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Publication Subvention Grants

The College of Arts & Science has created a small, dedicated funding stream for grants to support publication subvention and/or specific costs associated with publication permissions. The grants should not be the funding source of first resort for subvention and/or permissions costs; faculty applying for funds will be required to pursue other sources of funding. A&S subvention grants should not exceed $3,000.

Eligibility

Eligible faculty include tenured, tenure-track, and continuing-track faculty for whom research, scholarship, and/or creative expression are included as one of their job responsibilities. Faculty members are not eligible for multiple subvention grants in a 3-year period.

Subventions will not be considered for the costs of Open Access Publishing. If you are interested in open publishing models for your work, please consult the VU Library’s Research Guide to Open Access Publishing.

Application
  • All materials must be uploaded as a .doc or .docx to REDCap.
  • Subvention requests must be submitted before the final manuscript goes to press.
  • Applications will be considered on a rolling basis. Approved subvention expenses will be reimbursed to the faculty member, who will be required to submit an invoice or receipt.
  • Subventions will be considered for costs associated with the publication or production of:
    • Scholarly books
    • Art catalogues and collections for which the applicant is the artist or senior editor
    • Non-print media such as electronic books or the production of a film/video
    • Literary works such as a collection of poems, a play, or a screen play
  • If the work is not published, the author is expected to return the subvention grant to A&S.
  • The faculty member’s chair or director will be prompted through REDCap to approve the request.
Cost Sharing Requirement

Faculty members should make every effort to obtain funds for subvention and/or permissions costs from a variety of sources before requesting a subvention. Potential sources include:

  • The faculty member’s research fund
  • The faculty member’s department funds
  • Grants available through the press for the project

Some of these potential sources of funding work on established deadlines; thus, faculty members who know that they will require subvention and/or permissions costs funding should explore these options as soon as they learn of their needs for subvention and/or permissions funding.

Applicants should expect a response to their proposal within two weeks to a month.

Please direct all questions to Assistant Dean Angela Sutton.