FP Young Scholarship

Frank P. Young (1879-1969) was an educator who served on the Appleton Library Board of Trustees 1921-1938. His wife, Clara Stansbury Young, served on the Library Board 1957-1972. The Frank P. Young Scholarship Fund was established at the Appleton Public Library in 1969 to help students obtain a graduate degree in Library Science and to further library service in the Appleton community.

The scholarship is awarded to students working toward an advanced degree in Library Science in a program accredited by the American Library Association at a university in Wisconsin or in one of the states contiguous to Wisconsin. In recognition of the long and close relationship of the Frank P. Young family with Appleton and Lawrence University, preference is given to residents of Appleton or the Fox Cities area or graduates of Lawrence University.

The scholarship is awarded on the basis of a letter/resume outlining the applicant’s educational background, work experience, and career objectives, a completed application, an official transcript from the Library School and two letters of reference.

The Scholarship Committee of the Board of Trustees of the Appleton Public Library decides the amount of each scholarship award and chooses the recipients. Click here to see past recipients.

To contribute to the Frank P. Young Scholarship Fund, please see the Library's Gifts Policy. For more information call Library Administration at (920) 832-6170 or use our online form.

Scholarship Timeline

• September - Library determines total amount of award available for the year, based on endowment fund interest.

 

• October - Library sends information and application forms to the Milwaukee and Madison Library and Information Studies Schools, to Lawrence University and to Fox River Valley public and academic libraries.

 

• November 30 - Deadline for receipt of applications.

 

• December - Scholarship Committee meets to select number of recipients and amounts awarded; Library Board approves award of scholarships, and Library staff notifies recipients.

 

• January - Library sends letters of announcement to recipients' library schools, and mails scholarship checks to recipients.