Grantee Profile

University of California, Irvine Office of Grants and Contracts

Grants to University of California, Irvine Office of Grants and Contracts

  • $350,000Active Strategy

    2012 (Duration 2 years)

    Digital Media & Learning

    IRVINE, CALIFORNIA — The University of California Humanities Research Institute is the institutional home of the Digital Media and Learning Research Hub, a research center for the field of digital media and learning established with MacArthur support. The Hub has been the editor of the Foundation-funded MacArthur Series on Digital Media and Learning, a monograph series launched in 2006 to bring to public audiences research results on topics related to digital media and learning. The Hub will use this grant to continue in its editorial role and assume responsibilities for publishing and distributing the Series.

  • $5,450,000Active Strategy

    2011 (Duration 3 years, 9 months)

    Digital Media & Learning

    IRVINE, CALIFORNIA — In support of the annual Digital Media and Learning Competition (over three years).

  • $4,500,000Active Strategy

    2011 (Duration 3 years)

    Digital Media & Learning

    IRVINE, CALIFORNIA — In support of the Digital Media and Learning Research Hub (over three years).

  • $4,500,000Active Strategy

    2010 (Duration 3 years)

    Digital Media & Learning

    IRVINE, CALIFORNIA — To support the Research Network on Connected Learning (over three years).

  • $371,543Active Strategy

    2010 (Inactive Grant)

    Digital Media & Learning

    IRVINE, CALIFORNIA — To document and evaluate learning networks in Chicago and New York City (over 18 months).

  • $490,000Active Strategy

    2010 (Inactive Grant)

    Digital Media & Learning

    IRVINE, CALIFORNIA — To support the publication of new monographs in the "MacArthur Reports on Digital Media and Learning" series (over two years).

The MacArthur Foundation awarded University of California, Irvine Office of Grants and Contracts $15,661,543 between 2010 and 2013.

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