LIBRARY RESEARCH GRANTS AVAILABLE FROM THE FRIENDS OF THE PRINCETON UNIVERSITY LIBRARY -UP TO $3,500 USD

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LIBRARY RESEARCH GRANTS AVAILABLE FROM THE FRIENDS OF THE PRINCETON UNIVERSITY LIBRARY -UP TO $3,500 USD

Application deadline: January 15, 2011

Each year, the Friends of the Princeton University Library offer short-term Library Research Grants to promote scholarly use of the research collections. The Program in Hellenic Studies with the support of the Stanley J. Seeger Fund also supports a limited number of library fellowships in Hellenic studies, and the Cotsen Children's Library supports research in its collection on aspects of children's books. The Maxwell Fund supports research on materials dealing with Portuguese-speaking cultures. In addition, awards will be made from the Sid Lapidus '59 Research Fund for Studies of the Age of Revolution and the Enlightenment in the Atlantic World. This award covers work using materials pertinent to this topic donated by Mr. Lapidus as well as other also relevant materials in the collections.

These Library Research Grants, which have a value of up to $3,500 each, are meant to help defray expenses incurred in traveling to and residing in Princeton during the tenure of the grant. The length of the grant will depend on the applicant's research proposal, but is ordinarily up to one month. Library Research Grants awarded in this academic year are tenable from May 2011 to April 2012, and the deadline for applications is 15 January 2011. Applicants are asked to complete an online application form and submit a single Word or PDF file (preferred) containing a budget form, a curriculum vitae or r?sum?, and a research proposal not exceeding one thousand words in length. Applicants must also arrange for two confidential letters of recommendation to be sent directly to the Library Research Grants Committee. A committee consisting of members of the faculty, the library staff, and the Friends will award the grants on the basis of the relevance of the proposal to unique holdings of the library, the merits and significance of the project, and the applicant's scholarly qualifications. Awards will be made by April 7th, 2011.

For more information, please visit: www.princeton.edu/rbsc/fellowships/f_ships.html

Email: pulgrant@princeton.edu