- Applications are limited to tenured and tenure-track faculty in the College of Arts & Sciences or the Department of Economics, and that are members of a Taft-eligible unit or hold terminal advanced degrees in an area of a Taft-eligible unit.
- Faculty are eligible for up to $1,500 in publication support per project.
- Applications are accepted on a rolling basis, from July 15 - June 15, and awarded subject to the availability of funds.
- Awards may cover the costs of indexing, translation, copyediting, the preparation of photos, images, illustrations and maps, and accompanying copyright but also translation of research into a second language.
- Awards may not be used to cover either publication fees for open access journals or fees associated with open access release of articles published in regular (non-open access) journals.
- Applications of no more than 10,000 characters (~1,500 words) must include the following:
- An abstract of no more than 150 words; and
- A narrative on the nature and significance of the work; and
- Proof that the work has been accepted for publication by a press and substantiation of costs to be covered by the author (as stipulated by the contract); and
- An itemized budget (indexing, photos, illustrations, copyrights), and
- Proof of costs, e.g., an estimate or invoice from the professional /company/organization supplying the work to be funded; and
- Abbreviated (two-page) curriculum vitae.
Note: The Text and Academic Authors Association (TAA) offers publication grants of up to $1,000 for members.