Applicants must:
Be currently registered in the MI or MMSt programs at the Faculty of Information
Have been invited to present a poster session, or a paper, or participate as a speaker/panelist at the conference for which they are applying OR
Be conducting a clearly defined research project, supervised by a Faculty supervisor as part of their studies at the iSchool
Be able to demonstrate how a grant would assist with the costs of attending the conference or conducting the research activity
Meeting the minimum qualifications of the grant does not guarantee winning a grant. Grants are assessed on a competitive basis.
Selection will be made by the FIAA Grants and Awards Committee, based on the following criteria:
Ability to clearly demonstrate how the grant would assist with defraying the costs of conference attendance/research activity
Quality of letter specifying how conference attendance/research grant will benefit the applicant in their graduate program/research project
Quality of applicant’s letter of support; individualized letters from Faculty members are preferred.
Overall quality of the application
All applicants will be notified of the results of their application by email.
If awarded a grant, applicants must:
Commit to reporting on their conference experience/research project and supplying a photograph in order to receive the grant
Complete an expense form with all original receipts attached, including boarding passes for flights, or tickets for train trips (local transportation within the GTA is generally not eligible). Expense forms are also available at the iSchool Student Services Office.
All required documentation must be submitted by the date indicated in the student’s grant notification email (i.e. within one month of being notified of receiving a grant OR for conferences/activities that will be taking place in the future, one month after the end of the conference/activity). The grant will be forfeited if all items are not received by Student Services by the deadline date.
