Faculty Resources

The College of Information, Data and Society is dedicated to fostering a strong and supportive research culture by offering a range of services and programs to ensure the success of RSCA-active faculty and to promote student research within the college. These initiatives are designed to advance the research and scholarly activities of faculty within the Department of Applied Data Science and the School of Information, providing comprehensive support throughout their academic pursuits.

Research and Writing Resources

CURF Funds for Research

The College offers CURF Grants to support student-led, faculty-mentored research at the College of IDS. 

Article Process Charges (APCs)

The College offers limited funds to eligible CIDS faculty for covering article processing charges in open-access peer-reviewed publications.

CIDS Research Support

Research support includes the following services: Editing Services, Grant Writing Support and Statistical Consulting. 

Research Assistant Support

The College supports faculty research by providing paid opportunities for students to engage in research activities through research assistant awards.

Summer Research Stipends

There are a limited number of Summer Research Stipends for eligible CIDS faculty in the college to support research and scholarly progress during the summer.

RSCA Metric

The CIDS RSCA metric measures the research, scholarship and creative activity of faculty members from the two academic schools and departments comprising the college: School of Information and Department of Data Analytics.