Financial aid for Knowledge River Scholars comes mainly in the form of graduate assistantships, which allow students to gain practical experience in libraries and other information environments.
Librarians today stand at the front line of information service in colleges and universities, corporate settings, and, of course, in schools and public libraries.
Or you can bring valuable cultural perspectives and diversity to settings outside Native American and Hispanic communities.
[3] In 2001, the University of Arizona School of Information Resources and Library Science applied a $500,000 federal grant to boost the numbers of Hispanics and American Indians who are employed as academic or public librarians.
[4] In 2011, Knowledge River received an additional award of $844,965 through the Laura Bush 21st Century Librarians IMLS Grant Program.