It’s official: the R Consortium Infrastructure Steering Committee (ISC) has opened the second grant cycle of 2025 today, September 1, 2025. If you’ve ever thought, “I have an idea that could make life better for R users everywhere”, this is your chance.
Call for Proposals
What the ISC Is Looking For
The ISC focuses projects that deliver practical impact for the R community:
- Tools and packages that smooth workflows and make R more powerful.
- Education resources like documentation, tutorials, reproducible workflows.
- Infrastructure that connects people, supports open science, or broadens access.
The sweet spot? Proposals that are clear, scoped, and realistic. Don’t over-promise—break down big ideas into digestible, doable steps.
High-risk, high-reward moonshots aren’t the target here. ISC grants back low-to-medium-risk projects with clear deliverables. A bit of work done already—sketches, prototypes, drafts—shows you’re ready to go.
What’s Not Covered
Just so you don’t waste your time: events, conferences, and meetups belong under the RUGS funding program, not this one. ISC grants are for infrastructure and technical or social projects that scale across the community.
How to Apply
- Download and use the ISC proposal template.
- Build your submission as a single PDF—self-contained and clear.
- Submit it through the Google Form (yes, you’ll need a Google account).
- Look for a confirmation email with a subject “Thank you for your proposal!”—and check spam if you don’t see it.
Bonus tip: Read the ISC’s standard agreement now so you’re not surprised later.
Why Bother? Because This Is Big
This is one of only two ISC grant windows per year. Grants get paid in two chunks—half when you sign, half when you finish—so you know you’ll be supported from the start through the finish line.
Over the past few years, ISC grants have funded projects that strengthened core R tools, expanded internationalization, improved documentation, and built bridges across the ecosystem. It’s not just about money—it’s about visibility, credibility, and lasting community impact.
When you’re funded, your work gets showcased to the global R community. You’re not just solving your own problem—you’re leveling up tools and workflows for thousands of R users worldwide.
Time to Jump In
If you’ve been tinkering on a package, sketching a new teaching resource, thinking of ways to make R more inclusive, or dreaming of infrastructure that smooths collaboration—this is your launchpad.
Don’t hold back. Share your idea, shape it into a proposal, and send it in.
Submissions close October 1.
Your idea could be the one that pushes the R ecosystem forward!