The Student Chapter of the Year Award is presented in recognition of a chapter's outstanding contributions to ALA, its school, and the profession. The purpose of the award is to increase student involvement in ÂÜÀòÍøÊÓƵthrough student chapters and to recognize future leaders. Official ÂÜÀòÍøÊÓƵStudent Chapters are organizations formed by students at schools offering accredited programs of library and information studies. The winning student chapter receives a $1,000 travel grant to help with the cost of ÂÜÀòÍøÊÓƵconference attendance.