholarship applications and all supporting documents, should be submitted to the Black Caucus Scholarship Committee Chair, and must be received no later than July 30.
Selection Procedures and Timeline
- The BCRT Scholarship Committee will select the scholarship recipient.
- The BCRT Scholarship Committee Chair will receive the completed Application Packages by July 30.
- Copies of the application packages received will be distributed by the BCRT Scholarship Committee Chair to the BCRT Scholarship Committee by August 20.
- The Committee will select the final candidate by August 30. The Committee Chair will notify the final candidate.
- The scholarship check will be presented to the recipient during the Annual Mississippi Library Association Conference.
- One $500 scholarship will be awarded.
- In the event that no applicants satisfy the above-mentioned criteria in a given year, no scholarship will be awarded.
Contact Information
The Scholarship Committee Chair must receive the completed application packages by July 30. Completed application packages may be mailed to the following:
Black Caucus Scholarship Chair Mississippi Library Association P. O. Box 13687 Jackson, Mississippi 39236-3687
