IAMCR will make several awards and grants available to its members in 2018. They include:
- the IAMCR 2018 award in memory of Stuart Hall - US$1,000 awarded to a student or young scholar, member of IAMCR, for an outstanding paper accepted for presentation at IAMCR 2018.
- the UCF/IAMCR Urban Communication Research Grant - a US$1,750 grant awarded annually to support communication and media research that advances our understanding of the growing complexity of the urban environment.
- sixteen IAMCR Travel Grants for early-stage scholars - up to US$1,500 for members who are early-stage scholars and would otherwise be unable to attend our conferences. Applicants must have a proposal accepted for presentation at the conference.
- the New Directions for Climate Communication Research Fellowship - a US$1,000 award that seeks to encourage creative climate communication research.
The deadline to apply for an award is 20 March 2018.