iSchool Student Requests for Professional Development Funding

Peg Eusch Records and Information Management Professional Development Award.

Tips for Students: Creating a Budget for iSchool Conference Funding

Application Deadline: 6 weeks before the event start date or when funds are needed, whichever is earliest

This award is intended to provide support for professional networking, mentoring, and learning for iSchool graduate students in the MA-LIS Program who are pursuing a post- degree position in the professional field of Records and Information Management. Professional development activities that may be supported include: professional organization memberships, conferences, and professional chapter meetings.

Organizations/conferences eligible for funding applications are:  

• ARMA International, www.arma.org, This conference is generally held in October. Students may get a better rate if they belong to a local chapter and may also apply to ARMA directly for a conference scholarship.
• ARMA-Madison, www.armamadison.org, The conference location is typically at the Fluno Center in April or May. Students may be able to apply for a lower rate or scholarship.
• National Association of Government Archives and Records Administrators (NAGARA), www.nagara.org
• Utility Records and Information Management (URIM), Contact Tammy Goss for information (email iSchool Administrator Lori Ushman at ushman@wisc.edu).
• Association of Information and Imaging Management (AIIM), www.info.aiim.org

To apply for this award you must be a current iSchool student at the time of conference participation. Send an email to the iSchool Business office at:  businessoffice@ischool.wisc.edu. Submit the request a minimum of six weeks before the event start date or when funds are needed, whichever is earliest.

• Your full name and email address
• Your advisor name
• Your  year in the MA-LIS program
• Name, dates, and location of conference (include conference web site) or membership, etc.
• Requested budget (include per person registration, accommodation, transportation costs or membership information)
• Have you applied for funding support from sources outside the iSchool? If so, include names of other sources of funding for which you have applied, with requested amounts
• The title of your presentation or nature of your work at the conference/ organization, if applicable

Conference Presentation Travel Funds (Must be presenting or working at conference)

Tips for Students: Creating a Budget for iSchool Conference Funding Requests

Application Deadline: 6 weeks before the event start date or when funds are needed, whichever is earliest.

The iSchool has limited endowment funds to support Master’s student presentations at conferences and participation in professional associations. Students are eligible for travel, registration fees, and lodging.  Some examples of funding requests that may be funded are:

• Conference presentation, including poster sessions
• Volunteer at official functions, including working at a booth
• member of a governance committee

To apply for funding you must be a current iSchool student at the time of conference participation. Send an email with the following information to the iSchool Business office at: businessoffice@ischool.wisc.edu. Include the following information in your request:

• Your full name and email address
• Your iSchool program and year
• Name, dates, and location of conference (include conference web site)
• Requested budget (include per person registration, accommodation, and transportation costs, etc.)
• Have you applied for funding support from sources outside the iSchool? If so, include names of other sources of funding for which you have applied, with requested amounts
• The title of your presentation or nature of your work at the conference

Upon return, students must submit a brief summary of their experience to info@ischool.wisc.edu.

Amount: Typically capped at $1,000

During their time in the program, iSchool Ph.D. students may request departmental funding to support conference and/or research expenses.

• Students may request up to $2,000 during their doctoral career for conference or research expenses (research travel, transcription, participant incentives).
• If students are presenting work at a conference they have done with their advisor, especially if they are presenting co-authored work, students should ask if their advisor has funds to support their conference attendance/participation.
• If using the fund for conference expenses, upon return, students must submit a brief summary of their experience to info@ischool.wisc.edu.

To apply, send an email to the iSchool Business Office at businessoffice@ischool.wisc.edu; with the following information a minimum of 6 weeks before the event start date or when funding needed, whichever is earliest:

• Indicate if this request is for conference or research support
• Full name and email address
• Year in doctoral program
• Briefly describe your funding request, e.g., to attend a conference (include the full name of the conference), for data transcription services, etc.
• Provide the dates, location and conference web site (if applicable)
• Provide a brief (3 sentences max) justification for your request (e.g., reason for attending event or fund request)
• Have you applied for funding support from sources outside the iSchool? If yes, include these sources (name, URL, etc.)
• What is the estimated cost? Be as specific as possible and include specific items associated with your participation. Students are eligible for travel, registration fees, and lodging. Per diems (meals) will not be funded.
• What is your level of involvement at the event for which you are requesting funds (e.g., type of participation presentation, panels, etc.)?
• If presenting at a conference, what type of presentation will you give (e.g., paper, poster, etc.)?
• What is the total amount of support you have received form the iSchool in the past (for the last three years)? Include the amount, the year, and the purpose of the previous funding.

In addition to iSchool funding, the Graduate School makes available a competitive application process for a Conference Presentation Award to students whose research has been accepted for presentation at a conference. For more information about this funding, visit the Student Research Grants Competition website.

Tips for Students: Creating a Budget for iSchool Conference Funding Requests