Applications called for 2016 EBSCO Charleston Conference Scholarship - August 10, 2016
Applications are now being accepted for the 2016 EBSCO Charleston Conference scholarship. Sponsored by EBSCO Information Services, the scholarship grants up to $1,000 for the winner to register for the 2016 Charleston Conference, as well as other expenses related to attending the conference. The Charleston… Read More
Dimensions Funding Database from ÜberResearch reaches milestone of 2.37 million funded projects from more than 250 funding organisations - July 25, 2016
Data science company ÜberResearch has announced that Dimensions, its global grants database for science funders now tracks research grants totalling 1 trillion US dollars. The global database consists of funds representing over 250 funding organisations, and 2.37 million funded projects. The Dimensions database allows users… Read More
The Johns Hopkins University receives major grant to develop and deploy a platform to host OA monographs on Project MUSE - July 15, 2016
The Johns Hopkins University has been awarded a two-year $938,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to develop and deploy MUSE Open in Project MUSE, a unit of The Johns Hopkins University Press. This is one in… Read More
Global Challenge Research Fund – call for evidence - July 11, 2016
The Government Spending Review on November 25, 2015 announced a new £1.5 billion Global Challenges Research Fund, to ensure UK science takes the lead in addressing the problems faced by developing countries, while developing their ability to deliver cutting-edge research. The Global Challenges Research Fund is an initiative of… Read More
WebJunction receives IMLS grant to initiate active learning spaces in small public libraries - May 12, 2016
WebJunction, a program of OCLC Research, has received a $249,710 National Leadership Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) for the two-year project, 'Small Libraries Create Smart Spaces.' In partnership with the Association for Rural and Small Libraries,… Read More
New grant to help Cornell University Library improve information access by scholars - April 26, 2016
A new grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation will help Cornell University Library develop new tools and methods to better describe libraries' scholarly information resources and share those descriptions among different institutions. In collaboration with the libraries of Harvard and… Read More
Plum Analytics’ new funding tool helps researchers find grants to fund research - March 23, 2016
Plum Analytics, an EBSCO company, is providing an integrated experience to help researchers find grant opportunities to fund their research. PlumX™ Funding Opportunities helps researchers search for available grants, and when used with the PlumX Suite, allows them to analyze the grant opportunities within the context… Read More
Altmetric launches annual research grant to advance understanding of alternative research metrics - March 8, 2016
Altmetric LLP has launched an annual research grant of up to £1,500 ($2100 USD) to fund research that facilitates the development and understanding of alternative research metrics (altmetrics) as part of the wider scholarly agenda. Complementary to traditional indicators of influence like citations, altmetrics capture the… Read More
SAGE journal Research & Politics and Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service’s Institute for the Study of Diplomacy receive Carnegie grant to support research - February 16, 2016
Academic publisher SAGE Publishing has announced that Research & Politics, a peer reviewed, gold open-access journal, will be supported for two years through the prestigious Carnegie grant, enabling the journal to continue to waive open access Article Processing Charges (APCs). Georgetown University's Institute for the… Read More
Authorea closes $1.5 million financing to deliver valuable new tools and capabilities to scholars and researchers worldwide - January 27, 2016
Authorea, the fastest growing science collaboration and publishing platform, has closed a $1.5 million financing to deliver valuable new tools and capabilities to scholars and researchers across the world. The financing was led by Lux Capital, a venture firm that invests specifically in counter-conventional science… Read More
