financial aid 303
School of Information and
Library Science
beta phi mu scholarship
A scholarship fund established by
Beta Phi Mu, an honor society for elite
graduates in the School of Information
and Library Science.
mabel bogardus scholarship
fund
A fund established for graduate students
in Information and Library Science,
named for an alumna from the class of
dorothy m. cooper endowed
fellowship
Established from the Dorothy M. Cooper
Trust to provide support for students in
the library school, named for an alumna
from the class of 1931.
morton d. flaum memorial
scholarship
Established by Morton D. Flaum, class
of 1971, through his estate, to benefit
students in the School of Information and
Library Science.
library school graduates’
association
A fund established for graduate students
in Information and Library Science.
library science fund
A scholarship fund for graduate students
in Information and Library Science.
s. m. matta endowed scholarship
in information technology
A fund established in honor of Seoud
M. Matta, former dean of the School of
Information and Library Science.
sylvia g. mechanic merit award
in business librarianship
A scholarship for graduate students in
Information and Library Science.
pratt-severn faculty award in
information and library studies
An annual award funded by a bequest from
alumnus David Severn, class of 1968,
is presented to a faculty member selected
by the Association for Information and
Library Science Education (ALISE).
pratt-severn student research
award in information science
An annual award funded by a bequest
from alumnus David Severn, class of
1968, is presented to a master’s degree
student selected by the American Society
for Information Science (ASIS).
marvin scilken endowed
scholarship
A fund established in memory of Marvin
Scilken, class of 1960, a former faculty
member in the School of Information and
Library Science.
george simor scholarship
A fund established in memory of George
Simor, a former faculty member in the
School of Information and Library Science.
the edmund s. twining iii and
diana twining sils fellowships
in florence
The fund is intended to provide two
graduate fellowships each summer for
students studying in SILS’ Florence
Summer Program.
h. w. wilson scholarship
A fund established by the H. W. Wilson
Foundation for graduate students in
Information and Library Science or
Liberal Arts and Sciences.
School of Liberal Arts and Sciences
izchak friedman endowed
scholarship
An endowed fund established by Pratt
alumna Estelle Friedman, class of 1969
and her children in memory of her
husband, Pratt alumnus, professor, and
dean of the School of Liberal Arts and
Sciences, Izchak Friedman, class of 1962,
for students with an interest in combining
science and the arts, based on merit and
financial need.
michael m. mahoney writers fund
Awarded to undergraduate students
majoring in writing, specifically those
interested in writing for publication
and performance media, in memory of
former Pratt student Michael Mahoney.
Recipients will be chosen by the dean of
the School of Liberal Arts and Sciences.