Certificate in Advanced Study for Rural Librarianship. Apply Now!

"The University of North Texas Department of Library and Information
Sciences received a grant from the Robert and Ruby Priddy Charitable
Trust to assist rural public libraries in Texas. Funding will support a
three-year project, Promoting & Enhancing the Advancement of Rural
Libraries (PEARL). The goal of the project is to enhance the role of
public libraries in targeted rural communities in Texas.


Five scholarships are available for students to complete a Certificate
of Advanced Study in Rural Librarianship. The students selected will
have tuition and fees paid for to complete a Certificate of Advanced
Study (CAS) with all classes delivered online beginning with the Fall
2010 Semester. This is for post-masters study and most of the credits
can be applied toward a doctorate. Students will have two courses per
semester paid for. They will have their way paid to the Texas Library
Association each year, to a workshop at UNT at the beginning of each
year, and to a yearly forum with region librarians. Additionally, they
will have the following paid for: a webcam, internet access, cell phone
plan, and a new laptop. The scholarships will be closed as soon as five
acceptable candidates are identified and their full admission status is
completed.

For more information about the grant and scholarship please go to
http://pearl.unt.edu"