The Faculty of Information Alumni Association (FIAA) offers grants to Master of Information (MI), Master of Museum Studies (MMSt), and Bachelor of Information (BI) students who:
Are attending a conference or have been invited to a conference in order to present a paper or a poster session or participate as a speaker or a panelist.
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Are conducting a clearly defined research project, supervised by a Faculty member as part of their studies at the iSchool.
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Are enrolled in a professional development course, training program, or workshop. Please note: these grants cannot be used to defray the costs of Faculty of Information MI/MMST/BI degree program courses.
Grants are to be used to subsidize the cost of attending the conference, to help defray research-related costs of conducting the research project, or to help defray the cost of participating in a professional development activity. A committee of alumni volunteers will decide the grant amount awarded to each recipient, but no individual award will exceed $500. A student may receive only one grant during their program at the iSchool. Grant recipients will be acknowledged on the Faculty website.
For each application cycle, one grant be reserved for a Black or Indigenous student.
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Qualifications & Selection Process
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Application Process
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Deadlines