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2026 NEASIS&T Conference Support Award

Application Deadline: Monday, July 20, 2026

Notification of Award Winners: mid or late August 2026

2025 ASIS&T Annual Meeting: 6-10 November, 2026 | Bangkok, Thailand

Application: NEASIST 2026 Conference Support Award application

NEASIS&T Conference Support Award

The Northeast Chapter of ASIS&T is offering up to 4 conference support awards to support participation in the ASIS&T 2026 Annual Meeting. The awards will go to practitioners/professionals or graduate students in the field of information science. Our goals are to support scholarship and connect research and practice, bringing new voices to the chapter. 

Each award will support your year-long membership in ASIS&T as well as your conference registration for the 2026 ASIS&T Annual Meeting; other conference travel/lodging expenses and enrollment fees for pre/post-meeting workshops and tutorials may also be covered in whole, or in part, up to the award limit. The award will come in the form of a reimbursement with submission of receipts after the conclusion of the ASIS&T Annual Meeting. There is a reimbursement limit of $1250 for each award.  

The Annual Meeting will be focused on the theme of “Crossing Boundaries: Advancing Global Dialogue and Well-being through Information Research and Practice.” For more information, you can visit the annual meeting webpage.

Benefits of ASIS&T membership include:

  • Membership in our Northeast regional chapter
    • Mentorship and networking with experienced NEASIS&T members
    • Opportunities to build professional skills (including project management, budgeting, marketing, etc.)
  • Discounted conference registration for ASIS&T and NEASIS&T events
  • Webinars (free to ASIS&T members!) and discounts on other publications
  • A year’s subscription to the Journal of ASIS&T, Annual Meeting Proceedings, and Inside ASIS&T newsletter

Eligibility & Applications

At the time of application, applicants must (1) be current graduate students, practitioners, or educators in the field of information science and (2) live and/or work in the Northeast region (ME, NH, NY, NJ, VT, MA, RI, CT, DE, MD, or PA). 

We define information science broadly: librarians, archivists, data/knowledge managers, information architects, web developers, etc., are all encouraged to apply.  Previous NEASIS&T Conference Support Award recipients are not eligible. 

Applicants are not required to be current NEASIS&T members. Awardees are also invited to join the NEASIS&T programming committee, but there is no obligation to join. Recipients are, however, expected to participate in the following NEASIS&T activities in 2026-2027 as Terms of Award:

  • Share your conference experience with the NEASIS&T chapter via a blog post due January 4, 2027.
  • Share your conference experience at a NEASIS&T Annual Experience Report event (held in the winter of 2026-2027 virtually).

Remember, submission of receipts is required for reimbursement.

Criteria for selection

Applicants will be judged on their ability to clearly articulate their:

  • Personal professional growth: How will attending the annual conference benefit your scholarship or practice?
  • Community impact: What will you bring back to grow your community?
  • Promise of NEASIS&T chapter engagement: How will you get involved in the chapter?

*If the winner is unable to meet all of the terms due to a relocation, NEASIS&T should be notified immediately.

**If the winner cannot attend the 2026 ASIS&T Annual Meeting, they will forfeit the entirety of the award.  

Here is the application link: 

NEASIST 2026 Conference Support Award application

Questions? Contact neasist@gmail.com