From: "Linda Oliveira" < loliveir(a)Princeton.EDU>
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
2008 to April 2009, and the deadline for applications is 15 January 2008.
Applicants are asked to submit a completed application form
(
http://www.princeton.edu/rbsc/fellowships/application.pdf), budget form
(
http://www.princeton.edu/rbsc/fellowships/budget_rev08152006a.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 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 2008.
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 2008. Facsimile transmissions
may be sent to (609) 258-2324. Electronic communications to the committee
may be sent to loliveir(a)princeton.edu. Materials submitted by e-mail or
facsimile must be received no later than 15 January 2008. E-mail is the
preferred method of submission.
Linda Oliveira
Senior Library Secretary
Rare Books and Special Collections
Princeton University Library
1 Washington Road
Princeton, NJ 08544
loliveir(a)princeton.edu
(609) 258-3155
FAX - (609) 258-2324
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