Friends of the Princeton University Library
Library Research Grant Application, 2017-2018
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(Last Name) (First Name)
Email address: ______
Project title: ______
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Brief summary of collections or materials to be used:
Traveling from where, and proposed dates of visit:
Proposed Length of Research Visit and Transportation Costs
These Library Research Grants, which have a value of up to $4,000 ($1,000 per week) plus transportationcosts, 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 and the curator’s review of the cited material. Based on the size of the collection(s) and number of items to consult, as well as the type of research to be conducted, please indicate the proposed number of weeks your research requires.
Proposed Length of Research Visit
_____ One Week ($1,000)
_____ Two Weeks ($2,000)
_____ Three Weeks ($3,000)
_____ Four Weeks ($4,000)
Proposed Transportation Costs
In addition, proposed transportation costs are included in the award. Specific housing costs are not included in the application as the per-week funding is meant to defray those costs. In preparing your transportation costs, please see the Visiting Princeton webpage:
Airfare $______
NJ Transit (Newark International Airport to Princeton,
$19.00 one way.)$______
Rail $______
Personal auto ($0.565/mile)$______
Tolls/parking/miscellaneous $______
Other (specify):______
Total Other: $______
Total Estimated Transportation Costs$______
(Note: This total will need to be entered in the online form as well.)
Please read the NOTE REGARDING TAXATION on the next page.
IMPORTANT NOTE REGARDING TAXATION:
This research grant is subject to U.S. income tax. If your project is funded, U.S. citizens and resident aliens will need to complete a W9:
If you are a non-resident alien in the U.S., tax in an amount of up to 30% will be withheld from your award. However, if your country has a tax treaty with the United States, you can try to recover the taxes by filing a U.S. tax return. See:
All non-resident alien grant recipients are required to complete the substantial presence test form:
While you should not submit these forms with your grant application, if you are awarded a library research grant, you must complete and return the appropriate forms before any check can be issued.
Project Narrative Instructions
The proposal should address specifically the relevance to the proposed research of unique resources found in the Princeton University Library collections. Applications will be considered for scholarly use of archives, manuscripts, rare books, and other rare and unique holdings of the Department of Rare Books and Special Collections, including the Seeley G. Mudd Library; as well as rare books in Marquand Library of Art and Archaeology, and in the East Asian Library (Gest Collection). Prospective grantees are urged to consult the Department’s catalogs, finding aids, and databasesat well as its home page ( for information about the holdings of the Department, and the University Library’s homepage ( for general information, and navigation to the Marquand and East Asian Library pages.
Discuss specific collections or materials (i.e. John Foster Dulles Papers; P.E.N. American Center Records, specific collections of rare books, etc.), including their collection number or call number, and describe how they will be used in your research. Examples of specific collections and call numbers:
Sylvia Beach Papers (C0108)
John Foster Dulles Papers (MC016)
De humani corporis fabrica (EX QM21 .V418 1543f)
L' architettura(NA2517 .A34 1550q)
The general circulating collectionsand electronic resources of the Princeton University Library are not relevant for purposes of this grant program.
For assistance in determining whether an item or collection is housed in eligible for the grant proposal (or for any additional research questions), please contact the Department of Rare Books and Special Collections at. Your query will be forwarded to the appropriate special collections library and staff for assistance.
The narrative should not exceed 1000 words.
Project Narrative
(Limit1000 words; please double space)
Include your curriculum vitae (or résumé) here.