[Discussion] FUND: Friends of the Princeton University Library Research Grant Program

[gpultar@cstgroup.org]

From: Linda Oliveira <loliveir@princeton.edu>

There is a Web version of the following announcement at the following address:

<http://www.princeton.edu/~rbsc/fellowships/>http://www.princeton.edu/~rbsc/fellowships/

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 also supports a limited number of Library
Research Grants 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.

These Library Research Grants, which have a value of up to $2,500 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 one month. Library Research
Grants awarded in this academic year are tenable from May 2006 to April 2007,
and the deadline for applications is 15 January 2006.

Applicants are asked to submit a completed application form
(<http://www.princeton.edu/rbsc/fellowships/application.pdf>
http://www.princeton.edu/rbsc/fellowships/application.pdf), budget form
<http://www.princeton.edu/rbsc/fellowships/budget.pdf>
(http://www.princeton.edu/rbsc/fellowships/budget.pdf), and a consultation form
( <http://www.princeton.edu/rbsc/fellowships/consultation_form.pdf>
http://www.princeton.edu/rbsc/fellowships/consultation_form.pdf) (all PDF), a
résumé, and a research proposal not exceeding three pages in length. Applicants
must also arrange for two confidential letters of recommendation to be sent
directly to the Library Research Grants Committee at the address given below.

The proposal should address specifically the relevance to the proposed research
of unique resources found in the Princeton University Library collections.
Prospective grantees are urged to consult the Library's home page at 
<http://libweb.princeton.edu/> http://libweb.princeton.edu for detailed
descriptions of the collections, especially those in the Rare Books and Special
Collections Department, and for the names of curators and reference staff.
Applicants should have specific Princeton resources in mind "not simply a desire
to make use of a major research library" as they prepare their proposals.

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 before 1 April
2006.

Application materials and letters of recommendation are to be mailed to Library
Research Grant Committee, Princeton University Library, One Washington Road,
Princeton, NJ 08544. Materials mailed to the committee must be postmarked no
later than 15 January 2006. Facsimile transmissions may be sent to (609)
258-2324. Electronic communications to the committee may be sent to
loliveir@princeton.edu. Materials submitted by e-mail or facsimile must be
received no later than 15 January 2006.


Linda Oliveira
Rare Books and Special Collections
Princeton University Library
<loliveir@princeton.edu>