Call for Nominations

Emerging Scholar Research Grant

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Submissions Deadline: May 4, 2026

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Applications are welcomed for the ICA Mobile Communication Division Emerging Scholar Research Grant. The Research Grant Committee will review applications and select one winner for a $500 grant to support a specific research project. The winner will be announced at the Mobile Communication Division business meeting at the ICA annual conference in June 2026.

Eligibility Criteria

• The project should be relevant to the field of Mobile Communication. (see the mission of the division noted below)

• Only one proposal per person will be considered. If you submit as part of a team, this is the only proposal you may submit.

• The competition is limited to submitters who are current members of ICA and our division.

• The committee seeks proposals from a diverse set of emerging scholars, including advanced graduate students, post-doctoral researchers, and other early-career scholars and professors.

 

Submission Contents

A Project Summary should total no more than 3 pages and be single-spaced. It should provide:
 

• The author’s contact information;

• An overview of the study, stressing the importance of the topic and the fit within mobile communication. This section should include the research questions and hypotheses, and a description of where the project is situated with mobile communication literature;

• A description of proposed methods;

• A summary of the anticipated contribution of the project to the field; and

• An explanation of how the $500 grant will be used to accomplish the goals of the project (The committee recommends that applicants link the use of the grant funds toward data collection and related needs).

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Also, please include a 2-page Curriculum Vita (emphasizing research accomplishments, academic rank/experience, and progress in your education or career as applicable) and a 1-page Recommendation Letter from a supervisor or colleague that supports the submitter’s project.

 

Submission Deadline

Submit the Project Summary, CV, and Recommendation Letter together as attachments in a single email by 4 May 2026, 23:00 Coordinated Universal Time (UTC, GMT).

 

PDF files should be submitted electronically to the Research Grant Committee Chair, Kathrin Karsay (kathrin.karsay@univie.ac.at). Please place “Emerging Scholar Research Grant” in the email subject field.