Bob Williams Research Grant
Bob Williams Research Grant supports researchers exploring the history of information science and technology, funding work that contributes to the field’s history and is useful to information professionals.
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Funder: Association for Information Science and Technology
Due Dates: April 1, 2027 (Submission) | January 15, 2027 (Jury appointment) | May 15, 2027 (Selection)
Funding Amounts: US$1,500 cash award and a certificate
Summary: Supports an outstanding research proposal exploring the history of information science and technology.
Key Information: Nonmembers may apply, but at least one author must join ASIS&T before the award is conferred.
Description
Established in 2017, the Bob Williams Research Grant supports an outstanding proposal exploring the history of information science and technology. The Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) administers the award through its Awards & Honors Committee and presents it at the ASIS&T Annual Meeting. The program uses a broad definition of information science, encompassing communication activities and the management, organization, retrieval, representation, and use of information.
The grant emphasizes research whose central question contributes to the field’s history and has societal, scientific, or technical significance. It also values usefulness to practicing information professionals, including applicability, timeliness, scope, and problem-solving value. Proposals are assessed for originality, scientific and professional quality, connections to prior scholarship, and clear, well-organized, jargon-free presentation.
