The Institute for Research on Innovation and Science (IRIS) is excited to announce a second round of awards to fund researchers who will use the IRIS data to address questions about the social and economic returns to investments in research. Up to $15,000 for dissertation awards and up to $30,000 for early career and established researcher awards are available. 

Applicants do not need to be affiliated with a current IRIS member institution (see the list of IRIS members here: http://iris.isr.umich.edu/iris-members-map/). However, applicants must be currently affiliated with an academic or research institution in the United States. Beyond the financial award, IRIS provides a community for researchers as well as training and ongoing support. Awarded researchers will receive access to the current IRIS research data release files, which are further described here: http://iris.isr.umich.edu/research-data/.  

A complete application must be submitted to IRIS by October 1, 2018. Read more about the awards and find the application materials here: http://iris.isr.umich.edu/research/grants/ 

Additional information is available on the website here: http://iris.isr.umich.edu/research-data/grants/