Publication Assistance Fund

November 11, 1999

All Ladder Faculty
Division of Social Sciences
University of California, Davis

Re: Publication Assistance Fund

Purpose:

To assist ladder faculty, particularly those early in their career, with the publication of important scholarly books by defraying certain costs which would not normally be covered by the publisher, thus enhancing the possibility for the work to be published.

Source of funding:

Co-sponsored by the Office of Research and the College of Letters and Science.

Criteria:

1. Funding made available to ladder faculty only.
2. Books to be under contract with a major academic publisher.
3. Books must be of an excellent scholarly quality representative of University of California standards.
4. Funds to be expended for costs associated which are not normally covered by the publisher, including artwork, permissions costs, translations, indexing, copying, and mailing costs.
5. Maximum total funding per book of $3,000, split equally between the Office of Research and the Division of Social Sciences.
6. All funding must be approved by both the Dean of the Division of Social Sciences and the Vice Chancellor – Research.
7. Award may be made only once to an individual.
8. Preference is given to junior faculty.

Faculty who wish to be considered for funding should submit a brief (1-2 page) memorandum to the Dean with a description of the book and the publisher as well as a tentative budget as to how the funds will be expended. Faculty can expect a formal response within a few weeks from the date of submission.

Sincerely,
Steven M. Sheffrin
Steven M. Sheffrin
Dean
Division of Social Sciences