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Colleagues,
Of interest to anyone???
Regards,
Peter Blank
>Date: Thu, 9 May 1996 22:28:29 EDT
>Sender: "AmArt-L: American Art History Discussion List"
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>From: EFOSTER <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: FUND: Publication grants
>To: Multiple recipients of list AMART-L <AMART-L@CUNYVM>
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>Dear AmArt-L,
>
>The Society for the Preservation of American Modernists would like to announce
>the availablilty of publication scholarships.
>
>The Society is not an individual, but a non-profit, membership organization
>whose purposes are to sponsor research, information-sharing, exhibitions and
>publications, and to become a focal point for the study of American modernists.
>Besides the American modernists, the Society also examines issues of public and
>private support for the arts. We are not affiliated with any one academic
>institution.
>
>For our latest project, we have instituted a Scholarship for Publication grant.
>We would like to post a full description of the grant so that interested
>subscribers to AmArt-L may apply. We have attached a description of the grant
>to
>this message. Should there be anything else we can do to asist this posting,
>please let us know. If it is successfully posted, please let us know, too.
>
>Many thanks,
>Rebecca Foster, President
>May 6, 1996
>
>
> Scholarship for Publication Grants
>
>By aiding the placement of scholarship in the media, this grant program is
>intended to encourage academics (students and professors) to make their
>research
>accessible to the public and encourage non-academics to do original,
>significant
>research in the following areas: a) American artists working in the plastic
>arts
>in the first half of the twentieth century; and b) public or private support
>for
>the arts. Applications are welcome from individuals both in and out of the
>academic world.
>
>The project for which the grant is sought must have publication as its final
>objective. Grantees will be required to submit the project, in the form of a
>publishable article, to one or more recognized publications. The Society may be
>able to provide assistance in securing a publisher. The Society will distibute
>a
>copy of the article to its members and include it in its research archives and
>database.
>
>Applications for grants should be in the form of a letter that includes the
>following information:
>
>-- A description of the Scholarship for Publication Grant project and, if
>applicable, the project, such as a dissertation, of which it is a part;
>
>-- A comprehensive and realistic publishing plan, including a list of potential
>publishing venues and the criteria for such publications, such as article
>length, and why such venues are appropriate for this project. Please be sure to
>describe any assistance youmay need in securing a publisher;
>
>-- A writing sample of an unpublished article and clippings of any published
>articles;
>
>-- A resume and contact information during the review period;
>
>-- A budget for both the Grant project and, if applicable, the project to which
>it is related; and
>
>-- Other funding sources.
>
>Grants will not exceed $1,000. The Society expects that the article will be
>completed no later than three months after the award. The grantee retains all
>copyrights and is entitled to all payments and honoraria resulting from
>publication.
>
>The applications, which must be received by July 1, 1996, will be read by a
>Review Committee. Applicants will be notified by August 16, 1996. Grants may
>not
>be deferred.
>
>Mail applications to:
>
> Rebecca Foster, President
> Society for the Preservation of American Modernists
> 606 Carlton Avenue
> Brooklyn, NY 11238
>
>
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Peter P. Blank 102 Cummings Art Bldg.
Assistant Librarian Stanford, CA 94305-2018
Art & Architecture Library 415-725-1038
Stanford University fax 415-725-0140
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