Research Grants: Columbia University Libraries
The Columbia University Libraries (CUL) invites
applications from scholars and researchers to a new program designed to
facilitate access to Columbia's special and unique collections. CUL will award ten (10) grants of $2500 each
on a competitive basis to researchers who can demonstrate a compelling need to
consult CUL holdings for their work.
Participating Columbia libraries and collections include
those located on the Morningside Heights campus: the Avery Architectural and
Fine Arts Library <http://library.columbia.edu/content/libraryweb/indiv/avery.html>,
The Burke Library at Union Theological Seminary <http://library.columbia.edu/content/libraryweb/indiv/burke.html>,
Butler Library
<http://library.columbia.edu/content/libraryweb/indiv/butler.html>,
the Lehman Social Sciences Library <http://library.columbia.edu/content/libraryweb/indiv/lehman.html>,
the Rare Book & Manuscript Library <http://library.columbia.edu/content/libraryweb/indiv/rbml.html>,
the C.
V. Starr East Asian Library
and the Libraries' Global Studies Collections.
Applications will be accepted until February 15,
2013. Award notifications will be sent
to applicants by April 19, 2013 for research conducted at Columbia during the
period July 1, 2013 -- June 30, 2014.
To submit an application, assemble the following materials
and select "APPLY" from the top menu on this site:
1. A two-page
(maximum) statement of the nature of the research
project and
its direct relationship to specific materials in
Columbia's
libraries. It will be important to
understand how
holdings
unique to Columbia will play a special role in
accomplishing
the research project.
2. A brief CV
(two pages maximum)
3. Two letters
of support from persons familiar with the applicant's
work. These must be included with the completed
application form
and NOT sent
separately. Letters received separately
will not be
acknowledged.
*Submissions that do not include letters of support will
be considered incomplete and will not be reviewed.*