IA Institute Progress Grants

Proposals for the annual IA Institute progress grants are
due the
middle of October. Open to anyone: academic researchers,
students,
practitioners....whoever. Details below.

Feel free to email with with any questions.


INFORMATION ARCHITECTURE INSTITUTE PROGRESS GRANTS
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The IA Institute will award two USD $1,000 progress grants
for 2007.
The purpose of the program is twofold:

  * to encourage researchers and practitioners to
investigate
    IA-specific issues

  * to publicize useful work that furthers the information
    architecture body of knowledge.

Applications should propose work that will forward the
theory and
practice of information architecture. This can include
original
research, a synthesis of important existing research, or
the
development of an innovative new technique.

MORE INFORMATION is available online including details about
the
submission process and eligibility requirements.

  * http://www.iainstitute.org/en/members/grants/grant
_program.php

IMPORTANT DATES

  * Oct. 15, 2007: Application deadline

  * Nov. 1, 2007: Grant recipients announced and first half
of
    grant awarded

  * Dec. 15, 2007: Grant recipients submit brief progress
report to
    grant committee

  * May 1, 2008: Completed work submitted to grant
committee,
    published on iainstitute.org, and second half of grant
awarded

This is the third year the Institute has funded the progress
grants.

Previous grants have been awarded to students, academic
researchers,
and practitioners. Topics have included a new card sorting
technique, the use of internet cafes in developing contexts,
and an
intranet review toolkit.


-- 
Karl Fast
kfastkent.edu
Assistant Professor
Information Architecture & Knowledge Management
Kent State University

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