I'm again pleased to announce this funding opportunity for students attending Internet Research 13 in Salford, UK: CIPR Student Travel Grant for AoIR 2012 Internet Research Conference http://www4.uwm.edu/cipr/blog/cipr-student-travel-grant-aoir-2012-internet-r... The UW-Milwaukee Center for Information Policy Research (CIPR) is pleased to again offer a CIPR Student Award in Information Policy & Ethics, to sponsor one student (undergraduate, graduate or post-doc) for the Association of Internet Researchers IR 13 Conference in Salford, UK. The amount of the award is US$500. The student’s research must focus on some aspect of information policy or ethics, and internet studies, broadly conceived. The recipient must have an accepted paper at IR12 and must attend to present the research. To apply, please send the following documents to Dr. Michael Zimmer, CIPR Director, at zimmerm@uwm.edu: • Accepted paper abstract • Curriculum Vitae • Brief statement describing how the paper/research will make an impact on the fields of information policy, ethics, and/or internet studies Application deadline is August 31, 2012. Notification of award will be received by September 15. The recipient should acknowledge the CIPR grant at IR13. The Center for Information Policy Research (CIPR) is the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s multidisciplinary research center for the study of the intersections between the policy, ethical, political, social and legal aspects of the global information society. It is directed by Dr. Michael Zimmer, Assistant Professor in the School of Information Studies. -- Michael Zimmer, PhD Assistant Professor, School of Information Studies Director, Center for Information Policy Research University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee e: zimmerm@uwm.edu w: www.michaelzimmer.org