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Grants #ResearchForChange

The #ResearchforChange grant is an initiative of VERBI Software that aims to support researchers, research projects, and networks. Starting in 2023, we have decided to launch the MAXQDA Grants under the banner of globally relevant theme months. The grant provides financial support and methodological training for researchers and those whose work aims to investigate, support and raise awareness of empowerment initiatives.

Sustainability Month

October 2023

Black History Month

February 2024

Women Empowerment

April 2024

Health Care and Public Health

May 2025

The first round took place in June 2023, coinciding with Pride Month and highlighting LGBTQI+ related research. Our second edition was in October 2023, highlighting research projects to fight against climate change and promoting environmental sustainability. To honor and celebrate Black History Monthin February 2024, our third round aimed to promote research related to Black History Month, empowerment, and the fight against inequality based on ethnicity and race. April 2024 was all about your research on women’s social inequality in the wake of International Women’s Day and a call for papers for feminist research on women’s empowerment.

This grant edition will feature research in Health Care and Public Health, with a focus on how health is shaped by power structures, access, and lived experience. From questions of justice and inequality to concepts of care and community, we invite work that examines health not only as a system, but as a deeply social and political field.

The period for submissions on the topic of health care will take place from May 6 to June 9, 2025. Stay up to date for new announcements of MAXQDA Grants #ResearchForChange on our Instagram and LinkedIn Channel.

Research Scholarship

A one-time $500 cash scholarship (in the currency of your home banking institution)

Free License

A free one-year license for MAXQDA Analytics Pro with AI Assist Premium (min. $350.00 value) for you or a friend

MAXQDA Training Voucher

Valid for all official MAXQDA trainings of certified trainers

VIP Customer Service

VIP customer service from the MAXQDA technical support

Online self-paced course

Access to our online self-paced course “Proficient MAXQDA User”

Exposure & Publicity

Your research will be featured on the MAXQDA website and social media

Previous Themes and Grant Recipients

  • 2024: Women Empowerment

    Lia Antunes

    Women of the SAAL Process (1974-1976) in Portugal: Women architects and residents for the right to housing (FCT funding)

    Nontokozo Magangane

    Exploring Sign Language Data for Enhanced Interpretation and Translation

    Arielle Perrotta

    Indigenous Maternal-Child Wellness: Understanding Urban Indigenous Families’ Experiences of Pregnancy and Birth in Calgary, Alberta

  • 2024: Black History Month

    Neisha Terry Young

    ‘We Get to Tell Our Stories’: Exploring the Affordances of Multiliteracies in Supporting the Identity Navigation of Black Immigrant Youth

    Michael Gonzalez, Jr

    Exploring Sunscreen Use and Sun Safety Practices Among Black and Latinx Communities in Milwaukee, Wisconsin: A Reflexive Thematic Analysis

    Ozge Yenigun

    A Differential Approach to Labor Market Inclusion in Germany: Unraveling Government Policies and Local Responses

  • 2023: Sustainability Month

    Ulsía Urrea Mariño

    Building Urban Resilience to Climate Change with Nature-, Community- and Infrastructure-based Solutions: A Mixed-Methods Study in the Gulf of Mexico

    Melisa Escosteguy

    A poltical ecology of lithium mining in Argentina

    Natalia Uribe Castañeda

    Community Engagement in Coral Reef Restoration

  • 2023: Pride Month

    Dr. Alan Santinele Martino

    An Exploratory Study on the Sexual Health Knowledge and Needs of LGBT+ Adults labeled / with Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities in Alberta, Canada

    Krystal-Gayle O’Neill

    Assessing the criminalization of LBGTQ Sexuality in the Anglophone Carribbean: A Case Study of Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago

    Anonymous

    Evolution of Intersex Representation in Pakistani Cinema: A Comparative Study of Four Decades

  • 2022: Empowering Women and Girls

    Margarita Osipova

    Safety of women in the cities around the world: exploration of context space and requirements for Smart City solutions.

    Stanley Ojekere

    Capability Approach to Inclusive Mobility and Safety of Public School Girls with Disability.

    María de la Paz Chávez Vargas

    Political participation of indigenous women in different contexts of community autonomy: the cases of Mexico City, Michoacán and Chiapas

    Ally Zlatar

    The Meeting Point: A Visual Arts Investigation into Understanding Diaspora, Migration Embodiment

  • 2021: Climate Change and Climate Action

    Camila Gonçalves Castro

    Camila researched the environmental, economic and social rebound effects of implementing digital technologies.

    Lucien Wobembong

    Lucien analysed what the forces of change are behind pushing society’s desire to decarbonize.

    Tan Nguyen Quang

    Tan’s research looked at how small-scale tourism enterprises response to climate change in Vietnam’s coastal destinations.

  • 2020: Sustainability and Sustainable Development

    Sara Aly El-Sayed

    Sara researched regenerative practices that farmers in arid regions in Southwest and North Africa are creating.

    Brittany Jones

    Brittany investigated Land Banks to highlight the barriers they create through racial and capitalistic land transfer programs that slow progressive urban food governance.

    Andreas Holzinger

    Andreas investigated how people-centered external actors such as the African Union and European Union to construct their peace efforts.

    Bruno Miguel de Jesus Cardoso

    Bruno’s work focused on the questions of the barriers forestall energy efficiency in the water sector.

Frequently Asked Questions

  • I am conducting research, but I am not focusing on a related topic. Do I still qualify?

    No, not this time. The Grants #ResearchForChange has a different thematic focus every time, it will be awarded in the future to researchers working on another topic. Applicants must be conducting, or intending to conduct, qualitative or mixed-methods research in the field of Health Care or Public Health, with a particular focus on human rights, health policy, social inequalities and access to health care, racism and discrimination, health care systems, gender and sexuality, disability and inclusion, migration and health, concepts of health and medicine, or other related areas. Click here to subscribe to our newsletter and be the first to hear about our latest projects, including grants.

  • I am not registered as a student this semester. Am I still eligible to apply?

    Yes. The Grants #ResearchForChange is open to all those who conduct qualitative or mixed methods research in the respective area with MAXQDA.

  • I am collecting my data in a language different from English and will be writing my project in a different language as well. Am I still eligible?

    Yes. We welcome applicants working in any language. MAXQDA is available in 13 languages and is used by thousands of researchers in more than 150 countries. It is also a fully unicode-compliant software meaning that you can import, code and analyze your data in any language you choose. 

    We require that the application form is filled out in English and that any material submitted to us is in English. This does not exclude non-native speakers. However, you should feel confident enough in your language abilities to write texts and present your research in English.

  • We are conducting research in a team. Can we apply together?

    No. The Grants #ResearchForChange are to be applied for and received as an individual researcher. If the research is done in conjunction with a team and the grant recipient wishes to pass on their scholarship, then that it is up to their discretion. However, the MAXQDA license and training sessions will only be issued to the grant recipient and are non-transferable.

  • I am applying for/receiving other scholarships/grants. Am I still eligible to apply?

    Yes. The Grants #ResearchForChange can be in combination with another scholarship or grant, if you wish so. The grant will be awarded based on the following criteria: The relevance and applicability of the theme which should be described in the letter of motivation; originality and creativity of the research proposal; a well-defined research question; description of the research methods in the field and analysis methodology using MAXQDA.

  • When will the grant be awarded?

    The application deadline for the grant is stated above. We will select the three grant recipients and three honorable mentions shortly thereafter. We will try to do so in a 14-day-period but cannot guarantee a quick feedback since there might be a big number of submissions. The researchers will receive their cash scholarship shortly after their are officially announced asrecipients.

    VERBI Software will wire 500$ (converted into the researcher’s preferred/home currency) via bank transfer. The MAXQDA Analytics Pro licenses with AI Assist Premium (for you or a friend) will be awarded via e-mail and the voucher for the MAXQDA Training Session will be provided separately.

  • What do I need to submit to participate?

    We need an abstract of your finished (or nearly finished) research project, a hypothesis, a detailed description of how MAXQDA was used in the project, and a short biography of you as a researcher. Please limit yourself to 3-5 pages.

  • If I am awarded the grant, what deliverables do I need to submit?

    We will ask you to provide 2–3 high-resolution photos of yourself and your project. These will be used to present your research on our website and social media channels, including LinkedIn and Instagram. We would love to feature your work and help increase its visibility.