Money Matters

The Faculty of Graduate Studies (FGS) provides a limited number of scholarships for students pursuing a degree program on a full-time basis. FGS Scholarships are competitive and, in SIM, are awarded to incoming, full-time MI students on the basis of academic merit.

Since 1957, the H.W. Wilson Foundation has supported U.S. and Canadian library and information science schools accredited by the American Library Association through a scholarship grant program. In SIM, the H.W. Wilson Grant is competitive and, is awarded to an incoming full-time MI student on the basis of academic merit.

Shirley Burnham Elliott's mother was the first professionally qualified librarian in Nova Scotia. Following in her mother’s footsteps, Ms Elliott obtained her library science degree from Simmons College (Boston) in 1940. In 1954 Shirley became Nova Scotia’s Legislative Librarian and, during the following 28 years, transformed that library and its services into a modern research library. In 1985 Shirley was awarded an honourary Doctor of Laws degree from Dalhousie; in 2003 she was awarded the Order of Nova Scotia. The Shirley B. Elliott Scholarship is competitive and, is awarded to an incoming full-time MI student on the basis of academic merit.

The SIM New Brunswick Award was created to support students, from New Brunswick, who are pursuing the MI or combined degree at Dalhousie University. The SIM New Brunswick Award is competitive and is awarded to an incoming full-time MI student on the basis of academic merit.

A New Brunswick (NB) student is defined as an individual who declares a NB address on their application. Such an applicant will be an individual who was born in NB, or is a resident of NB, and/or completed high school or a university degree in NB.

Student Assistantships are awarded to full-time MI students on the basis of academic merit.

SIM’s Student Assistants provide support, to a maximum of 60 hours per year, to one or more SIM faculty or staff members.

Scotiabank sees a growing need to support students with an interest in ethics. To attract and retain the top talent, Scotiabank is awarding this competitive $10,000 bursary to one incoming MI student.

To apply, applicants must submit a 500 word statement (by email to sim@dal.ca) articulating their particular interest in ethics in the field of information management, and outlining how they propose to connect "ethics in action" to their MI Program and to their career as an IM professional.

The MI Awards & Scholarships Committee will select the successful candidate who will give a public presentation on their perspective on ethics in action as part of SIM's Research Day, April 2019.

Note: A change in registration status from full-time to part-time status between September and the end of the academic year would compromise eligibility for this award.

Note: Incoming students will receive only one scholarship, bursary or award.

Deadline:
    May 1 at 4 p.m. (AST)

No application required.

The Dalhousie-Horrocks National Leadership Scholarship provides support to incoming or returning graduate students who demonstrate leadership potential in information management, specifically in libraries. The award will be presented at the annual Dalhousie-Horrocks National Leadership Lecture.

Eligibility

• Must be an incoming or returning MI student
• Must have an A-minus average (3.7 GPA)
• Must be registered for fall and winter courses by May 1
  
• Must show leadership potential in the field of information management in libraries

Obligations

Attend the Dalhousie-Horrocks National Leadership Lecture.

About Norman Horrocks

Dr. Norman Horrocks OC, PhD, FCLIP (1927-2010) began his career in libraries in Manchester England from 1945-1953, interrupted by three years in the British Army’s Intelligence Corps. He then worked in Cyprus, Western Australia, and Pittsburgh, PA before joining Dalhousie in 1971.

He became Director of the School of Library and Information Studies (now the School of Information Management) and was later Dean of the Faculty of Management. He left Halifax in 1986 to become Editorial Vice President of Scarecrow Press in Metuchen, NJ, where he also was an adjunct professor at Rutgers University, until he returned to Nova Scotia in 1995.

In 2006 Norman was named an Officer of the Order of Canada in recognition of his lifetime devotion to library and information science.

Application required.

Funded by AMSI, this bursary aims to provide assistance to incoming and returning MI students with good academic standing and proven financial need.

Eligibility

• One incoming MI student 
• One returning MI student
• Must be registered for fall and winter courses by August 15
• In good academic standing
• Proven financial need (determined by completing SIM's Bursary Application [PDF - 384 KB]

Application

• Complete SIM's Bursary Application; attach all relevant documents
• Submit documents to SIM's Administrative Assistant for evaluation (sim@dal.ca). Please note: incomplete application packages will not be evaluated.

Deadline

• August 15 at 4 p.m. (AST)

This prize, funded by the Atlantic Provinces Library Association (APLA), is awarded to the graduating student who, in the opinion of faculty, shows the most professional promise.

Beta Phi Mu is the International Library and Information Studies Honor Society established to recognize and encourage scholastic achievement among library and information studies students. Candidates are nominated from the graduating classes of ALA accredited degree programs, and must have Grade Point Averages over 3.75.  Nominations may not total more than 25% of the class.

This prize is awarded by the Council of Nova Scotia Archives (CNSA) to a graduating student who shows the most promise and interest in the archival profession, both in and outisde the classroom. 

This prize is awarded to the graduating student with the highest academic achievement.

Awarded to the graduating student who has demonstrated leadership, agility and creativity connecting people to information through technology.

Two prizes are awarded annually to worthy international members of the graduating class, or to any other graduating students who have demonstrated a strong interest in, and commitment to, librarianship and information studies outside North America. If only one (or no) suitable candidates apply one (or no) award will be given. 

J. Clement Harrison contributed to library education in England, the United States, Wales, Canada, Jamaica, and Ghana. He came to SIM (then School of Library Service) in 1971, serving first as director and later as professor until his retirement in 1978.

The Leadership award is given to a graduating student for significant service to the overall program of the School. This student has had a high level of involvement in the School's student, continuing education, and/or public relations activities.

The Louis Vagianos Medal, named for the first director of SIM, is awarded to a graduating student who combines the capacity for blending originality with practical thinking and the courage to seek solutions to professional problems outside the mainstream.

This prize is awarded by the Nova Scotia Library Association (NSLA) to a graduating student with a high GPA and a demonstrated interest in Public Library work.

This prize is awarded to the graduating student who has demonstrated significant success in research. The award is open to all students, not only those who complete theses.

The Outstanding Service Award is presented to a graduating student who has made outstanding contributions to student life in a non-leadership role. This student did not serve on the SIMSA executive but gave time to extra-curricular activities, helped others with technology, made thoughtful contributions in the classroom, and demonstrated an ability to be a team player. Graduating students are nominated by their peers for this award.