Scholarships and Awards


Policy for WASLA Scholarships and Awards

1. The policy may change at the discretion of the WASLA Executive.
2. Applicants for WASLA funding must use the appropriate application form and be signed off by the Vice President and the members of the Scholarship and Awards sub-committee.
3. Allocation of funds will be at the discretion of the WASLA Executive.
4. All applicants must hold current membership of WASLA to apply.

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Scholarships
School Library Professional Learning

• Members of the WASLA Committee may apply, using the appropriate form, to the Executive Committee for support to attend national or international conferences that are related to the school library profession.
• Members may apply, using the appropriate form, to the Executive Committee for support to attend other conferences that are related to the school library profession.
• Applications must be submitted by the due date.
• The application form is available from the WASLA website (see Appendix B for the standard scholarship form).
• Scholarships will be decided by the Scholarship and Awards sub-committee, which is led by the Vice President, and reported back to the WASLA Committee.
• Scholarship money needs to be used in the same school calendar year.

Amount:
• 2 x $500 maximum for members (for conference fees, travel and accommodation)

Note:
• Each recipient needs to forward receipts for costs incurred to the WASLA Treasurer for reimbursement up to the value of $500.
• The Vice President will ring each applicant to announce the decision of the sub-committee.
• Scholarships are awarded on application. Application for scholarships will include an agreement with WASLA that the awardees will write a 500 word account of their experience at the conference and submitted within four weeks after the event (see WASLA Awardees Writing Guidelines – Appendix A).

Annual Awards

Teacher Librarian of the Year

• Determined by the Scholarship and Awards sub-committee, led by the Vice President.
• Selection according to Guidelines for TL Award on request or via WASLA website.
• Award is for excellence, prize money $250, framed certificate, and trophy.
• Invitation to attend the Award Ceremony is offered to the recipient’s Principal and family.
• The application form is available from the WASLA website (see Appendix C for the standard application form).
• The Vice President will contact each applicant to announce the decision of the sub-committee.
• A letter of recognition of the awardee will be sent to the Principal on behalf of WASLA.

The Awards sub-committee will use the participants’ applications to write a 500 word vignette for iC3 for publication. Awardees must provide a photograph (jpg, 600 pixels resolution)

Library Technician of the Year

• Determined by the Scholarship and Awards sub-committee, led by the Vice President.
• Selection according to Guidelines for Library Technician Award on request or via WASLA website.
• Award is for excellence, prize money $250, framed certificate and trophy.
• Invitation to attend the Award Ceremony is offered to the recipient’s Principal and family.
• The application form is available from the WASLA website (see Appendix D for the standard application form).
• The Vice President will contact each applicant to announce the decision of the sub-committee.
• A letter of recognition of the awardee will be sent to the Principal on behalf of WASLA.

The Awards sub-committee will use the participants’ applications to write a 500 word vignette for iC3 for publication. Awardees must provide a photograph (jpg, 600 pixels resolution)

Library Officer of the Year

• Determined by the Scholarship and Awards sub-committee, led by the Vice President.
• Selection according to Guidelines for Library Officer Award on request or via WASLA website.
• Award is for excellence, prize money $250, framed certificate and trophy.
• Invitation to attend the Award Ceremony is offered to the recipient’s Principal and family.
• The application form is available from the WASLA website (see Appendix E for the standard application form).
• The Vice President will contact each applicant to announce the decision of the sub-committee.
• A letter of recognition of the awardee will be sent to the Principal on behalf of WASLA.

The Awards sub-committee will use the participants’ applications to write a 500 word vignette for iC3 for publication. Awardees must provide a photograph (jpg, 600 pixels resolution)

School Library of the Year

• Determined by the Scholarship and Awards sub-committee, led by the Vice President.
• Selection according to Guidelines for School Library Award on request or via WASLA website.
• Award is for excellence, institutional membership for 1 year, framed certificate and trophy.
• Invitation to attend the Award Ceremony is offered to the recipient’s Principal and family.
• The application form is available from the WASLA website (see Appendix F for the standard application form).
• The Vice President will contact each applicant to announce the decision of the sub-committee.
• A letter of recognition of the awardee will be sent to the Principal on behalf of WASLA.

The Awards sub-committee will use the participants’ applications to write a 500 word vignette for iC3 for publication. Awardees must provide a photograph (jpg, 600 pixels resolution)

PTCWA Award

This award is presented to a member who is deemed to have contributed significantly to the school library profession in WA at the Association committee level.

• Selection of this candidate will be determined by the WASLA Executive

The Awards sub-committee will use the participants’ applications to write a 500 word vignette for ic3 for publication. Awardees must provide a photograph (jpg, 600 pixels resolution).

Senior Executive
President, Vice President, Treasurer, Secretary.

Scholarship and Awards sub-committee composition:
Vice President and up to 3 Committee members

Appendix A

Awardees Writing Guidelines
WASLA scholarships and funding are awarded on application to WASLA. As part of the funding agreement, successful applicants will write a 500 word (minimum, can be up to 1000 words) vignette recounting their experiences at the conference/PD and submit within four weeks post-event. This mini-article will be published in ic3, WASLA’s professional journal. Applicants will also provide a photograph of themselves (jpg format, 600 pixels resolution).

Suggested format for article:

  • Name:
  • Conference: Title of conference, dates and location
  • Organisation: Eg. School name + location
  • Title: Eg. Teacher Librarian, Director of Library, Library Technician, Library Officer
  • Mini-article – Use the following headings to get started:
  • Introduction – Why I wanted to attend the conference.
  • Keynotes – The most rewarding keynote/s – one I enjoyed most,
  • The keynote I learnt the most from/challenged my thinking
  • Sessions – The most rewarding session/s – one I enjoyed most
  • The session I learnt the most from/challenged my thinking
  • Networking – People I met, created links with and shared information
  • Trade Trade display and IDEAs session – what I learnt
  • Future – What I would like to see next time
  • Concluding statement – overall evaluation of the conference

P O Box 1272 West Perth WA 6872
ABN 14 788 316 426

Western Australian School Library Association

Members only to apply
Send this application to the Vice President vicepresident@wasla.asn.au

Closing date:
Notification date:

2020 School Library Professional Learning Scholarship

  • Name:
  • School:
  • Email:
  • Phone: Work (08) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Home (08) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
  • WASLA number:
  • My reasons for application (150 words or less – Dot points will suffice)

Vice President: Email: vicepresident@wasla.asn.au

Scholarship Guidelines:

WASLA scholarships and funding are awarded on application to WASLA. As part of the funding agreement, successful applicants will write a 500 word (minimum, can be up to 1000 words) vignette recounting their experiences at the conference/PD. This mini-article will be published in ic3, WASLA’s professional journal. Applicants will also provide a photograph of themselves (jpg format, 600 pixels resolution).

Suggested format for your article:

  • Name:
  • Conference: Title of conference, dates and location
  • Organisation: Eg. School name + location
  • Title: Eg. Teacher Librarian, Director of Library, Library Officer, Library Technician
  • Mini-article – Use the following headings to get started:
  • Introduction – Why I wanted to attend the conference.
  • Keynotes – The most rewarding keynote/s – one I enjoyed most,
  • The keynote I learnt the most from/challenged my thinking
  • Sessions – The most rewarding session/s – one I enjoyed most
  • The session I learnt the most from/challenged my thinking
  • Networking – People I met, created links with and shared information
  • Trade Trade display and IDEAs session – what I learnt
  • Future – What I would like to see next time
  • Concluding statement – overall evaluation of the conference