About the Scholarship
The Cheryl Haughton Scholarship provides the opportunity for library staff to fulfil a professional development need that is outside of their library’s normal staff development training resources.
Cheryl Haughton was instrumental in the development of QPLA from 1979 when the idea to form an association was born until 1981 when the first meeting occurred. Cheryl was a founding member of the association, holding the positions of President, Vice President and Treasurer, in addition to conference convenor over many years. Cheryl is currently retired, however is still very active within the library sector.
The intention of the Scholarship topic is for the successful applicant to gain skills and knowledge to benefit both the applicant and the management of their library service. It is further expected that the scholarship project will have demonstrated value for the broader QLD public library network.
Some examples of acceptable projects may include, but not be limited to:
- Short study tour to examine a specific area of the practices being undertaken across the public library sector and how you could adapt for your environment.
- Any travel to a conference must include visits to relevant sites in the vicinity of the conference as part of the program structure.
- Staff Exchange.
- Research Project.
Application forms are provided annually with specific requirements for each scholarship round.