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THE FRIENDS OF THE UCSB LIBRARY
1999 TRAVEL GRANTS
The Friends of the UCSB Library are pleased to offer three travel grants
of $500 each, to encourage use of the University Libraries, University of
California, Santa Barbara research collections, by scholars who reside
beyond commuting distance to the university. The Libraries' strengths
include collections relating to the history of the American West, ethnic
groups of California, Abraham Lincoln, slavery and abolition, the Civil
War, American diplomatic history, book arts, California presses, printing
history, 19th and 20th century American and British literature,
non-mainstream American religions, trade catalogs, remote-sensing images,
foreign topographic map series, digital geospatial data, art exhibition
and auction catalogs, microform photoarchives, and performing arts.
The grants are intended to help defray expenses for traveling to and
residing in Santa Barbara. The length of stay will depend on the
applicant's research proposal, but grants normally are intended for visits
of up to one week. Grants may be used from June 1999 to May 2000.
Faculty, independent scholars, or graduate students working on an advanced
degree are eligible to apply. Upon completion of their stay, grant
recipients are asked to provide a brief 2-3 page statement of their
research findings. These may be published in Soundings, an annual
publication of the University Libraries.
A committee consisting of faculty, library staff, and Friends members will
award the travel grants on the basis of relevance of the proposal to the
holdings of the Libraries, the merits and significance of the project, and
the qualifications of the applicant.
Applications must be received by April 30, 1999. Successful applicants
will be notified by May 30, 1999.
If you have any questions, please contact David C. Tambo, Head of Special
Collections, tel. (805) 893-3420; email [log in to unmask]; fax (805)
893-5749.
Persons interested in Friends grants should complete the following
application:
THE FRIENDS OF THE UCSB LIBRARY
1999 TRAVEL GRANT APPLICATION
1. Applicant Name:
2. Address:
3. Telephone:
Fax:
Email:
4. Brief description of your proposed research (no more than 75
words; please attach):
5. Collections at the UCSB University Libraries that you anticipate
using and how these are relevant to your research (no more than 75 words;
please attach):
6. Projected dates for your visit:
7. Name, address, telephone number, and relationship of at least two
individuals familiar with your work who could serve as references (please
attach):
Please send application and current resume to:
Travel Grants Committee
The Friends of the UCSB Library
Davidson Library
University of California, Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9010
