Research Funding

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR RESEARCH FUNDING 

The ACM SIGMIS research grant supports studies on information systems and IT topics that matter to both academic researchers and industry practitioners. Grant availability depends on funding cycles, and when applications open, we’ll announce the call for proposals on this webpage and through our member communications.

We encourage you to join as a member to receive timely updates about grant opportunities and other SIGMIS news through our listserv.

Requests Proposals for research on topics of interest to the IS/IT academic and practitioner communities

Up to $3000 grants available per proposal – ½ upon awarding of the grant and ½ upon completion of the project, delivery of a working paper for presentation at a SIGMIS – conference, and inclusion in the conference proceedings.

Topics of interest include but are not limited to:

  • IS Workforce – labor markets
  • IS Personnel – retention, training, skills
  • Social inclusion
  • Ethics
  • IS Leadership
  • IS Entrepreneurship
  • Digital work
  • Additional topics pertaining to the understanding, use, and manipulation of IS by people and organizations

Requirements: 

  • Proposal for a defined research project presented in up to 10 pages (double-spaced and 12pt. font) excluding diagrams and references.
  • The recipient must be a member of SIGMIS at the time of receiving funds. Information to become a member is available at Join (sigmis.org)
  • All publications resulting from funded research must provide a recognition citation that the work was funded (at least in part) by the ACM SIGMIS

Criteria for evaluating proposals will include:

  • No proposal shall be awarded to any project team that includes a member of the committee or an elected officer of SIGMIS. ACM conflict of interest guidelines will be followed (Please see https://awards.acm.org/awards-committees/conflict-of-interest)
  • The proposal provides benchmarks for progress and specifies at least one clear deliverable.
  • The proposal argues clear contributions to theory, practice, or the ACM SIGMIS-CPR community.
  • Priority will be given to proposals that show benefit broadly or have applicability across the whole MIS community relative to those targeted to a narrower audience.
  • Should no proposal rise above an acceptable threshold for funding, the committee is not obligated to recommend any projects for that funding cycle. 

The committee will provide feedback regarding the selection decision.

  • Submission Deadline:                usually in August
  • Award Announcement               usually in October

Please mark in the email title: SIGMIS grant proposal XXXX
Please name your file: [PI last name] SIGMIS grant proposal XXXX

E-Mail your proposal to: Damien Joseph, Nanyang Technological University (adjoseph@ntu.edu.sg)