McLean Scholarship Supports IS Students and Faculty in Low/Medium HDI Countries

Did you know AIS has a scholarship program fund to support Doctoral Students at universities in countries rated by the United Nations as Medium or Low on the Human Development Index (HDI) and faculty at universities in countries classified with Low HDI ratings? 

Since the Ephraim McLean Membership Scholarship’s inception in late 2019, almost 200 scholarships have been awarded to doctoral students and faculty members. These memberships allow access to the AIS eLibrary, educational resources, and career services to scholars worldwide. The AIS Ephraim McLean Membership Scholarship application process is ongoing and AIS members are asked to encourage colleagues who might qualify to apply for the program.

Doctoral students applying for the scholarship should be enrolled in doctoral programs with majors in Information Systems from universities located in Medium or Low HDI countries. Candidates will also be evaluated on their progression in their doctoral programs. Academic membership scholarship candidates should be actively teaching and/or researching topics related to Information Systems. 

Doctoral students in these countries (Low and Medium UN HDI) are eligible to apply for Doctoral Student membership: Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Djibouti, El Salvador, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Equatorial Guinea, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, India, Iran, Iraq, Kenya, Kiribati, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Micronesia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Palestine, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Sudan, Swaziland, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Togo, Uganda, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. 

Faculty in these countries (Low UN HDI) are eligible to apply for Academic membership: Afghanistan, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Central African Republic, Chad, Côte d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Iran, Kenya, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Yemen.

If you would like to make a donation to the scholarship fund to support the program, you may do so by clicking here.