The Beverly Murphy MLA Scholarship for Underrepresented Students was established in 1973 and renamed for Beverly Murphy, AHIP, FMLA in 2023. Murphy was the first Black President of MLA, first Black chair of the MLA's Middle-Atlantic Chapter, the first Black editor of MLA News, and the first Black recipient of the Marcia C. Noyes Award. Murphy is a role model for those candidates for the Scholarship for Underrepresented Students to achieve their highest career aspirations. A scholarship is awarded annually by the MLA to a student who shows excellence in scholarship and potential for accomplishment in health sciences librarianship. Applicants must be entering a master's program at an American Library Association-accredited graduate library school or, at the time of the granting of the scholarship, have completed no more than one-half of the academic requirements of the graduate program. Past recipients of MLA Scholarships are not eligible to apply. Membership in MLA is not required. Copy of the applicant's library school's catalog or web page, which states the number of credits needed for a degree, must also be submitted for the application. Please visit the scholarship's website or contact the Medical Library Association for more information.