
iSchools Research Grants
The iSchools organization maintains a research fund for the benefit of its members. Members of the iSchools may apply for these funds per the guidelines below. The grant application submission deadline will be in July of each year. Each year has a different topic. The topic for 2025 will be:
"Information Science, Education and Research:
Evolving Paradigms and Future Directions".
This comprehensive funding opportunity has been carefully designed to support groundbreaking and innovative research projects of early career faculty and PhD students that investigate the complex and dynamic intersection of information science, evolving educational technologies, and emerging research methodologies within our rapidly changing digital landscape. We seek proposals that demonstrate potential for significant impact and meaningful contributions to these interconnected fields.
Research Focus Areas:
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Digital Transformation in Education
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Information Science Innovation
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Research Methodologies
Applicants should have an affiliation at a member iSchool and should be PhD students or early career researchers (up to 8 years after their dissertation). Applications of projects with (international) collaboration will be preferred.
As a general rule, the maximum duration of the funding will be one year. The amount of funding per application may vary up to $4,500 USD depending on the nature of the project. Home office costs are not generally approved. The iSchools organization awards up to $20,000 USD each year. Successful applicants additionally get one free registration for the virtual part of the iConference in the year after their fund ends. They have to present their projects (preliminary) results at this iConference. A presentation slot will be reserved for them.
Application Guidelines
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Fill out the Grand Application Form.
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Applications must include a CV and a timeline for the project.
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Applications must include an Endorsement Letter by their iSchool.
Selection Process
Decisions about the grant are made by the iSchools Grant Committee that consists of faculty members of iSchools from all regions.
Timeline
Deadline Submission: 31 July 2025
Grant announcement: September 2025
Grant start (money transfer): 1 January 2026
Grant ends: 31 December 2026
Grant presentation at the virtual iConference 2027
All deadlines are in GMT-11 23:59.
Past iSchools Research Grant Winners
Gbenga Adetunla
Project: "Digital Skills Gap and Training Requirements of Women Professionals in University Libraries In Developing Countries: The Nigeria Focus."
Yang Liu
Project: "Research on mining hidden disease information in electronic medical records based on large language model"
Garreth Tigwell
Project: "Tools to Improve Mobile App User Interface Design for People with Vision Impairments"
Rachel Tunis
Project: "Self-Tracking Tools in Invisible Chronic Illness Management: Leveraging Multi-Stakeholder Co-Design to Maximize Reflection & Sense-making"