School-Funded Financial Support Application

Name * First Last

Email *

Supply your Apply Yourself user name *

Attach current resume/CV citing education, work experience, publications, etc. *

Instructions

Before continuing, carefully review the details about scholarships and financial support requirements and eligibility at this page: http://sci.pitt.edu/admissions/

Please note that completion of this form does not guarantee that you will receive School funding.

Types of Support Requested

Please indicate all opportunities of interest. Click on each link for a description and eligibility requirements.

Attach the first required essay (250 words max) that explains how you would interact with our prospective students in a variety of ways. What strategies would you use to make prospective students feel connected to the School? Describe what elements you think the School needs to have in order to demonstrate that diversity is an important part of its culture.

Attach the second required essay (250 words max) that demonstrates how you would represent our School to prospective students at professional conferences and on-campus information sessions. Why do you think you would be an outstanding representative of our School? What would you do to attract the interest of attendees who pass by our booth and are only casually curious about our School or may not even know what our School is about?

In addition, please feel free to share any additional experiences related to diversity you have had that would contribute to your performance in this assistantship.

Attach the required essay (1000 words max.) describing your interest in academic librarianship and the ULS Diversity Librarian Fellowship and Residency program.

Attach your required essay (500 words) that addresses your career goals with regards to working with children and young adults.

Attach your required essay (500 words) that reflects on Dr. Josey's efforts to promote African Americans in librarianship, to eradicate racial discrimination from libraries and to provide equal opportunities for librarians who are African American.

Attach your required essay (500 words) that describes your career goals with regards to working with children in a public library.

Attach your required essay (500 words) that addresses why you would like to pursue studies in public librarianship.

Attach your required essay (500 words) that describes your career goals.

Attach the required essay (500 words max.) describing your interest in this Scholarship for Service opportunity.

Your financial resources

Please provide the School Financial Support Committee with the information it requires to evaluate your need for scholarship support. Below, estimate the resources you are able to apply to your studies (on the basis of three terms of full-time study)

If 'YES', please provide the name of fellowship or source of support.

TOTAL Resources $

Employment (wages) $

Loans $

Self-Support $

Veterans/Social Security $

Government/Employer Sponsored $

If there are special circumstances to bring to the attention of the committee, please attach a brief statement (500 words)

School of Computing and Information

Instructions

Types of Support Requested

Your financial resources