The International Literacy Association (ILA) is dedicated to connecting research and practice to improve the quality of literacy learning across the globe. ILA celebrates and supports the contributions of individuals and chapters within its network towards this mission.
The ILA Literacy Leadership Awards and Grants program aims to honor outstanding graduate and doctoral students, literacy educators, and researchers at all stages of their careers. The Helen M. Robinson Grant, specifically, provides support to doctoral students in the early stages of dissertation research related to reading and literacy. The grant looks for proposals that showcase a clear research question, well-founded rationale, thorough literature review, appropriate methodology, significant research contributions, and clarity in presentation. Proposals should also have a detailed budget and project timeline. Notably, this grant is awarded only when an application meets the high standards set by the committee and is funded by a donation from Sam Weintraub.