Transforming how Information and Technology are Moving the World Forward
RESEARCH @ THE UMD ISCHOOL
46 ACTIVE
RESEARCH GRANTS
$35.3M RESEARCH FUNDING FROM 16+ FUNDERS
6 RESEARCH
CENTERS OR LABS
2 ACM FELLOWS AND
5 NSF OR IMLS CAREER GRANTS
Empowering, Inspiring, Connecting
Driven by the pursuit of new ideas and big discoveries, faculty, researchers, and students at the UMD College of Information Studies (UMD iSchool) are combining principles of information science with cutting-edge technology to foster access to information, improve information interfaces, and expand how information is used. We tackle significant, real-world information challenges from diverse perspectives such as communication, information retrieval, policy, computer science, education, archives, business, human factors, law, humanities, and more. Our discoveries empower, inspire, and connect individuals and communities.
EXPERTISE AREAS INTEREST GROUPS CENTERS & LABS PROJECTSResearch Improvement Grants
The UMD iSchool's Research Improvement Grants (RIGs) Program is a competitive internal grant program for improving research. The program supports and encourages individuals or teams to catalyze and mobilize larger scale research that extends beyond the iSchool. Proposal applications will be accepted on 9/15, 1/15, and 4/15 of every year.
Learn more about RIGs
The UMD iSchool embraces interdisciplinary and collaborative research. If you are a researcher at another college, university, or research institution and would like to explore a research partnership, please reach out.