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.
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The applicant should have an affiliation at a member iSchool.
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Innovative projects involving doctoral research or underrepresented regions. Applications with external matching funds are a plus, but not a requirement.
As a general rule, the maximum duration of the funding will be one year. The amount of funding may vary from $1,000 - $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.
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 deliverables.
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All application materials should ideally be combined and saved as a PDF.
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Those receiving the funds must present their results.
Selection Process
Decisions about the grant are made by the iSchools Grant Committee that consists of members from all regions.
Questions
Feel free to contact us anytime if you questions: admin@ischools-inc.org
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"