About this scholarship
Individuals in publicly accessible libraries are eligible for competitive continuing education funds from the Carol McMurry Library Endowment.
Please carefully read the details below to see if you are eligible.
In order of priority, continuing education undertakings under this endowment are:
- Courses that support certification or completion of a degree or certificate in the library-related subject area
- Conferences, workshops, seminars or training in the employee’s or volunteer’s library related subject area
- General courses that may not be directly library related but allow a library employee or volunteer to do their job more effectively
In order of priority, awards are given to employees in:
- Public libraries
- Academic libraries
- Special libraries
- Public school libraries
- Public archives
Eligibility
Individuals must be employed or have volunteered for 12 consecutive months at their current library to be considered. The 12 months must be completed at the time the application is submitted.
Individuals may seek funding for a substitute worker as part of this scholarship, so library operations can continue during the absence.
Additional information
- Support for conference attendance is available once every three years. For example, if a scholarship recipient attends a conference in 2020 they would be ineligible to reapply for conference attendance until 2023. Funds may not be used for international conferences.
- The educational event identified in the application must NOT begin or occur within 30 days immediately after the deadline date. The Foundation must have adequate time to review applications, issue award or denial letters, and process payments prior to the start of the event.
- The maximum award is $2,000 in a calendar year. A second application can be submitted in that calendar year, provided the individual has submitted a final report on the initial award. Submission of a new application without closure of a current scholarship will be declined without advance notice.
- Awards are distributed directly to an individual via ACH Payment. Final report instructions are included with the letter of award, which is sent once the distribution has been made. All final reports include a financial section wherein an individual is responsible for submitting evidence of expenditures in the form of receipts and invoices corresponding to the amount of the award. Any amount not verified through receipts and invoices must be reimbursed to the fund.
Applications for this scholarship are available on the Wyoming Community Foundation Scholarship Portal.
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