Grants, Fellowships, and Awards

Grants

Martens, M. (PI), Caniglia, J. (Co-PI) & Rinnert, G.C. (Co-PI). (2019). Addressing Education in North East Nigeria. USAID 2019 Grant for Northeast Nigeria, in partnership with American University of Nigeria and Columbia University. Funded: Total grant, approx. $13,000,000, of which $3,907,103 is Kent State’s sub-award.
Rinnert, G. C., Martens, M., Campana, K., & Caniglia, J. (2019). Energetic Alpha, Numero and Script: Continued Research and Development Costs. Research and Creative Activity Fund (RACAF), College of Communication and Information, Kent State University. Funded: $22,585.85.
Campana, K. & Martens., M. (2019). Working towards A Smarter Ohio: Supporting Family Engagement Through a Strong Preschool-Library Partnership. Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) Open Grant. Funded: $4,999.
Campana, K. & Martens, M. (2019). Leveling the Playing Field: An Affordable Universal Pre-School in Maple Heights Library. Research and Creative Activity Fund (RACAF), Kent State University. Funded: $19,535
Martens, M., Rinnert, G. & Andersen, C. (2018). Support to publish in open access journal: Frontiers. Kent State University Libraries. Funded: $1,481.25.
Martens, M., Rinnert, G. & Andersen, C. (2018). Support to publish in open access journal: Frontiers. Research and Creative Activity Fund (RACAF), Kent State University. Funded: $510.
Martens, M. (2018). Oral history of children’s publishing 1960-2000. Division of Research and Sponsored Programs, Academic Year Appointment 2019-2020. This award consists of course releases: one each in Fall 2019 and Spring 2020.
Ghazinour, K. (PI), Campana, K. (Co-PI), Martens, M. (Co-PI) & Rinnert, G. (Co-PI). (2018, November). Teaching Data Privacy and Security through Gamification. National Science Foundation. $300,000. (Decision pending).
Hajibayova, L., Martens, M., Ferdig, R. & Rinnert, G.C. (2017, September). Co-designing a crowd-sourced tool for everyday information needs of immigrants and refugees. OCLC / ALISE LISRGP Grant: $25,000. (Not funded).
Martens, M. (2017, April). “Expanding the Bournemouth Fellowship.” College of Communication and Information, Kent State University. Research and Creative Activity Fund (RACAF): $11,249.00. Partially funded: $2,200.
Martens, M., Rinnert, G. C., & Mooney, A. (2016, September 13). “The Energetic Alpha app: Informing youth services “Media Mentorship” with research, co-design, and a focus on inclusion.” OCLC / ALISE LISRGP Grant: $25,000. (Not funded).
Martens, M. & Baldini, M. (2016, March). Capital improvements for the Reinberger Children’s Library Center. Gladys Brooks Foundation Grant: $50,000. (Not funded).
Martens, M., Harper, M., Burhanna, K., Harmon, K., & Baldini, M. (2016, February). Re-imagining Youth Services Library and Museum Programs in the Digital Age: A Media Mentor Institute at Kent State University’s School of Library and Information Science (SLIS). Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Grant: approximately $375,000. (Not funded).
Martens, M., Harper, M., Burhanna, K., Harmon, K., & Baldini, M. (2015, September). Re-imagining Youth Services Library and Museum Programs in the Digital Age: A Media Mentor Institute at Kent State University’s School of Library and Information Science (SLIS). Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Grant. $667,970. (Not funded, but encouraged to revise and resubmit).
Rinnert, G.C., Mooney, A. & Martens, M. (2015). CCI Seed Grant: Animated Alphabet App. Collaborative grant to develop an early literacy app with two faculty members from Visual Communication Design. Requested $10,000. (Funded – Summer 2015.)
Martens, M. (2015, February). Reinberger Foundation Letter of Interest. (Not funded).
Martens, M. (2014, November). Kent State University Research Travel Grant: $500 (Funded – Spring 2015).
Assorted. (2014). Partner on a $100,000 IMLS National Leadership Grant for a National Forum on Young Children, New Media & Libraries for March 2, 2015 in New Orleans. (Not funded).
Martens, M., Harper, M., Burhanna, K., Harmon, K., & Baldini, M. (2014, October). IMLS National Leadership Grant: Igniting Youth Services Library Programs in the Digital Age: A Media Mentor Institute at Kent State University's School of Library and Information Science. Amount Requested: $667,970.17. (Not funded, but encouraged to re-apply for IMLS Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Grant).
Martens, M., Harper, M., Burhanna, K., Harmon, K., & Baldini, M. (2014, October). Knight Foundation Challenge: Media Mentors: Creating an Academy at Kent State University’s School of Library and Information Science. (Not funded, but first cut finalists – 41/700).
Martens, M. & Baldini, M. (2013, November). The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation Grant in the amount of $15,000 for The Marantz Picturebook Collection Digital Poster Archive. (Not funded).
Subgrant: Reinberger Foundation, $10,000 to create digital extension of Marantz Picturebook Collection. (Funded - Spring 2013).

Pre-Kent State

SC&I, Rutgers University Travel Grant: $800 (Spring 2012)
SC&I, Rutgers University Travel Grant: $700 (Spring 2011)
SC&I, Rutgers University Travel Grant: $400 (Fall 2010)
American Library Association’s Library History Round Table travel reimbursement grant to attend the Library History Seminar in Madison, WI: $350 (Fall 2010)
SC&I, Rutgers University Travel Grant: $150 (Spring 2010)
SCILS, Rutgers University Travel Grant: $500 (Spring 2009)
Graduate School of New Brunswick Travel Grant: $100 (Summer 2009)

Award
2016 Kent State University, University Teaching Council, Faculty Recognition Award

Fellowships

2017-2019 Research Fellow, School of Information Sciences, The iSchool at Illinois. Funded: $500.
2017-2020 Research Fellow, The Centre for the Study of Journalism, Culture and Community at Bournemouth University, Bournemouth, UK. Funded: £1,000. https://research.bournemouth.ac.uk/centre/journalism-culture-and-community/
2014 Research Fellow, Ezra Jack Keats/Janina Domaska de Grummond Children’s Literature Collection. Funded: $1,450. https://www.degrummond.org/research/fellowships.html
2015 The Astrid Lindgren Foundation “Solkatten” research grant. This grant provides 40,000 Swedish Crowns (approximately $4,500 USD) to study at the Swedish Institute for Children’s Books in Stockholm, Sweden. (Not funded, encouraged to reapply).

Pre-Kent State Fellowships and Awards

2012 Eugene Garfield Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship. $3,000
2012 Rutgers University: Library and Information Science “Teaching Assistant of the Year” Award (second time)
Member, Beta Phi Mu, the International Library & Information Studies Honor Society
2011 ALISE/LMC Paper Award: The Librarian Lion: Constructing Children's Literature Through Connections, Capital, and Criticism (1910-1941). $1,000
2009-2011 Carole Barham Scholar, Center for International Scholarship in School Libraries (CISSL), Rutgers University
2009 Rutgers University: Library and Information Science “Teaching Assistant of the Year” Award (first time)
2006 Graduate School of Library and Information Science (GSLIS), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign: Alice Lohrer Award for Literature and Library Services to Youth