Scholarships, Grants & Awards
| Scholarship / Grant / Award | Description | Due Dates |
| VSLA Exemplary Literacy Award PDF Word |
Award to recognize a school with an outstanding literacy program. |
November 30 |
| Award to recognize the activities of local chapters in promoting literacy through service. |
December 15 | |
| VSLA Ofie T. Rubin Literacy Teacher of the Year PDF word |
Award recognizes a teacher (teaching literacy 1/3 of each school day K-12) whose commitment to literacy is exemplary/unparalleled. |
January 10 |
| VSLA Jones-Daly Faculty Involvement Award PDF WORD | Award recognizes college and university faculty, or those affiliated with a college or university, who demonstrate involvement and leadership in PK-12 literacy in the state. | January 10 |
| Scholarship for a VSLA graduate student member pursuing an advanced degree or endorsement in the field of reading. |
January 10 | |
| VSLA Technology and Literacy Grant PDF word |
Grant encourages educators to use technology as a tool for improving the quality of reading/language arts instruction and enhance student interest in recreational reading. |
January 10 |
| Grant to support a local chapter’s writing project. | January 10 | |
| VSLA Teachers as Readers Grant PDF word |
Grant to support a Teachers as Readers group in a local chapter or a special project from an already established group. |
January 10 |
| VSLA Community Service Grant pdf word |
Award to recognize a local chapter for a project that will benefit literacy in its community. |
January 10 |
| VSLA International Projects Scholarship pdf word | Scholarship to support members who are making a literacy presentation at a reading/literacy conference or conducting professional development outside of the United States of America. | January 10 |
| VSLA Teacher and Graduate Student Research Grant pdf word |
Grant supports emerging researchers as they contribute to the field of literacy education. |
January 10 |
| VSLA Undergraduate and Graduate Student Scholarship pdf word |
Scholarship to support undergraduate and graduate student members of VSLA. |
January 10 |
| VSLA James D. Mullins Leadership Award pdf word |
Award to recognize an administrator who shows exceptional support of reading. |
January 10 |
| VSLA Victoria S Oakley Literacy Grant PDF WORD | Grant supports a VSLA member who seeks professional development / learning focused on dyslexia or research supported ways of teaching / supporting students who are struggling / striving readers. | January 10 |
| Anne Henry Award | Award is given to three chapters with the greatest percentage of renewing members. A renewing member is an individual who joined the previous membership year and the current membership year by April 15. Chapters are compared to chapters of similar size. |
April 15 |
| Betty Yarborough Award | Award is given to three chapters with the greatest increase in the percentage of members. The percentage is based on comparing the previous membership year and the current membership year by April 15. Chapters are compared to chapters of similar size. |
April 15 |