Helen Anderson Taliaferro Library Science Endowed Scholarship (SLIS)

Mrs. Helen Anderson Taliaferro earned her Bachelor of Arts in Library Science from Texas Woman’s University in 1942. After graduation, Helen pursued a lifelong career with the United States Air Force Library Program. As Chief of Reader Services at the Air University Library at Maxwell Air Force Base, she was the highest ranking female within the Air Force Library Program. Over the years, Helen has always had a strong sense of the value of her education at TWU, recognizing that it prepared her for her future career path.

The requirements are listed below:
• Application Dates – Opens July 1, Closes March 1
• Awarding Department – General Scholarships Committee
• Department Contact – scholarships@twu.edu
• Level – Graduate or Undergraduate
• Classification – Any
• Major – Library and Information Sciences
• Minimum Cumulative GPA – 3.0 for (undergraduate), 3.2 (graduate)
• Minimum Enrollment Requirement – 12 credit hours (undergraduate), 9 credit hours (graduate)
• Minimum Total Credit Hours Earned – NA
• Renewability – may be held for a total of 2 (masters), 3 (doctoral), 4 (undergraduate) consecutive years, or completion of degree, if all requirements are met
• FAFSA – Recommended
• Other – Submission of Post Acceptance responses within the deadline (scholarship will not disburse until this is completed)