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The Carin Alma E. Somers Scholarship Trust The Atlantic Provinces Library Association welcomes applications for the Carin Alma E. Somers Scholarship trust. The trust provides an annual scholarship, valued at approximately $2,000, in her name to assist a Canadian citizen who is an Atlantic Provinces resident needing financial assistance to undertake or complete the academic requirements leading to a degree in Library and Information Science. Selection of the recipient will be recommended by a committee of the four Provincial Vice Presidents and the President-Elect to the Executive Committee. The successful applicant will have been accepted in a School of Graduate Studies as a candidate for a Master's degree in Library and Information Studies accredited by the American Library Association. The award will normally be announced at the Annual Atlantic Provinces Library Association spring Conference. Applications should be submitted by March 31, 2016 to: VP, President-Elect Kathryn Rose Information Services, QEII Library Memorial University of Newfoundland St. John's, NL A1C 5S7 Phone: 709-864-3139 Email: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> For more information and to download an application form please visit our APLA website: http://apla.ca/?q=scholarship